How important is community service? What types of activities count as community service?
We value any type of involvement that produces positive outcomes. At Kellogg, we focus more on: Does this person have a sense of community? And that will vary from person to person. Remember that we’re looking at a whole person in the selection process. Ideally, the candidate will have incredible intellectual ability, outstanding experience and potential, and potential for leadership, along with incredible personal attributes. Typically, only a very small percentage of the applicants excel in all of these areas. Most often, applicants will be strong in one or two areas. Q: Why does Kellogg only ask for one letter of recommendation, while other top programs ask for two or more? A: We request one recommendation because someone from Kellogg will speak with the candidate during our interview process. This allows us direct personal contact. In some cases candidates will send us an additional career-progress survey (that’s what we call our recommendations) because it sheds light on another a
