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 ---

Last visit was: 22 Apr 2026, 18:00

It is currently 22 Apr 2026, 18:00

Toolkit

Business School and MBA

MBA Archive

GMAT Club Daily Prep

Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.

Go to My Error Log Learn more

Request Expert Reply

Confirm Cancel

Back to Forum

Create Topic

Calling all Fall 2011 Consortium Applicants!

1 ... 127 128 129 130 131 132

SternLife2013

Joined: 20 Mar 2011

Last visit: 09 May 2011

Posts: 9

Kudos: 0

01 Apr 2011, 11:03

Kudos

Bookmarks

thashadow

forumaddict

VLM

I should mention that I'm a half-cuban / half-white, female applicant ... and I was not expecting a Consortium fellowship, but I'm pretty excited. Also - anyone gotten any information yet about OP? I want to book my tickets to Minneapolis but I would like some confirmation first.

I am also half-Cuban and half white (Russian)!

Is that supposed to be funny? By negative implication, it sounds like you're assuming that all Cubans are black? For being half Cuban, you are 100% clueless as to your heritage. Spain colonized Cuba and if you've ever been there, they're 99% white sweetheart.
You're making the Consortium look bad. As O'reilly would say, "wise up".

Just as an FYI, hundreds of thousands of African slaves were introduced to Cuba during the 17th, 18th, and 19th century, like many caribbean islands, as a free labor tool to gain a foothold in the sugarcane industry.

So like most of us of Caribbean descent, its most likely that her linage, going back far enough, is made up of Taino indian and African blood.

Soooooo...How about that Yankees-Tigers game yesterday???

thashadow

Joined: 07 Mar 2011

Last visit: 28 Jan 2012

Posts: 66

Own Kudos:

Schools:Ross School of Business 2013

Posts: 66

Kudos: 7

01 Apr 2011, 11:06

Kudos

Bookmarks

SternLife2013

Soooooo...How about that Yankees-Tigers game yesterday???

Mets > Yankees. lol

getoutofhere

Joined: 09 Mar 2011

Last visit: 08 Apr 2011

Posts: 4

Kudos: 0

01 Apr 2011, 11:30

Kudos

Bookmarks

Forum Addict,

No offense, but you can be such a douchebag. I have seen you be a jerk on this forum to people you do not even know. Sometimes I wonder if you just think you are being or are trying to be funny. Really, most of the time it is just down right offensive the things you said to people. I have been a lurker for a long time so maybe I am out of line for just now jumping in to say something, but seriously you are the one who is out of line most of the time. I am not sure if you are aware of the way you come across (at least on the internet) but I really urge you to reflect how you the way you say things effects other people. Brother, I really don't mean this to piss you off although I am sure you are going to come after me. I mean no ill-will, I'm just hoping some honest feedback will guide you on a path to self improvement. None of us are perfect, myself included, and this might be one area of yourself to work on.

vannbj

Joined: 18 Sep 2009

Last visit: 04 Oct 2015

Posts: 245

Own Kudos:

283

Given Kudos: 17

Status:Yeah well whatever.

Location: United States

GMAT 1: 660 Q42 V39 Verified score

GMAT 2: 730 Q48 V42 Verified score

GPA: 3.49

WE:Analyst (Insurance)

GMAT 2: 730 Q48 V42 Verified score

Posts: 245

Kudos: 283

01 Apr 2011, 13:09

Kudos

Bookmarks

getoutofhere

I second that. If a person's bold enough to habitually go out of their way to disrespect others then it's reasonable to call said person out for doing so. Don't feel bad, GetOutofHere. We're all adults and what you said was both honest and needed.

forumaddict

Joined: 08 Feb 2011

Last visit: 24 Jul 2011

Posts: 150

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 1

Posts: 150

Kudos: 10

01 Apr 2011, 20:00

Kudos

Bookmarks

ok, ok, I'll tone it down a bit. I apologize, but I have little patience for cultural ignorance. Cubans are not black. Of course there's anything wrong about being black, obviously. Its just that most Cubans I know are white. It's not "most likely" that if you are Cuban then you are black. The carribbean includes other countries, but I never casted my net that wide with my initial comment.

Vannbj, getoutofhere!

I'm really sorry if I offended you. Would you like a cookie sweetheart? That's me being nice. Let me know when you want me to revert to douchebag mode.

forumaddict

Joined: 08 Feb 2011

Last visit: 24 Jul 2011

Posts: 150

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 1

Posts: 150

Kudos: 10

01 Apr 2011, 20:01

Kudos

Bookmarks

forumaddict

replace "anything" with "nothing" above.

