Kellogg MBA Events - October 2026

In October 2026, Kellogg School of Management has 14 MBA admissions events scheduled including 7 virtual events, 1 international event, and 3 US events.

Overview

Kellogg School of Management's October 2026 admissions calendar lists 14 events for Full-Time MBA and Kellogg Future Leaders candidates ^[1]. Three are on-campus sessions at the Kellogg Global Hub in Evanston. Another three are Top Business Schools Present evenings in the first week of the month (Washington DC on October 5, then Charlotte and Atlanta), and the Kellogg Indonesia Alumni Club hosts an evening in Jakarta on October 6. The remaining seven run online. Five of them are Kellogg's own sessions, and two are multi-school panels with registration on Chicago Booth's admissions site.

In-Person Events

On-Campus (3 events): Kellogg holds two Full-Time MBA Campus Visits at the Global Hub, 2211 Campus Drive, Evanston, on Friday, October 9 and Friday, October 16, each from 8:45 AM to 1:30 PM CT ^[3]. A campus visit is a half-day program with a mock class, a Q&A session with admissions staff, a current-student panel and a student-led tour, and an optional lunch with current students follows the formal program. Kellogg offers visit spots on a first-come, first-served basis. The longest on-campus event of the month is Kellogg Preview Day on Friday, October 23, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM CT, which features a fireside chat with Dean Cornelli, a live masterclass with a Kellogg professor, interactive sessions on academics, admissions, careers and student life, and a networking reception with current students. Applicants comparing Kellogg's Full-Time program options before a visit can read F1GMAT's Kellogg MBA overview of class profile, salary and curriculum.

U.S. Regional (3 events): Kellogg joins nine peer schools for three Top Business Schools Present evenings. The Washington DC stop meets in Arlington, Virginia (1100 Wilson Blvd, 30th floor) on Monday, October 5. The Charlotte panel follows on Tuesday, October 6 at 919 Berryhill Rd, Suite 105, and the Atlanta panel meets on Wednesday, October 7 at 55 Fifth St NW. Each evening runs from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET and pairs a panel on the mechanics of applying to an MBA program with a networking fair. The participating schools are Columbia, Chicago Booth, Harvard Business School, Kellogg, MIT Sloan, Stanford GSB, Tuck, UCLA Anderson, Darden and Wharton.

International (1 event): The Kellogg Indonesia Alumni Club hosts The Kellogg Experience in Jakarta on Tuesday, October 6, from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM Jakarta time (UTC+7), at @america in Pacific Place Mall, Jl. Jenderal Sudirman Kav. 52-53. Kellogg alumni will share their own experiences at Kellogg and take questions about the curriculum, student life and career opportunities at the school.

Virtual Events

Five of October's seven online sessions are Kellogg's own, and two of them are admissions office hours for individual Full-Time programs. The One-Year MBA Program: Admissions Office Hours on Wednesday, October 7, from 9:00 AM to 9:45 AM CT, is an informal Q&A with a Kellogg admissions officer, and registrants can stay for the whole session or leave once their question has been answered. The JD-MBA Program: Admissions Office Hours follows the same format on Wednesday, October 14, from 12:00 PM to 12:45 PM CT.

The Kellogg Future Leaders Virtual Information Session on Friday, October 16, from 11:00 AM to 11:45 AM CT, gives an overview of KFL, Kellogg's deferred enrollment program for current college students, and its admissions process. Applicants preparing for KFL can use F1GMAT's Kellogg Future Leader essay tips. On Thursday, October 22, from 11:00 AM to 11:45 AM CT, current One-Year students explain why they chose the accelerated format in "One-Year vs Two-Year: Why the One-Year MBA Program was right for me?" and discuss how One-Year students fit into the Full-Time Program. The month closes with Your MBA Journey Starts Here: Full-Time Program & Admissions Overview on Thursday, October 29, from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM CT, where an admissions officer explains what Kellogg seeks in applicants and how it evaluates applications.

