https://kelley.iu.edu/mba/images/consortiumLogo.gif Note: Application for Fall 2011 is now live! 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) 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 - There is 1 common Consortium interview that you must schedule with either a Consortium Alum or a representative at a Consortium School. Note that the interview does not necessarily have to take place at a school you are applying to. Afterward, individual schools may or may not require an additional school specific interview. 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. Official site : https://www.cgsm.org 2010-2011 Deadlines : R1: November 15 2010 R2: January 5 2011 Member Schools : University of California-Berkeley, Haas School of Business (newly added school) University of California-Los Angeles, Anderson School of Management (newly added school) 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 Related threads/links: 2010 thread: calling-all-fall-2010-consortium-applicants-merged-87799.html any-consortium-applicants-56951.html Transcript of Consortium chat with CGSM and school adcoms: https://www.accepted.com/chat/transcrip ... rtium.aspx --- I know it's a bit early in the game, but hopefully people can find out about this program early on and decide if it's right for them. As you can see from last year's thread, there were quite a few Consortium admits (and a good number of fellowship recipients as well), so feel free to post any questions if you're thinking of applying this fall Member Schools: University of California-Berkeley, Haas School of Business Applicants: money9111 uzzy12 DCtoMBA lagomez carlito1017 SouthernBelle54 Jaguar363 co2013MBA ohhthatjenny University of California-Los Angeles, Anderson School of Management Applicants: progressiongirl DCtoMBA Howedoin co2013MBA Cooper52 VLM ohhthatjenny Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business Applicants: DexterStJacques kegewe mba0Rbust co2013MBA numbnutz dapeople3 ohhthatjenny Cornell University, The Johnson School Applicants: money9111 progressiongirl lagomez kegewe mba0Rbust greentea Jaguar363 numbnutz VLM chireapplicant ohhthatjenny Dartmouth College, Tuck School of Business Applicants: money9111 vannbj DCtoMBA carlito1017 shewhomustnotbenamed VictoryMBA DexterStJacques edemlaw kegewe mba0Rbust Jaguar363 mohater thacharter carpediem0008 chireapplicant KD2010 Emory University, Goizueta Business School Applicants: kn2130 Emmie1988 SouthernBelle54 mba0Rbust dapeople3 BusyBee404 Indiana University-Bloomington, Kelley School of Business Applicants: edemlaw greentea BusyBee404 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Stephen M. 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Stern School of Business Applicants: money9111 progressiongirl kn2130 lagomez DCtoMBA shewhomustnotbenamed gotchocolate VictoryMBA kegewe greentea chcarvajal ghinderbelle ohhthatjenny Blueskadoobob cauxion mbaboundVA VLM KD2010 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School Applicants: SouthernBelle54 University of Rochester, Simon Graduate School of Business University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business Applicants: progressiongirl Howedoin sexonthebeach150 co2013MBA The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business Applicants: carlito1017 Emmie1988 gotchocolate loloswims co2013MBA Bballer84 BusyBee404 KD2010 University of Virginia, Darden School of Business Applicants: uzzy12 kn2130 vannbj gotchocolate DexterStJacques edemlaw kegewe greentea Jaguar363 mohater numbnutz dapeople3 KD2010 Washington University in St. Louis, Olin Business School Applicants: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin School of Business Applicants: co2013MBA Yale University, Yale School of Management Applicants: money9111 kn2130 DCtoMBA lagomez shewhomustnotbenamed VictoryMBA SouthernBelle54 greentea Jaguar363 ghinderbelle cauxion VLM BusyBee404 KD2010 ohhthatjenny ---

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Ugh cant sleep so went through and tried to figure out when students got fellowship decisions last year, I hope this can be a helpful indicator for some people ...Basically these are the dates when the FIRST notification came through, in many cases fellowship decisions trickled out for a few days after...Also I think last year's bunch didnt participate as much, there are some schools that werent mentioned at all, Yale for example...Dont read into that, remember that not everyone in the Consortium has found this thread, and there are tons of lurkers Im sure...But here's what I did find..

Cornell was the first, fellowship around 3/3
Emory fellowship Friday 3/5
NYU admit Friday 3/5
Tuck admit and fellowship Friday 3/5
Michigan Fellowship and admit decisions at the same time Monday and Tuesday 3/8 and 9
Kelley 3/8,9 and 11
Tepper admit 3/16
Darden admit and fellowship 3/18
and Consortium letters snail mail around the weekend of 3/19

I still want to know where UT was!!!

Good Luck!

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KD2010,

No since I am a reapplicant, I wrote about what happened to me last year. Don't contact the school until its respective notification date. (The date for the round that you are being considered for)for exapmle, if you applied to Yale and haven't heard back you def. should contact Yale its second round notification date was 2/25

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I really honestly believe this holistic approach is just talk for some schools. While i was Wailisted twice because of my GMAT score by one school, i tried taking the gmat again and even got a tutor. I just think some schools should be frank and state that don't apply if you dont get this GMAT score...It makes it easier for the prospective students.... I am just saying....

