Calling All Fall 2012 Consortium Applicants! [#permalink]
27 Jun 2011, 06:55
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Q: What is the Consortium? A: The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management is the country’s preeminent organization for promoting diversity and inclusion in American business. Through an annual competition, The Consortium awards merit-based, full-tuition fellowships to America’s best and brightest candidates. In conjunction with our member schools, sponsoring companies, and our elite group of MBA students and alumni, The Consortium has built a forty year legacy of fostering inclusion and changing the ethnic and cultural face of American business.
Q: How does the application process for the Consortium differ from a regular school application? A: Common Application - One application allows you to apply to up to six Consortium schools. (University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill requires that all applicants submit both The Consortium application and the UNC application)
University of California-Berkeley, Haas School of Business
University of California-Los Angeles, Anderson School of Management
Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business
Cornell University, The Johnson School
Dartmouth College, Tuck School of Business
Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Indiana University-Bloomington, Kelley School of Business
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Stephen M. Ross School of Business
New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School
University of Rochester, Simon Graduate School of Business
University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business
The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business
University of Virginia, Darden School of Business
Washington University in St. Louis, Olin Business School
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin School of Business
Yale University, Yale School of Management
Tiered Application Fee - Using The Consortium common application significantly reduces your application fee costs. You may apply to up to two member schools for $150, three schools for $200, four schools for $240, five for $275, and six for $300 (source: Official Consortium website)
Essays - There are 2 common essays as part of the Consortium application. Additionally, each member school you are applying to requires at least 1 separate, school specific essay.
Interviews - New for 2011 - 2012 Consortium interviews are NO LONGER required. Check with your Consortium school for their interview policy.
Q: Can I apply even if I am not an under-represented minority? A: The Consortium seeks applicants who align themselves with its mission. Being a minority is not a prerequisite as long as the applicant has demonstrated a commitment to the Consortium's mission in his or her life.
Please feel free to Private Message any Forum Members below for advice on interviews. If you've completed your interview and you wanted to be added as a resource, simply PM TheSenator or post on the Board to be added.
Re: Calling All Fall 2012 Consortium Applicants! [#permalink]
13 Mar 2012, 14:44
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I just got the call, landed the Consortium Fellowship at Cornell. I'm pretty sure this is the happiest moment of my 26 years in existence. No idea how I’m going to make it through the next 5 hours of work today. I think I’ll go get drunk on my lunch break, yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Re: Calling All Fall 2012 Consortium Applicants! [#permalink]
09 Jan 2012, 14:58
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btsl84 wrote:
Your boy got the call from Johnson today at 4:30 pm. Call was made by a member of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, also got the invite to scholarship weekend........Thank the LAWWWWWD.
Dude, I was sitting here reading this thinking to myself "damn, looks like it just wasn't meant to be for me" and then BOOM I got the call too!!!! bahahaha. luv it! Congrats bro! I'm still a bit mad at Cornell for making us suffer through the weekend...not too mad though, haha
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Re: Calling All Fall 2012 Consortium Applicants! [#permalink]
09 Jan 2012, 14:39
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Your boy got the call from Johnson today at 4:30 pm. Call was made by a member of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, also got the invite to scholarship weekend........Thank the LAWWWWWD.
Re: Calling All Fall 2012 Consortium Applicants! [#permalink]
14 Mar 2012, 15:22
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Interesting, I'm in at Ross!!!! no fellowship but they are giving me roughly 50% of tuition. Minutes later though, Tepper calls and offers me the CGSM fellowship even though they had already offered me a 75% tuition scholarship, I declined them this morning, and I ranked them 5th. However, Fuqua offered a full ride, and I'm still invited to Cornell's second scholarship weekend next month... (I didn't know there was more than one). So 1. I'm a bit confused 2. I feel blessed 3. I am pretty sure I'm sticking with Fuqua 4. Decisions suck, they're not hard, but if you're like me, you don't like disappointing people. So I think I'm a Blue Devil but that removes me from the CGSM network sadly , but I'm definitely happy I got into almost all my schools
Me aside, congrats to all the folks that have received admits and mucho $$$$$. No matter where we go, like my buddy Tolu said, we will definitely change the world. It's been great being on this journey with you all.
Re: Calling All Fall 2012 Consortium Applicants! [#permalink]
16 Jan 2012, 10:55
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We would be remiss on this Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday not to recognize the tremendous sacrifice of Dr. King, our parents, grandparents and others who made 'the dream' possible for young people like ourselves. The Consortium Graduate Study in Management is founded in the ideals of Dr. King and his supporters of the civil rights movement. Today is a day to respect, appreciate and serve the mission of equality and leveling the playing field. Whether that's volunteering at an MLK event, updating your Facebook status or posting a note of appreciation on GMATclub we should all serve in some capacity.
Most, if not all of us will move on to heights that the majority of our brothers and sisters have not even dreamed of. With this opportunity of pursing a Masters in Business Administration comes the welcome burden of making sure we are leveraging our education to elevate the future of those that follow our footsteps -- let us all remember that. On this day, I encourage you to take a step back from your daily grind and reflect for one minute on your past... and dream about your future. We are lucky... without visionaries like Dr. King and Dr. Sterling Schoen (founder of the Consortium) your dream would not be so close to reality.
“We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education. The complete education gives one not only power of concentration, but worthy objectives upon which to concentrate. ”
Re: Calling All Fall 2012 Consortium Applicants! [#permalink]
16 Mar 2012, 12:53
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Well, I was gonna stay off this forum today. Had just prayed and asked the Lord to please have someone call me and notify me tonight because I just didn't want to endure a weekend of mystery, then I got off work early, and went to bed (with my phone) to take a nap in preparation to work tonight. Was just relaxed enough to fall asleep, and the phone rang....812 area code. This is tricky because I live in this area code and have friends/family in this area code.
It was Jim Holmen from Kelley letting me know that I GOT THE CONSORTIUM FELLOWSHIP!!!! Loving it right about now. Now I'm sitting on 2 full rides. What a wonderful place to be!
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, but I'm definitely happy I got into almost all my schools 
Call came in around 6:20 EST; got invited to scholarship weekend in March. Great way to end a crappy week. 