VLM

Joined: 01 Feb 2011

Last visit: 20 Nov 2012

Posts: 56

Own Kudos:

Schools:Cornell (Matriculated - Consortium Fellowship), Yale (Admitted), Georgetown (Admitted + $$), UCLA (Admitted + $$), NYU (WL)

Posts: 56

Kudos: 3

02 Apr 2011, 14:23

Kudos

Bookmarks

Wow forumaddict, I have no idea where this anger is coming from. I just rarely meet people with the same Russian/Cuban background, so it was cool to see that. We never mentioned if we were half black-Cuban (I am) or of Spanish heritage. And I have lived in Cuba and was back there in May of 2010, so I am well aware of the cultural heritage of Cubans. Anyways, this is all irrelevant, you just shouldn't be so angry at people for absolutely no reason and assume that they are ignorant. And how exactly are we making the Consortium look bad? I got a fellowship at Cornell, and was accepted at Yale and UCLA. Obviously I can't be that stupid and ignorant. Sorry if you didn't have the same outcome.

Posted from my mobile device

lagomez

Joined: 05 Mar 2008

Last visit: 18 Sep 2011

Posts: 1,224

Own Kudos:

563

Given Kudos: 31

Posts: 1,224

Kudos: 563

02 Apr 2011, 18:09

Kudos

Bookmarks

VLM

The better question is how did you get to Cuba? Did you get permission? I know I didn't give you permission. I might have to turn you in.

ssing3

Joined: 25 May 2010

Last visit: 22 Jan 2012

Posts: 3

Kudos: 0

03 Apr 2011, 10:12

Kudos

Bookmarks

Hi - I am hoping any of you familiar with the Consortium could help me out. I will be applying in about 1-2 years and I had some general questions about admissions.

I graduated 3 years ago with a low GPA (< 3.00), However, I went back to school a year after to build an alternate transcript with 10 credits and earned a 3.5 gpa. I have been employed as an HR Analyst at a Top 50 employer where I have been working to implement diversity initiatives within my company and I also sit on a newly adopted diversity and campus council.

I am worried that my GPA will make me an instant ding at any school I apply to and would like to know if there are any ways to help improve my chances? I have yet to write the gmat but am planning on doing so by the end of the year. I also work in Toronto but I have dual citizenship between Canada and the US and I am planning on returning to the tri-state area post-mba.

Any insight you folks can offer would be greatly appreciated, i.e. which schools might be more the empathetic with a lower gpa?

Thanks,

lagomez

Joined: 05 Mar 2008

Last visit: 18 Sep 2011

Posts: 1,224

Own Kudos:

563

Given Kudos: 31

Posts: 1,224

Kudos: 563

03 Apr 2011, 10:34

Kudos

Bookmarks

ssing3

A high GMAT can set off a low GPA but nothing is guaranteed. Anyway, what's done is done and there is not much you can do about your undergrad GPA and taking more courses is probably overkill. What courses did you take? You need to make sure you have some accounting, economics, and calculus courses somewhere in your transcript. Again, even if so, there are no guarantees.

If I were you I'd focus on the GMAT right now. Don't take yourself out of the running because you think your GPA is too low.

ssing3

Joined: 25 May 2010

Last visit: 22 Jan 2012

Posts: 3

Kudos: 0

03 Apr 2011, 12:14

Kudos

Bookmarks

lagomez

ssing3

Thanks for the reply, I appreciate the advice - my courses were specialized in HR because that's the career path I decided to get into and will continue after an mba. (HR/Human Capital Consulting is what I want to get into) I did take Financial and Managerial accounting and received an A, but I did not take economics or calc.

So essentially - I should concentrate on the GMAT is what you're saying? Does the consortium publish stats of applicants who have been accepted through their organization or is that something I have to inquire about from the individual school?

Thanks again.

lagomez

Joined: 05 Mar 2008

Last visit: 18 Sep 2011

Posts: 1,224

Own Kudos:

563

Given Kudos: 31

Posts: 1,224

Kudos: 563

03 Apr 2011, 12:49

Kudos

Bookmarks

ssing3

lagomez

ssing3

Each school will say to look at its class profile to determine competitiveness.

