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. Ross School of Business Applicants: money9111 DCtoMBA shewhomustnotbenamed gotchocolate loloswims kegewe mohater Howedoin BusyBee404 countdracula numbnutz mbaboundVA BusyBee404 New York University, Leonard N. 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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To the Harvard Kool Aid drinkers, do you think that paying to go to HSW will earn you an appreciably greater amount of money than going to Tuck for free? If so, you clearly do not have the brains for even a top 100 B-school. Univ of Phoenix is now accepting apps.

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I still refuse to believe that wailist=ding! If you want to attend a school soooo bad, it sounds like you can fight your self off the waitlist. If the school hates you, they will ding you quickly lol, waitlist means.......hmm, we like you, but we can't admit you now, however, we won't let you go....let's WAIT and see what happens...ha ha! common guys, look on the bright side :lol:

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Ok, whoever thinks that going to Harvard equals $1M extra, as opposed to Consortium schools, please explain the logic of your pipe dream so that everyone here can make a better and more informed decision. Otherwise, please stop spilling your Kool Aid on this forum. Thanks.

I hope this provides the "logic" you are asking for lol. The research showed that a Harvard grad made over 3.8 mil while a Cornell grad made 2.8 mil and Emory grad made 2.5 mil. I hope you like the "Kool Aid" lol. If you want more check out the link

https://www.businessweek.com/interactive ... _2009.html

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An MBA from a top 5 school will open the doors, but we have gotten this far without one. I am sure that we will continue to be okay with or without one. At the end of the day it will comedown to how hard we are willing to work.

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I def agree (somewhat lol). Good luck everyone at whatever school you get into with our without a fellowship.

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So what if you guys are admitted without a fellowship. Are you still going to go or reapply next year?

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Using raw numbers is too simplistic of an approach for Harvard. You do realize that 1/2 of the class comes from money anyway right? Those students have doors opened for them that Joe Schmoe Superstar will never see opened, even as a HBS student. They also get the top 5% of every industry in their applicants.

We are not talking about opportunities of H/S/W vs. Top 30. That is un-debatable. Unless you are headed to Finance/Consulting or going the Entrepreneurship route, H/S/W vs. Top 30 w/ $$$ is a toss-up.

I recruit for a Fortune 50 and we don't even recruit at Harvard or Wharton. We have a list of target schools that range from
#2 - #25. Ignoring the recruiting opps. for your desired industry can cost you significant $$$.

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Ross listed as a second tier school behind Owen? Figures don't lie but liars figure. I'm not going to waste my time examining the sophistic methodology of this chart, but suffice it to say, you've been drinking too much sugar water!!! Would you like a mayonaise sandwich to go with that, lol

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I believe the term is a "wish" sandwich. LMAO

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I think it depends at least just as much on who knows and likes you.

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Okay so now you are starting to get on my nerves. Please dont waste your time lol. I hate people who are assholes for no reason. You dont have to like the stats, but the stats are the stats. The numbers arent made up. Are there errors in the research, YES. But none of these are perfect. So believe the stats you want to believe and ignore the ones you dont.

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This is turning into businessweek.

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Look, I think a good analogy here is to compare these programs to luxury cars. Harvard is like a Lamborghini or Ferrari and Darden, Ross, Stern are like a Lexus, Mercedes or maybe even an Acura. The Lamborghini group is overkill if you want to drive it around on streets with 40mph speed limits. They were made for the autobon, where there are no limits and there are other sexy cars. These cars have engine capacities that are vastly underutilized on American roads, and thus, they are constantly working at low capacity. If you take the Acura to the German roads, it will be working at 95% capacity all the time and burn out. But I plan to live in America, so who cares if I get "stuck" with a brand new benz! I don't see anything wrong with driving an Acura either, and if it's gonna cost you less time with your family or friends to drive the Lamborghini in Europe, then its not worth it.

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This is turning into businessweek.

dapeople, its not good to hate yourself. (I know you are, but what am I)^3rd power.

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You sound a little bitter... like maybe you know you don't have a shot and are angry with everyone who DOES want to go there. Personally, HSW isn't really my thing, but I'm not going to ruin the dream for anyone else.

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Soooo how about those Knicks? Anyone else glad we got Carmelo?

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I feel like I created an enemy just by saying that H/W/S is in an elite class with awesome opportunities and out of this world earning power lol. I could see how someone could get offended by that (NOT). lol Anyway it doesnt really matter. We all applied to the schools that we applied to for a reason. Im not knocking anyones decision. Its all based on PERSONAL opinion.

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Listen sparkles (sounds like a stripper name), you don't know me or my stats, so you are assuming I can't get in to HSW. I got into MIT last year and chose not to go because of my perceived notion of cost/benefit regarding the consortium FS. But if I applied to HSW, I have a fighting chance at acceptance. I 'm not trying to ruin that for anyone, but I do think it is helpful to understand the economics of the decision and if this thread helps even one person to do that, then I'm glad I wrote it.
So I take it you applied to HSW?