{"id":2121,"date":"2010-09-07T11:54:40","date_gmt":"2010-09-07T17:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/?p=2121"},"modified":"2022-01-26T14:10:39","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T19:10:39","slug":"september-23-write-like-an-expert-northwestern-kellogg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/september-23-write-like-an-expert-northwestern-kellogg\/","title":{"rendered":"September 23: &#8220;Write Like an Expert&#8221; Northwestern &#8211; Kellogg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, September 23, join mbaMission as we break down each essay question for Northwestern University&#8217;s Kellogg Graduate School of Management to help you create your own story, as part of Beat the GMAT&#8217;s Free &#8220;Write Like an Expert&#8221; Series. The schedule is as follows:<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:00 AM &#8211; 10:30 AM PST: Breaking down Kellogg&#8217;s essay topics<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Briefly assess your career progress to date. Elaborate on your future  career plans and your motivation for pursuing an MBA. (600-word limit)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Describe your key leadership experiences and evaluate what leadership areas you hope to develop through your MBA experiences (600-word  limit).<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Assume you are evaluating your application from the perspective of a  student member of the Kellogg Admissions Committee. Why would you and  your peers select you for admission, and what impact would you make as a  member of the Kellogg community? (600-word limit).<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Complete one of the following three questions or statements. (400-word limit) Reapplicants have the option to answer a question from this grouping, but this is not required.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Describe an instance where you encountered resistance in a professional team setting. How did you address the situation?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>People may be surprised to learn that I\u2026<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The best mistake I ever made was&#8230;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>10:30 AM &#8211; 11:00 AM PST: Q&amp;A<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To register for this session, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beatthegmat.com\/mba\/kellogg-essays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beat the GMAT<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, September 23, join mbaMission as we break down each essay question for Northwestern University&#8217;s Kellogg Graduate School of Management to help you create your own story, as part of Beat the GMAT&#8217;s Free &#8220;Write Like an Expert&#8221; Series. 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