The averages for Consortium applicants can be found on page 11

https://www.inmagazine.cgsm.org/public/A ... Report.pdf

deechi

Joined: 07 Sep 2010

Last visit: 19 Dec 2011

Posts: 56

Own Kudos:

Concentration: Strategy, IB, Finance

Schools:Kellogg, Booth

GPA: 3.49

Posts: 56

Kudos: 10

04 Apr 2011, 04:12

Kudos

Bookmarks

forumaddict

Here's the mission statement from the consortium website:

--
The mission of the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management, an alliance of leading American business schools and some of our country’s top corporations, is to enhance diversity in business education and leadership by helping to reduce the serious underrepresentation of African Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans in both our member schools’ enrollments and the ranks of management. We believe this mission can be achieved by recruiting for graduate business education qualified U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents who can demonstrate a commitment to the Consortium’s mission and can best assist the Consortium in pursuing this mission.
--

You do know what "Hispanic" refers to right? If you're going to jump down someones throat for ignorance, you might want to be fully informed yourself. Someone from Cuba has just as much a right to be a consortium fellowship as you do for being black. In fact, so does a white person who shows a 100% commitment to the mission of the consortium. So, please stop making us (black people) look bad with your ignorance.

VLM

Joined: 01 Feb 2011

Last visit: 20 Nov 2012

Posts: 56

Own Kudos:

Schools:Cornell (Matriculated - Consortium Fellowship), Yale (Admitted), Georgetown (Admitted + $$), UCLA (Admitted + $$), NYU (WL)

Posts: 56

Kudos: 3

04 Apr 2011, 08:26

Kudos

Bookmarks

deechi

forumaddict

Perfectly said deechi!

vannbj

Joined: 18 Sep 2009

Last visit: 04 Oct 2015

Posts: 245

Own Kudos:

283

Given Kudos: 17

Status:Yeah well whatever.

Location: United States

GMAT 1: 660 Q42 V39 Verified score

GMAT 2: 730 Q48 V42 Verified score

GPA: 3.49

WE:Analyst (Insurance)

GMAT 2: 730 Q48 V42 Verified score

Posts: 245

Kudos: 283

04 Apr 2011, 09:46

Kudos

Bookmarks

forumaddict

Vannbj, getoutofhere!

I'm really sorry if I offended you. Would you like a cookie sweetheart? That's me being nice. Let me know when you want me to revert to douchebag mode.

1) You'll have to make me. I was here first.

2) What are you schizophrenic? How do you apologize to someone and insult them at the same time and then act like you ever left "douchebag mode"?

kn2130

Joined: 16 Feb 2010

Last visit: 03 Aug 2014

Posts: 142

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 3

Posts: 142

Kudos: 6

04 Apr 2011, 12:18

Kudos

Bookmarks

How are people declining offers at school? I have been meaning to do this forever and just don't know what the proper way to do it is.

greentea

Joined: 26 Jan 2011

Last visit: 21 Jun 2011

Posts: 134

Own Kudos:

Concentration: Gen

Schools:NYU Stern Class of 2013

GPA: 3.5

WE 1: 3yrs FINANCE

Posts: 134

Kudos: 3

04 Apr 2011, 12:39

Kudos

Bookmarks

kn2130

How are people declining offers at school? I have been meaning to do this forever and just don't know what the proper way to do it is.

Checked a box and clicked a button. BUT If you have personal relationships with the adcoms then you may want to send an email thanking them for their help in the process but you chose another program.

kn2130

Joined: 16 Feb 2010

Last visit: 03 Aug 2014

Posts: 142

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 3

Posts: 142

Kudos: 6

04 Apr 2011, 12:51

Kudos

Bookmarks

Thanks, greentea! I found where to "click the box" for Yale, but can't find it for Emory.... If anyone knows how to accept/reject online for Goizueta, pls let me know.

KD2010

Joined: 06 Sep 2010

Last visit: 30 Oct 2011

Posts: 126

Own Kudos:

Affiliations: All City Chess Club.

Concentration: Marketing, Entrepreneurship

Schools: MIT (Sloan) - Class of 2013

GRE 1: Q740 V630 Verified score

GPA: 3.34

WE:Editorial and Writing (Journalism and Publishing)

Schools: MIT (Sloan) - Class of 2013

GRE 1: Q740 V630 Verified score

Posts: 126

Kudos: 11

04 Apr 2011, 21:20

Kudos

Bookmarks

So for the most part, my consortium process is over. Dinged at all my c-schools and WL at Yale. I was also WL at W and admitted to MIT. I will submit an update letter to Yale but I'm not holding my breathe. Congrats to all the admits, and good luck to all the WL and reapplicants!