Added program info to first post. Please continue Consortium Fall 2010 discussion in this thread - shadowsjc ROLL CALL PAGE UPDATED 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. Official site : https://www.cgsm.org Related threads/links: any-consortium-applicants-56951.html Transcript of Consortium chat with CGSM and school adcoms: https://www.accepted.com/chat/transcript ... rtium.aspx --- Approximate # of students who are accepted into the CGSM: 480 Approximate # of fellowship offers extended to CGSM members: 330 2009-2010 Deadlines : R1: November 15 2009 R2: January 5 2010 -- Member Schools: Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business Applicants: maxtor seanyc Cornell University, The Johnson School Applicants: ATCer classof2012 (CGSM Fellowship recipient) mbahopeful2010 MBAYear orky56 ssantos78 What2Do15 Dartmouth College, Tuck School of Business Applicants: 2012mbahopeful alwaysmiling ATCer bschooler (CGSM Fellowship recipient) classof2012 dli1981 HeresHoping ibrokeit007 MBAYear RonMexico ssantos78 Emory University, Goizueta Business School Applicants: Case2010 maxtor MBAbound10 (CGSM fellowship recipient) nefertiti (CGSM fellowship recipient) orky56 seanyc ssantos78 undecided2012 Indiana University-Bloomington, Kelley School of Business Applicants: alwaysmiling Case2010 (CGSM Fellowship recipient) dli1981 EmElleDub gravity1914 honeygirl (CGSM Fellowship recipient) mbahopeful2010 niceguy22 (CGSM Fellowship recipient) orky56 undecided2012 What2Do15 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Stephen M. Ross School of Business Applicants: 2012dreams alws (CGSM Fellowship recipient) cannedmilkman (CGSM Fellowship recipient) dli1981 drmang7 (CGSM Fellowship recipient) EmElleDub gravity1914 idcandy (CGSM Fellowship recipient) JoeMahmah jumpshot maxtor mbachallenge mbahopeful2010 Mystik742 nefertiti theoutlawfades undecided2012 What2Do15 (CGSM Fellowship recipient) New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business Applicants: 2012dreams 2012mbahopeful alwaysmiling AspiringSloanie bschooler Case2010 classof2012 drmang7 giggles2411 HeresHoping ibrokeit007 idcandy JoeMahmah Jupitr84 mbatime Mystik742 onlyneed1 SCBooth seanyc ssantos78 theoutlawfades University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School Applicants: undecided2012 University of Rochester, Simon Graduate School of Business University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business Applicants: Case2010 JoeMahmah Jupitr84 lakai777 seanyc ssantos78 What2Do15 The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business Applicants: alwaysmiling dli1981 gravity1914 jmoney JoeMahmah lakai777 maxtor MBAbound10 nefertiti RonMexico TxTransPlant University of Virginia, Darden School of Business Applicants: bschooler ibrokeit007 Jupitr84 jumpshot lakai777 MBAbound10 RonMexico theoutlawfades TxTransPlant Washington University in St. Louis, Olin Business School Applicants: AspiringSloanie Case2010 orky56 MBAbound10 What2Do15 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin School of Business Applicants: gscougar (CGSM Fellowship recipient) jumpshot undecided2012 Yale University, Yale School of Management Applicants: 2012mbahopeful alwaysmiling alws ATCer cannedmilkman classof2012 drmang7 HeresHoping ibrokeit007 JoeMahmah jmoney mbahopeful2010 MBAYear SCBooth shadowsjc ssantos78 theoutlawfades TxTransPlant zippy10 --- I'm wondering whether applying through the Consortium is a good idea. I'm somewhat confused on the review process - Do adcoms treat these applications differently than the general pool? Do adcoms read the core consortium essays (in addition to the school core essays) as part of its review process? Should I go to the traditional application route? For example, my consortium mission essay is not that strong, albeit some experience. The mission of The Consortium is to enhance diversity in business education and leadership by helping to reduce the serious under representation of African Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans in both our member schools' enrollments and the ranks of management. What have you done in your business, academic or personal life to demonstrate commitment to this mission? Please provide specific example of your involvement, actions and results.

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I've been admitted to The Consortium. Just got paired up with a mentor from the Consortium for Texas, who happens to be an alumnus of the same school that I attended for undergrad. Anyone else receive a similar email? I wonder if I get accepted to another member school, will they provide me with a different Consortium mentor specific to that school...anyone know?

congrats on being admitted to the program. i don't know about the mentors; i'd imagine you would get a school-specific one, but that's just conjecture.

also just so you know, putting a school name in blue (under your screen name) means you've been accepting and are matriculating there :wink:

congrats! Joe, did they mention any other schools? Is that a fellowship for UT?

and seriously you're freakin' me out with all the schools in blue under your screen name!

