This discussion group is for Consortium Applicants applying this fall to enter grad school in 2014. The Consortium has recently updated their deadline to OCTOBER 15TH! Through The Consortium’s common application, apply to up to six of the country’s leading MBA programs. This is a time- and money-saving tool that can give you an edge as you seek to begin the next stage of your career. Thanks to our supporters, each year we award hundreds of merit-based, full-tuition fellowships to some of the country’s top MBA programs. Typically, we are able to offer these fellowships to 70 percent of those admitted. Benefits go beyond fellowships. As a Consortium Fellow, you’ll have the chance to personally network with representatives from our 80 corporate partners at our Annual Orientation Program & Career Forum. Early Application Deadline Oct. 15 Traditional Application Deadline Jan. 5 GMAT® and/or GRE Early Deadline Sept. 25 GMAT® and/or GRE Traditional Deadline Dec. 15 Admission Decision Varies Fellowship Notification Mid-March Applications and all supporting materials are due at 11:59 p.m. PST on the deadline date. Forward your test scores to The Consortium GMAT® Code: 9X4-6J-59 GRE Code: 0483

I got the cgsm event/interview invite as well! I'm really nervous about the group exercise though.... are you guys planning on attending the event for sure? where are you guys located? I can't decide whether to interview with alumni in town or attend the event....

I received an interview invite from Ross, but then I received an email from CGSM that they needed my transcript. I checked the application and my transcript was uploaded successfully. Did anyone else get this?

I got the email regarding my transcript as well this past Thursday. When I talked to Corey Webb, the director of recruiting, he said that my transcript was unreadable. I guess because when I scanned it to upload it, the word void appears all over the digital copy. I just had to have my school send an official copy to him electronically to rectify this issue. Just contact him to make sure. On another note, I still haven't recieved an email stating that my application was sent to the schools I applied to. Getting a little nervous.

This is my biggest gripe with the draft system of the Consortium. There is absolutely no benefit to applying round 1 when it comes to fellowships unless you're putting Ross or Yale #1. I was in a similar position as you and just decided to do all my apps round 2. The risk was that my competition would be tougher. But I decided I'd rather see all my financial options in front of me at the same time. So really you have two choices. 1. Pay the deposit at your round 1 school and wait. If you get a fellowship then you lose a few thousand that you put down for a deposit. 2. Decline admission and gamble on the CGSM fellowship

So, if I received a "consortium scholarship" from my number two ranked school but have yet to receive an admission decision from my number one, what exactly does that mean? I thought that schools not ranked #1 wouldnt be able to offer any consortium related money until the draft... And is it safe to assume that a "consortium scholarship" is not a "consortium fellowship"?

Just got an email from one of the schools I submitted to stating that the Consortium has extended their application deadline to January 31st.

BigUp, I would say that you did not get the Consortium named fellowship. More than likely the school found you worthy of a merit based scholarship. Since you applied to them through the Consortium they called it "Consortium Scholarship." An Ad Com member from UNC told me that they review CGSM applicants against all available money, not just CGSM fellowship dollars. Some CGSM admits get other scholarships and fellowships besides the named Consortium Fellowship. It really does not matter if the money is scholarship or fellowship, if you are granted membership into the Consortium you will still go to OP. Congrats on the $ though!