Northwestern/Kellogg MBA Application Essay topics 2009-2010
Kellogg MBA Essay #1 –
a) MBA Program applicants - Briefly assess your career progress to date. Elaborate on your future career plans and your motivation for pursuing a graduate degree at Kellogg. (600 word limit)
b) MMM Program applicants - Briefly assess your career progress to date. How does the MMM Program meet your educational needs and career goals? (600 word limit)
Kellogg MBA Essay #2 – Describe your key leadership experiences and evaluate what leadership areas you hope to develop through your MBA experiences (600 word limit)
Kellogg MBA Essay #3 – Assume you are evaluating your application from the perspective of a student member of the Kellogg Admissions Committee. Why would your peers select you to become a member of the Kellogg community? (600 word limit)
Kellogg MBA Essay #4 - Complete one of the following three questions or statements. (400 word limit)
Re-applicants have the option to answer a question from this grouping, but this is not required.
a) Describe a time when you had to make an unpopular decision.
b) People may be surprised to learn that I….
c) I wish the admissions committee had asked me……
Required essay for re-applicants only - Since your previous application, what steps have you taken to strengthen your candidacy? (400 word limit)
Northwestern/ Kellogg MBA Application Deadlines 2009-2010
Round 1
Deadline: October 16, 2009
Notification: 11 January, 2010
Round Two
Deadline: January 13, 2010
Notification: March 29, 2010
Round Three
Deadline: March 5, 2010
Notification: May 17, 2010
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