The other two online sessions are multi-school panels registered through Chicago Booth's admissions site, which lists Kellogg among the participants on each event page. Top Business Schools Present: The Value of an MBA, on Friday, October 2, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM CT, features alumni views on the value of the degree across ten schools. Top Business Schools Discuss: Starting Your Deferred MBA Program Application, on Tuesday, October 27, from 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM ET, brings admissions officers from 11 schools to a panel on approaching deferred enrollment applications. Both registration pages are linked in the schedule table below.

Kellogg MBA Admission Events - October 2026 Schedule

Notes on the October 2026 Admissions Cycle

• Round 2 closes on January 6, 2027, with decisions on March 24, 2027. Round 3 closes on March 31, 2027, with decisions on May 12, 2027.
• All Kellogg interviews are virtual, and invitations go out on a rolling basis during the evaluation period. Kellogg states that the timing of an interview is no indication of an applicant's status, and an interview time cannot be changed once it is scheduled.
• The 2026-2027 Full-Time application asks for one essay in two parts (550 words in total) and a five-question video essay due 96 hours after the round deadline.
• All 14 events listed here were checked against Kellogg's events portal as rendered on October 2, 2026, and against each event's registration page. Kellogg can add sessions to the portal during the month, so check it again before planning around the online schedule.
• This page covers Full-Time MBA and Kellogg Future Leaders events only. Kellogg's October calendar also lists Evening & Weekend MBA events (Get to Know Kellogg evenings in six US cities, weekly Chicago class visits, an October 8 on-campus information session and virtual student chats). Executive MBA class visits and virtual student chats are excluded too, along with an Executive MBA overview webinar on October 22 and Master in Management sessions on October 5 and October 14.
• Two October webinars featuring Kellogg are excluded under F1GMAT's editorial policy because admissions consultancies host them: the Clear Admit MBA Great Lakes Regional Event on October 29, which also appears on Kellogg's events portal, and a Leland session on the Kellogg interview on October 6.

How to Register and Visit

Kellogg-hosted events register through Kellogg's admissions portal, and the two multi-school virtual panels register on Chicago Booth's site.

Campus visitors should arrive at least 15 minutes before the 8:45 AM start and check in at the admissions lobby of the Global Hub. Kellogg points drivers to the North Campus parking garage (2311 North Campus Drive) or the South Campus parking garage (1847 Campus Drive).

Kellogg describes campus dress as casual and comfortable, so visitors do not need business attire for a campus visit. Applicants who want to see the Evening & Weekend or Executive MBA classroom instead can find those class visits on the same events portal under their own program filters.

Related F1GMAT Reads

• Kellogg MBA Essay Tips 2026-2027: Playbook for Admissions: a plan for the two-part, 550-word essay in this cycle's application.
• Kellogg MBA Essay Examples: sample motivation and leadership essays from past Kellogg applicants.
• Kellogg Future Leader Program: Essay Tips: essay analysis for KFL applicants attending the October 16 session.
• Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview: Format, Questions, Do's and Don'ts: preparation for Kellogg's virtual interview.
• Kellogg MBA Curriculum - Analysis: core courses, majors, pathways and experiential learning at Kellogg.
• Kellogg MBA Total Cost, Scholarships, Fellowships, Loans and Funding Tips: the full cost breakdown and funding sources for a Kellogg MBA.
• Kellogg MBA Salary: By Industry (2025): placement and salary data for Kellogg's 2025 graduates by industry.
• How should MBA ROI be Calculated: Harvard MBA vs. Stanford MBA: the net present value method F1GMAT applies to compare MBA returns.

References

1. Kellogg School of Management, Upcoming Admissions Events (Full-Time MBA and Kellogg Future Leaders listings and event registration pages). ↩
2. Kellogg School of Management, Full-Time MBA: How to Apply (2026-2027 deadlines, application components and interviews).
3. Kellogg School of Management, Kellogg Campus & Class Visits (Campus visit format, arrival and parking). ↩