Blog: Archive for the “Northwestern University (Kellogg)” Category

Kellogg’s essays have barely changed over the past decade—but everything is different now! This application season, Kellogg candidates will be working with four completely new essay prompts, and one of the required essays is a mere 25 words long. We suspect this should make for some entertaining reading for the school’s admissions committee! This mini … Read More  

In our “What I Learned at…” series, MBAs discuss the tools and skills their business schools provided as they launched their careers. mbaMission connected with Chris Brusznicki, founder of Gameday Housing, the leader in the sports vacation rental market.  In Part 1 of this four-part series, Chris discusses how guest speakers at Kellogg inspired him … Read More  

An often unsung program at Kellogg is the school’s Health Enterprise Management program, and a “star” within this program is the Global Health Initiative (GHI)—co-founded by Kellogg professor Daniel Diermeier, with several students in leadership and advisory roles—in which academics, students, corporations and nonprofits create products that solve medical problems around the world. As evidence of the program’s profile, in 2006, the … Read More  

Many MBA applicants feel that they are purchasing a brand when they choose a business school to attend, but the educational experience is what is crucial to your future, and no one will affect your education more than your professors. Each Wednesday, we profile a standout professor as identified by students. Today, we focus on Steven … Read More  

As we all know, Kellogg is just a marketing school, right? Actually, no. A quick glance at the school’s most recent employment report (click on the “function” tab) reveals that 40% of its Class of 2011 accepted jobs in consulting, and only 19% went into marketing, its second most popular functional area. Yes, BCG, McKinsey & Company, … Read More