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Thanks theoutlawfades and maxtor. I took your advice and called about an extension. Adcom told me that they would extend my decision date until after the Consortium info came out. He said that all the fellowship decisions have been made, but CGSM has asked that they be able to give out that information themselves. This means that each school will communicate their acceptance decisions, and then the Consortium will contact individuals regarding membership and fellowship on or around the 15th. Again, I guess it looks like I just have to wait it out.

Still waiting to hear from:

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So, with regard to NYU, if one hasn't yet received an interview invite then one's candidacy is probably pretty bleak at this point

Is that a safe assumption?

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Well you were required to do an interview for the Consortium right? Some schools find that to be sufficient. I received acceptance from a CGSM program that I did not interview directly with. Not sure about NYU, but I wouldn't count yourself out quite yet.

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So, with regard to NYU, if one hasn't yet received an interview invite then one's candidacy is probably pretty bleak at this point

Is that a safe assumption?

i don't know if that's a safe assumption. remember, you can still be offered admission to a school without the fellowship / admission into the CGSM, so they're not necessarily bound to that march 15th date.

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So, with regard to NYU, if one hasn't yet received an interview invite then one's candidacy is probably pretty bleak at this point

Is that a safe assumption?

Honestly, it doesn't look hopeful. NYU could waitlist you, but the odds that are admitted based on your consortium interview alone are unlikely. Unless of course, you did your consortium interview with NYU.

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So, with regard to NYU, if one hasn't yet received an interview invite then one's candidacy is probably pretty bleak at this point

Is that a safe assumption?

NYU Stern is one of the schools that requires a separate, school specific interview:

https://w4.stern.nyu.edu/admissions/full ... oc_id=7469

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To be admitted to NYU Stern, you must complete both a Consortium interview and a Stern interview. Your Consortium interview does not take the place of your NYU Stern interview.

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Hey Y'all. My acceptance to the Consortium was just that. No word on a Fellowship as of yet. I ranked Texas pretty low (5), so my chances of getting a Fellowship are pretty slim. However, I am still hoping USC or Michigan comes through....Sorry for messing up the color codes!

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(sigh)...this process isn't fun. Thanks guys

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So did Joe get word directly from the Consortium?? Or was it through one of the member schools? Also, did they say when they plan to give you a fellowship decision?? And my last question, is the consortium member/fellowship info given over the phone or do we have to wait for an email or letter?

END THE MADNESS, well I guess we're not to the 15th, but the anticipation is getting out of hand.

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JoeMahmah, are you sure you are not talking about UT pairing you up with a Consortium Fellow alumni? Kelley paired me up with an alumni right after my R1 admit in Jan. He called and e-mailed and we later spoke at length where he graciously answered my questions. When I visited, they also linked me up with a yr-1 Consortium Fellow student. Given that the Consortium meeting is still ongoing in STL, I doubt your pairing is Consortium-specific. It sounds like a UT-initiated mentor pairing.

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Hmmm. Perhaps what case2010 is saying is correct. I haven't been paired with an alum, but a 1st year student. She emailed me and congratulated me on being admitted to the consortium.

I'm now guessing the pairing was school specific. What2do15
, Texas will get back to candidates on fri about financial aid info.

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I also received a "pairing" with a 1st year student, via email, who welcomed me to the "Consortium Family" at Texas. I do not believe this has any bearing on the fellowship, but rather is just a courtesy they extend to consortium admitees. It would be nice to be proved wrong, though......

Anyone going to the Texas admitted students weekend on April 6th? Sadly, I'll be on my last squadron deployment.

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It'z been eerily quiet here today. Any news anyone??

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It'z been eerily quiet here today. Any news anyone??

I am anxiously waiting for a call or email from Texas ... but I don't think there is any real news.

I was actually expect a school or two to release decisions this week and I'm a little surprised that none have.

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Yeah, I agree. But I guess we'll just have to sit tight until next week. Has anyone heard when Ross is going to spill the beans? Some good news from them will hold me over until fellowship info comes out.

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calm before the storm.....we're almost there.....

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It'z been eerily quiet here today. Any news anyone??

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So Wash U mentioned in the acceptance packet that I'd receive fellowship decision by the March 15th deadline. I ranked Wash U #2 and Emory #1 (accepted to both), but Wash U can only decide to offer fellowship if Emory rejects me, correct? I'm thinking I should just call both schools to confirm. Anyone else in a similar situation?

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Well from what I understand WashU can only offer you a fellowship if Emory chooses not to offer you a fellowship. But since you ranked WashU #2 i'm assuming they will more likely offer fellowships to those that ranked it first.