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I am a minority. I got into the schools but no fellowship however provided membership. You may want to request feedback as to why you didn't get either one of them.[/quote]

Hey Guys,

I am a minority, a FOB (Mexican) and set up two non for profit organizations. At the end of the day, I didn't get a fellowship from any of the schools that i applied to. I am not sure what critiria schools use to decide on who gets the fellowship.

my two cents.[/quote]

I'm sorry to hear that. What are your numbers? Were they outstanding?[/quote]


My GMAT was excellent, but my undergraduate career was extremely cloudy. My freshman year was a disaster. I dropped out of school for a year and then went back.

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I TOTALLY agree with your observation -- if a school really wants you, they will let you know through Membership, Fellowship or some other form of Scholarship. Rankings DO MATTER in our application process, but we have seen some schools offer fellowship to #4, #5-listed schools on this forum. Conversely, some schools become so offended by where you rank them, and you have a slim chance of being accepted let-alone membership/fellowship, as a result of their "elite/snobbish reactions." Most of us know who those schools are!

If you received membership (and not fellowship), you should still feel very proud of your admission accomplishment and recognition for supporting the CGSM mission. But I have to tell you, schools use a VERY SUBJECTIVE interpretation of "mission support." The threshold is totally arbitrary. So membership, and even fellowship, is a crapshoot. If they REALLY want you, they will show the love.

Heck, I was accepted to a couple of schools and still don't know about membership/fellowship! Schools say I will get a letter from the Consortium; the Consortium says I will hear from the schools! Obviously, I am not loved enough [yet]. You can't make this stuff up.
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I agree...Here's my take:

Rankings play a factor in Admittance.
Profile Stats play a factor in Fellowship.

Membership is a non-factor. 98% get it. Get your stats as high as possible and apply to those schools where you stats fit the profile while also considering the ranking strategy. That's the key to the fellowship in my eyes.
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I am a minority. I got into the schools but no fellowship however provided membership. You may want to request feedback as to why you didn't get either one of them.

Hey Guys,

I am a minority, a FOB (Mexican) and set up two non for profit organizations. At the end of the day, I didn't get a fellowship from any of the schools that i applied to. I am not sure what critiria schools use to decide on who gets the fellowship.

my two cents.
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I'm sorry to hear that. What are your numbers? Were they outstanding?[/quote]


My GMAT was excellent, but my undergraduate career was extremely cloudy. My freshman year was a disaster. I dropped out of school for a year and then went back.

GMAT 730, GPA 3.21[/quote]

Did you get anyone to read you essays? Did something bad happen in your interview? Those number should have put you in the running anywhere. Maybe not gotten you in but certainly have gotten their attention.
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I am a minority. I got into the schools but no fellowship however provided membership. You may want to request feedback as to why you didn't get either one of them.

Hey Guys,

I am a minority, a FOB (Mexican) and set up two non for profit organizations. At the end of the day, I didn't get a fellowship from any of the schools that i applied to. I am not sure what critiria schools use to decide on who gets the fellowship.

my two cents.
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I'm sorry to hear that. What are your numbers? Were they outstanding?
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My GMAT was excellent, but my undergraduate career was extremely cloudy. My freshman year was a disaster. I dropped out of school for a year and then went back.

GMAT 730, GPA 3.21
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Did you get anyone to read you essays? Did something bad happen in your interview? Those number should have put you in the running anywhere. Maybe not gotten you in but certainly have gotten their attention.
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Hey Guys,

I am a minority, a FOB (Mexican) and set up two non for profit organizations. At the end of the day, I didn't get a fellowship from any of the schools that i applied to. I am not sure what critiria schools use to decide on who gets the fellowship.

My GMAT was excellent, but my undergraduate career was extremely cloudy. My freshman year was a disaster. I dropped out of school for a year and then went back.

GMAT 730, GPA 3.21
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Sorry to hear about no fellowship, ibrokeit007. Your GMAT, GPA, and extracurriculars look good enough so it must have been something from your work exp, essays, and/or rec's that did not resonate with the ad-coms, in regards to the fellowship. Is your work experience lacking? Remember, schools have to bring in students who will be desirable to future employers and pre-MBA experience is a major component of how employers assess job candidates. An employer may question the judgment of a school that gives a fellowship to a student who has not sufficiently demonstrated their "employability" for lack of a better term.

Sometimes it's also just beyond raw #s - see this post from Stacy Blackman about a guy who on paper seems like a shoo-in to H/S/W but was rejected by all. (https://www.stacyblackman.com/2011/03/16 ... irst-time/) Here, you see the impact that essays and recs can have.

Best of luck, buddy, I'm sure you can still work out a great solution.
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Hey Guys,

I am a minority, a FOB (Mexican) and set up two non for profit organizations. At the end of the day, I didn't get a fellowship from any of the schools that i applied to. I am not sure what critiria schools use to decide on who gets the fellowship.

My GMAT was excellent, but my undergraduate career was extremely cloudy. My freshman year was a disaster. I dropped out of school for a year and then went back.

GMAT 730, GPA 3.21

Sorry to hear about no fellowship, ibrokeit007. Your GMAT, GPA, and extracurriculars look good enough so it must have been something from your work exp, essays, and/or rec's that did not resonate with the ad-coms, in regards to the fellowship. Is your work experience lacking? Remember, schools have to bring in students who will be desirable to future employers and pre-MBA experience is a major component of how employers assess job candidates. An employer may question the judgment of a school that gives a fellowship to a student who has not sufficiently demonstrated their "employability" for lack of a better term.

Sometimes it's also just beyond raw #s - see this post from Stacy Blackman about a guy who on paper seems like a shoo-in to H/S/W but was rejected by all. (https://www.stacyblackman.com/2011/03/16 ... irst-time/) Here, you see the impact that essays and recs can have.