BTW i am also a reapplicant this year... so i understand the pain some of you are feeling... while it has been a stressful process, it has been very enlightening and i had better essays this year... Don't give up... You may have to target different schools next year but don't give up. Use this time to reevaluate your essays, self and maybe take the GMAT again.

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Gotcha, thanks and gl!

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I agree with chireapplicant,

Guys use the school's 2010 admitted student profiles to see where you fall. If your score doesn't fall within the schools range, the chances of being admitted to that school are slim to none. Focus on finding the schools that are an actual posibility. Although schools claim that the GMAT score is only one factor, it is the factor that will prevent a candidate from being admitted.

When I received feedback from the schools that I applied to last year, the persons that gave me the feedback told me that the only thing that kept me from getting accepted was the GMAT score.

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Good Luck!

You forgot the times that these notifications were posted!!!! ;-)

j/k (not really) but yeah really... (but not) no really j/k... kinda ... wow I need to go to sleep.

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@Iamnoprimenumber nice research. I had a difficult time figuring out when Tuck released decisions. March 5 though, wow...that's pretty early.

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@Iamnoprimenumber nice research. I had a difficult time figuring out when Tuck released decisions. March 5 though, wow...that's pretty early.

I kinda didn't want to know that though because now my week is shot!

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I heard thru the grapevine that March 11th is the d-day for Stern.

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I heard thru the grapevine that March 11th is the d-day for Stern.

...not much longer will Stern be my baby =/

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I heard thru the grapevine that March 11th is the d-day for Stern.

...not much longer will Stern be my baby =/

....and I'm just about to lose my mind

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Yeah it was just one person on that day though....It's a little weird...last year's thread was not nearly as informative as this years...also people spoke in code a lot, referring to schools as # 1, # 5...we have more transparency...really at this point there's no reason not to, decisions have been made.

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@Iamnoprimenumber nice research. I had a difficult time figuring out when Tuck released decisions. March 5 though, wow...that's pretty early.

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What do you think matters more for most people: the money or the school? For example, would you give up a sure consortium fellowship at Cornell to attend a slightly higher ranked school like NYU or Booth?

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People, the GMAT is important, but it must be looked at in context of the incoming class. If an incoming class has 300 students, and 80% of the students fall in between 720 and 640 gmat, that means that 10% (30 students) have a GMAT below 640. Probably, 600 is the cutoff, and you'll need to have a WOW factor in your W.E. and you'll need to be a minority with a high gpa. Its a sliding scale. I don't think its that complicated to assess your chances at any of these schools. For example, if you can't get above 660, don't bother applying to Harvard because there are better uses for your application fees. That's why some schools don;t participate in the Consortium. They would not be able to admit enough people. The avg consortium member last year scored a 644 on the gmat. That's a bit low for the top ten, hence, it should signal to you that the bottom slots of an incoming class are overwhelmingly reserved for outstanding minority students with great packages, but sub=par gmat scores. That's just the way it is.

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Actually the reason some schools don't participate in the consortium, from what I hear, is that each member school has to be voted in by the other members. Why would NYU want to vote in Columbia? Why would UNC vote in Duke? None of the schools want HBS, wharton, or Stanford in there.

Just relaying something I've heard.

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@runi runi
Well I think that will vary from person to person....for me, the fellowship is important...I only applied to 3 schools...I researched meticulously just because I wanted to be happy no matter where I ended up and I'm going to make my final decision based on financial offerings. The US has around 450 schools offering mba degrees. The consortium has 17 schools that are all top 30....now any school that a student chooses to go to within the consortium is excellent top 7% in the us... in my case the companies I'm aiming for recruit on campus of all three schools...and for those jobs the starting salary is the same across the board regardless of whether you get the job at a higher ranked non consortium school (perhaps this is industry specific and only applies to me)...not to mention the absence of a 100 k bill six months after graduation. However I'm terrified of debt so like I said this may just be me. I will add that if don't get a fellowship I'm still probably going to school, just saying a prayer at this point!

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yes, but its a fact that the higher up you go in the rankings, the higher the avg gmat scores. The avg consortium student, statistically speaking, brings down the avg at H/S/W where the scores are upwards of 720. Look, I think its a bunch of BS. If I were faced with the choice between lagomez with a 630 gmat and some other dweeb with a 730, I'll go with lagomez because every class needs a comedian, and comedians are great at sales and marketing. At the end of the day, people hire people they like, and that make them laugh, and that are fun to be around. If you score a 630, you can obviously read and calculate better than the avg person. There are plenty of boring geniuses out there, but no one ever said that business was rocket science. A successful executive told me once that wall street isn't that much more complicated than "buy low, sell high". Its the human element that matters more, because fun personalities are more scarce than 750 gmat scores.

You know what, forget B-school, I'm going to apply to work at one of these adcoms! I'm going to be the one dinging your kids' apps!

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yes, you've got the right idea!

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yes, you've got the right idea!

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my question is why would a school even invite you interview if they will deny/WL because of your GMAT. Like you reviewed my app and thought it was good but you're denying/WLing me because of my app even though my interview went well?