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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Ok I get that....but after speaking to a bunch of admissions directors, I got the sense that they take these rankings very personally. One admissions director told me that if I liked her school I should rank it # 1 or 2, as they rarely extend fellowship offers to students that rank them below that. Reasons being there just aren't that many fellowships to go around, so by the time they go through the students that have ranked them one or two they are finished...but they do have school scholarships for other students they really want...that sentiment was echoed at a different school...so maybe it's just the schools I looked at as I'm looking at the smaller programs?

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I'm sure there are schools out there that 1. don't care about rankings 2. don't see rankings. Some schools have said very clearly they do see them and they do care.

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Has anyone who applied in R2 heard from Stern or Ross?

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Add me to the roll call...

R2 - Emory, UNC, Haas, and Yale

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Has anyone who applied in R2 heard from Stern or Ross?

Where are you in VA? I'm just curious. I'm in Fredericksburg was in Richmond for four years and I'm from Hampton.

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Add me to the roll call...

R2 - Emory, UNC, Haas, and Yale

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I'm still debating on whehter or not to submit my app to CGSM. I didn't do well on the GRE <800 total but scored 6 on the analytical writing section. I aced the mandatory core interview but bombed an individual school's separate interview (the rep was horrible). 5 years of work experience and owned a couple of businesses. I don't know though because I was rejected by 3 schools in 2007. So I am still on the fence.

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I'm still debating on whehter or not to submit my app to CGSM. I didn't do well on the GRE <800 total but scored 6 on the analytical writing section. I aced the mandatory core interview but bombed an individual school's private interview (the rep was horrible). 5 years of work experience and owned a couple of businesses. I don't know though because I was rejected by 3 schools in 2007. So I am still on the fence.

what's the worst that can happen should you apply?

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I'm still debating on whehter or not to submit my app to CGSM. I didn't do well on the GRE <800 total but scored 6 on the analytical writing section. I aced the mandatory core interview but bombed an individual school's private interview (the rep was horrible). 5 years of work experience and owned a couple of businesses. I don't know though because I was rejected by 3 schools in 2007. So I am still on the fence.

what's the worst that can happen should you apply?

$150-$200

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I'm still debating on whehter or not to submit my app to CGSM. I didn't do well on the GRE <800 total but scored 6 on the analytical writing section. I aced the mandatory core interview but bombed an individual school's private interview (the rep was horrible). 5 years of work experience and owned a couple of businesses. I don't know though because I was rejected by 3 schools in 2007. So I am still on the fence.

what's the worst that can happen should you apply?

$150-$200

$150-$200 is a drop in the bucket compared to the cost of business school. That $150 - $200 shouldn't be your barrier to entry. lol

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Also depends on the schools?

Writing section doesn't really count much. If anything it can hurt you but can't help a whole lot.

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Both parts combined were less than 800? That's almost the equivalent of a 360 GMAT. Honestly, I don't think that could get you in anywhere.

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Sub 800 GRE combined score is a very steep uphill battle. If you scored a 6 on AWA then you obviously have the capacity to do well on the exam. You just need to study more. While I don't see anything wrong with applying to some schools you might be doing yourself a disservice. That being said, maybe you have an awesome story to tell.

Out of curiosity, what schools did you apply to previously? Was that with the gre score?

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what's the worst that can happen should you apply?

$150-$200[/quote]

$150-$200 is a drop in the bucket compared to the cost of business school. That $150 - $200 shouldn't be your barrier to entry. lol[/quote]

Right, my app would depend on work, essays, interview, and commitment to the Consortium's mission. At the very least, I've done well in all of those areas. Just wish I had majored in something easy like liberal arts then I'd have a 4.0 average but, live and learn.......

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Exactly and that was the 1st time I had ever seen the test. I don't have money to pay for tutors or classes or any other aides. WOn't divulge previous schools. I didn't get in because I bombed half of the GMAT and scored in the top 70% on the other half. Again, though, first time I had ever seen the GMAT.

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Exactly and that was the 1st time I had ever seen the test. I don't have money to pay for tutors or classes or any other aides. WOn't divulge previous schools. I didn't get in because I bombed half of the GMAT and scored in the top 60% on the other half. Again, though, first time I had ever seen the GMAT.

I don't know if applying will be worth it until you do get the money to help you with test aides though. If you get the right material, self-study can be a really big help. You might as well take the $150-200 you would have used for application fees and dedicate that prep materials (Official GMAT guides/Manhattan GMAT/Kaplan/Princeton review, etc...). Also in that light, paying $250 (GMAT) or $140 (GRE) to take an exam for which you are very unprepared is a waste of money too. I would definitely focus, almost solely, on test prep right now.

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You talk about the GMAT and the GRE. Which one is it?

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I've already submitted my CGSM application, but I did want to pose a crazy question on the school rankings.... Maybe schools offer fellowships based on how amazing your background is? Maybe schools rank applicants the way we rank schools. Let's say Haas sees an applicant with a 770 GMAT, 3.8 GPA, and amazing domestic and international work experience. I'd imagine they are chomping at the bit to offer a fellowship to lure that candidate, even if it was ranked #3/4. I'd think people with notably lower GMATs, GPAs and work experience are simply offered the fellowships if there are any fellowship dollars left to offer. It seems like at that point a school offers fellowships based on whether "middle of the pack" candidates have ranked them #1 or #5. So back to the initial advice that CGSM gives applicants. Rank schools according to where you want to go, rather than trying to game the system.