Best of luck, buddy, I'm sure you can still work out a great solution.
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I did get into two Consortium schools without a fellowship. I am not sure if it was an interviewing mistake or a letter of recommendation. I feel that it could have been either/or.

I am also a career switcher. I was in corporate finances and then transition into consulting. At the time of the application, I had just started my new job. I am not sure what affected the fellowship decision, however I will enroll in a program regardless.

unfortunantly for me, I will end up with about 100K worth of loans, but i would rather do that now and get the MBA out of the way. I hate the application process and would hate having to go through it next year.

Thanks to all and I will see some of you in the near future. ( NYC, Wall Street, or in life).
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Hey Guys,

I am a minority, a FOB (Mexican) and set up two non for profit organizations. At the end of the day, I didn't get a fellowship from any of the schools that i applied to. I am not sure what critiria schools use to decide on who gets the fellowship.

My GMAT was excellent, but my undergraduate career was extremely cloudy. My freshman year was a disaster. I dropped out of school for a year and then went back.

GMAT 730, GPA 3.21

Sorry to hear about no fellowship, ibrokeit007. Your GMAT, GPA, and extracurriculars look good enough so it must have been something from your work exp, essays, and/or rec's that did not resonate with the ad-coms, in regards to the fellowship. Is your work experience lacking? Remember, schools have to bring in students who will be desirable to future employers and pre-MBA experience is a major component of how employers assess job candidates. An employer may question the judgment of a school that gives a fellowship to a student who has not sufficiently demonstrated their "employability" for lack of a better term.

Sometimes it's also just beyond raw #s - see this post from Stacy Blackman about a guy who on paper seems like a shoo-in to H/S/W but was rejected by all. (https://www.stacyblackman.com/2011/03/16 ... irst-time/) Here, you see the impact that essays and recs can have.

Best of luck, buddy, I'm sure you can still work out a great solution.


I did get into two Consortium schools without a fellowship. I am not sure if it was an interviewing mistake or a letter of recommendation. I feel that it could have been either/or.

I am also a career switcher. I was in corporate finances and then transition into consulting. At the time of the application, I had just started my new job. I am not sure what affected the fellowship decision, however I will enroll in a program regardless.

unfortunantly for me, I will end up with about 100K worth of loans, but i would rather do that now and get the MBA out of the way. I hate the application process and would hate having to go through it next year.

Thanks to all and I will see some of you in the near future. ( NYC, Wall Street, or in life).
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It may just be the schools. Some seem to be more generous than others.
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Sorry to hear about no fellowship, ibrokeit007. Your GMAT, GPA, and extracurriculars look good enough so it must have been something from your work exp, essays, and/or rec's that did not resonate with the ad-coms, in regards to the fellowship. Is your work experience lacking? Remember, schools have to bring in students who will be desirable to future employers and pre-MBA experience is a major component of how employers assess job candidates. An employer may question the judgment of a school that gives a fellowship to a student who has not sufficiently demonstrated their "employability" for lack of a better term.

Sometimes it's also just beyond raw #s - see this post from Stacy Blackman about a guy who on paper seems like a shoo-in to H/S/W but was rejected by all. (https://www.stacyblackman.com/2011/03/16 ... irst-time/) Here, you see the impact that essays and recs can have.

Best of luck, buddy, I'm sure you can still work out a great solution.[/quote]


I did get into two Consortium schools without a fellowship. I am not sure if it was an interviewing mistake or a letter of recommendation. I feel that it could have been either/or.

I am also a career switcher. I was in corporate finances and then transition into consulting. At the time of the application, I had just started my new job. I am not sure what affected the fellowship decision, however I will enroll in a program regardless.

unfortunantly for me, I will end up with about 100K worth of loans, but i would rather do that now and get the MBA out of the way. I hate the application process and would hate having to go through it next year.

Thanks to all and I will see some of you in the near future. ( NYC, Wall Street, or in life).[/quote]

It may just be the schools. Some seem to be more generous than others.[/quote]

I did rank the two school that i got into last. I should have rank one of the safety school among my top 3. For future applicant lol. (rank your safety school among the top 3 it might increase your chances of gettting a fellowship.)
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How are things looking for you? I are you going to school this year?

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How are things looking for you? I are you going to school this year?

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still a possibility..couple of waitlists for consort and waiting on non-consort schools
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How are things looking for you? I are you going to school this year?

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still a possibility..couple of waitlists for consort and waiting on non-consort schools
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All the best, lagomez.
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How are things looking for you? I are you going to school this year?

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still a possibility..couple of waitlists for consort and waiting on non-consort schools

All the best, lagomez.
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Thanks. Could be waiting long but I will hang in there.
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we will keep our finger cross for you mate...
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we will keep our finger cross for you mate...
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thanks appreciate it...hopefully we will meet up at OP....I'll be the one streaking
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I am praying to bschool-fairies on your behalf....they sure came through for me when I needed them 2 yrs ago.

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(Actually, they didn't come through for me at Tuck.....hmm, I gotta stop giving them too much credit)
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still a possibility..couple of waitlists for consort and waiting on non-consort schools

I am praying to bschool-fairies on your behalf....they sure came through for me when I needed them 2 yrs ago.

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(Actually, they didn't come through for me at Tuck.....hmm, I gotta stop giving them too much credit)
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haha...i guess fairy som is better than ferry none
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Did anyone else get an email from Darden with subject "Decision Notification"?
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I did not
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Did anyone else get an email from Darden with subject "Decision Notification"?

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I just called cause I couldnt wait. She said the email was sent out by mistake.
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