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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I think this room is getting a bit tense since our fates have been determined as of yesterday and we don't know it yet. this is like waiting for Santa Clause, except not knowing when Christmas is...
LaGomez or someone funny, please write us up a Christmas carol with a Consortium flavor to it...pretty please?
Something like, "twas the night before FS notification and all through the house..."
thx!

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Um yes. I'm a stripper applying to elite business schools, you got me. You don't need to apply to a school to defend someone else's reason for wanting to go there. I would have said the same thing if you were being a jerk to somebody who wanted to go to the University of Pheonix.

And you weren't helping anyone as you claim. You were putting down someone who made a harmless statement stating why they chose to apply to a school. Who cares if you disagree with their statement of why they want to go somewhere- don't they have the right to be excited about their school choice?

Congratulations for getting into MIT, but with your attitude, I don't see you being successful anywhere you go. You can reply any way you want, and no doubt you'll be a jerk, but I've wasted enough time today.

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love your sparks!

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Sigh. I take back the last part. That was mean and everything I was against in the first place. Apologies Forumaddict

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love your sparks!

Sparks, if you really are offended because you thought that I thought that you were a stripper, then you are being waaaaaay too sensitive and serious. This forum is supposed to be playful...I sort of figured that most strippers don't apply to top B-schools. Lighten up :-D

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on the other hand, if Kendra started her own national stripper enterprise, and donated all of the company's profits to non-profit orgs trying to develop third world countries, and she was making a significant impact by doing so, and assuming a GMAT of 660 or better, she may have a shot at HSW...don't you agree?

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Nice! (Borat voice)

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well just got my ding from UT....admit to Kelley looking a lot more appealing now....anyone know if they are still handing out interviews for Stern or Anderson...or should I be expecting a ding from them too

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Dinged from UT, my #5 ranked school. Oh well.

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kissandhug and bballer, i'm sorry about UT!

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No worries...I'm hoping 1-4 ranked school has better outcomes. I'm hoping I got dinged because of how I ranked them rather than because of my app.

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Updated on: 02 Mar 2011, 11:12

Originally posted by ghinderbelle on 02 Mar 2011, 11:09.
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Just want to add my two cents about the perceived advantages of attending top schools vs lower ranked schools...

My boyfriend is a columbia grad in a senior position at a top consulting firm. We have this discussion all the time, especially with me applying to business school. He's interviewed harvard grads that have been unemployed for a whole year post graduation (actively looking.) At the same time, certain firms are very selective as to where they recruit, which is the reason I myself don't want to go to just ANY school. With that said, FOR ME, number one isn't necessary, but a school with a sound program that employers will not doubt is.

As far as those stats, they really are just a number- from an unspecified data pool. I've heard numerous stories about unemployed mba grads from top schools, or employed grads making mediocre salaries (less than my sister who has a BA in psych and works in pharma- and is about 7 years younger than the people I hear about.)

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Anyone else just going crazy and checking their phone every few minutes in case they missed an adcom call?

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I'm hoping this ding I got from UT is a sign that my top school declared me theirs yesterday and so they just admitted defeat. Thats the only thought keeping me from crying it all out right now.

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oh no SoulFlower!! Stay strong, just a few more days!

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I'm hoping this ding I got from UT is a sign that my top school declared me theirs yesterday and so they just admitted defeat. Thats the only thought keeping me from crying it all out right now.

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I agree, there are many variables and it is intellectually dishonest to generalize about which students will make more money throughtout the course of a lifetime. I think the top 20 schools are in a league of their own and within this group, I agree with ghinderbelle that one should look at the companies that have recruiting relationships at the particular school, as the basis for application. Still, Harvard is not the only school weathering this economic storm.

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Yikes there are a few too many egos a clashing in the forum today so I couldn't read everything, I did manage to skim over something about strippers and caroling. I am down for the latter.

Can't say I'm a fan of Twas the Night Before Christmas, plus it's not much of a carol. I'd humor a Twelve Days of Christmas remix though a la, on the first day of Round 2 the adcomm gave to me..$1k in application fees. Only got as far as, fiveeeee M7 diiiingss, then I got distracted.