Welcome all Consortium folks! Come forward, introduce yourself to fellow applicants, share your post MBA aspirations and motivations for MBA. I am sure a fruitful exchange of ideas and positive dialogue with co-applicants will help everyone immensely in your own apps.

If there are any reapplicants or current students, we'd love to know the last year's application experience!

Add Consortium Programs to your profile | Consortium Recommendation Questions





_________________

Hey! I am applying this cycle. Glad to see this thread getting started!

I am curious about how Consortium applicants are judged vs regular applicants. Does anyone have any insight into that?
Like if you are a weaker applicant, does applying through Consortium help you or hurt you?

I have a question that I also asked in last year's consortium thread.

It seems that the two LOR requried for Consortium is the same common LOR listed on the GMAC website. Although it is not on the list published on the GMAC site.

Can anyone confirm that this years will follow the common LOR? This is impeding me from giving my recommendation packet to my recommender .

teamryan15 I don't have an answer for you however there is a bit of time left and I'm a little concerned about how you are in haste to give your packet to your recommender...my question is have you fully thought through specific anecdotes you would like them to discuss and have you outlined those for them? Anecdotes where they have work with you and observed you model the qualities that business schools are seeking? There's always going to be a question about how you stand out from your peers and an example of handling constructive criticism this is virtually guaranteed so I think it would be best to apply your energies on really sifting through the best examples of this that would showcase your most unique qualities. And draft an outline for your recommender which of course they can go a different way.... but I think you're going to have a greater chance of success by guiding them... this has been my experience. When the application is open you can set up a dummy which isn't great but you do what you got to do.

http://mbaprepcoach.com
_________________

Hi Everyone!

Long time lurker but after speaking with a current Consortium member and attending a school event, I will be applying to the Consortium R2.

I initially planned on doing a PT program because of my low GPA, but I feel that if I perform strong on my GMAT and write excellent essays (with clear, thought out goals) then I should be able to get into a FT program.

I look forward to getting to know everyone who is applying this year and I hope we all can be a great resource to one another!

Posted from my mobile device

Best wishes to this year's Consortium applicants. I will be attending a MAPS event to learn more about the program, and fellowship opportunities.

Can someone clarify this?

"While you may be admitted to member schools without a dedication to this mission, to be granted membership, you need to demonstrate a significant commitment. We use two key tools to assess your commitment to The Consortium’s mission. The first is the membership essay. The second is the membership recommendation letter from objective third parties (preferably former supervisors or professional associates)."

Does this imply you can get a recommendation from a former boss who can speak to your commitment to the mission as well as your professional experiences? How does this differ from the professional recommendation?

Or, is it stating that your membership recommendation must come from a supervisor within an organization you volunteered for or supported?

Hi all,

I'm wondering if anyone has figured out about the deposits for first round applicants. As much as I'd love to apply first round to increase my odds of admittance I know I can't afford any institution without the fellowship unfortunately. This has led me to likely apply to the second round so that I can hopefully have a fellowship in hand before having to pay a deposit.

For the deposit, how does that work if we do receive a fellowship? Do we need to fund it in either case? I appreciate any insight people have to offer!

The Consortium requires three recommendations total. Two are your standard MBA recommendations from your professional recommenders. The third, which you complete in the "membership" section (instead of the "recommendations" section), must come from someone who can attest to your commitment to the Consortium mission; schools will not see this recommendation. As for whether one of your two professional recommenders can also write the membership recommendation, I couldn't find that anywhere. To be sure, I had a third person write my membership rec.

Is it recommended that our recommendors answer the 4th question? (Question 4: Please make any additional comments which you think will help in assessing the candidacy of the applicant.)

Can someone please clarify whether the OP is a requirement and whether the costs of attending are subsidized? Links would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
_________________

I believe OP is required. They will cover all costs to attend.

The only exception is if you elect to go enroll in a non-consortium school, after being accepted as a member to a consortium school. If you still wish to attend OP, you would have to pay all fees to The Consortium.

Anyone applying round one?

Yes! It is becoming very real. One week to go. Best of luck!
_________________

Submitting today! Johnson and McCombs

Is the app due 10/15 at 11:59P EST? wondering that time zone

Posted from my mobile device

From app website:
* - Applications are due at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
(We strongly encourage you to not wait until the last minute to submit your
application. You can still submit your application even if your recommenders have
not submitted the recommendations).
_________________

Just got the "Your application has been released to member schools" email. Anyone have a sense of when interview notifications will start going out? (I saw Yale mentioned within 5 weeks on their portal, while other schools in last year's Consortium thread were super fast...)

I got the confirmation that my application had been sent to member schools on Monday and an interview invite from Yale today! From what I've read, Yale will keep sending interview invites out sporadically over the next four/five weeks likely on Thursdays and Fridays.