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. 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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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Add me to roll call.... Round 2: Tuck, Johnson, Tepper, Goizueta

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Right, thanks guys. I think I am just going to stick to the non consortium schools to which I've already applied.

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Right, thanks guys. I think I am just going to stick to the non consortium schools to which I've already applied.

What other schools did you apply to?

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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?

I don't even think you should apply to more than 3 or 4 schools through the Consortium. I understand the $$ savings, but ranking a school that is the "best fit" a 5 or 6 is insulting to the school. Like - "Yeah, I like your program, but not as much as School Y or School Z."

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Add me to roll call.... Round 2: Tuck, Johnson, Tepper, Goizueta

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Honestly, that's silly...Indiana knows its ranked lower than a number of other schools. They won't be "offended" if you put Tuck, Ross, Stern and UVA higher than them, its reality. They would probably be surprised if you did rank them higher. And you're not exactly ranking them last, you have like 16 schools to choose from, 6th isn't bad when compared to all the other schools you could have but didn't apply to. AND, you're not just sticking them in a list, you are dedicating a significant amount of time to writing the school-specific essay.

Besides, any business school knows that choosing a school is ultimately a business decision. They are not wimpy little fairies that will get offended if you choose to apply to them but don't rank them high enough. You need to make the best decisions for yourself and not worry about admissions directors' feelings.

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I agree that lower ranking schools don't expect to be listed above higher ranking schools, but these admission directors will not respond to someone who is using the BW/USN rankings as their ranking roadmap. A personal friend of mine is an admissions director at one of the Consortium schools, and [homie] told me that they also have the BW/USN rankings, and applicants that use, or appear to use, these rankings as their guide are less likely to get into their targeted schools because this strategy commonly indicates that the applicants did not do their research.

Also, I think you are putting too much value on the school selection and the school-specific essay. There are a variety of reasons why applicants select schools, and appreciation for the program is not the sole reason for the selection/avoidance. And -- the essay is only a piece of your application, not sacrificing your first born.

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Anyone get any info. from Cornell yet? I went to their check status page and entered my email to retrieve an account and got my login info. I never officially got anything from johnson however.

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Anyone get any info. from Cornell yet? I went to their check status page and entered my email to retrieve an account and got my login info. I never officially got anything from johnson however.

nope i never received anything from them.. i was wondering about that yesterday though. i haven't logged in to any accounts yet. i'm wondering if i should hold off on doing so because then i will truly be obsessed. but let's say i was to want to get my account info for each school. do i just go to each applicant page for the respective schools?

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Anyone get any info. from Cornell yet? I went to their check status page and entered my email to retrieve an account and got my login info. I never officially got anything from johnson however.

I know Tuck doesn't have a status page. Their status changes are done through the applyyourself web site. Don't know what will happen if you retrieve a password using your email.

Cornell has a status check web site. NYU sends the login. Not sure about the other schools.

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Anyone get any info. from Cornell yet? I went to their check status page and entered my email to retrieve an account and got my login info. I never officially got anything from johnson however.

ok thanks... i'll do cornell for now

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R2 Ross, Stern, Darden and McCombs applicant here. All I have received thus far is the generic thanks for your app e-mail from Ross, nothing from the other schools.

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R2 Ross, Stern, Darden and McCombs applicant here. All I have received thus far is the generic thanks for your app e-mail from Ross, nothing from the other schools.

Hey I applied to Darden R1 and it took me a month to get the generic "thanks for applying" email. I imagine this will be the case for R2 as well since there's a higher volume of apps.

As for NYU, I read on the NYU board that some people started getting the "thanks for your app" email with login info today.

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R2 Ross, Stern, Darden and McCombs applicant here. All I have received thus far is the generic thanks for your app e-mail from Ross, nothing from the other schools.

I got mine a couple of weeks ago, for NYU that is.

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R2 Ross, Stern, Darden and McCombs applicant here. All I have received thus far is the generic thanks for your app e-mail from Ross, nothing from the other schools.

I was reading the BW '09 consortium thread, and it seemed like NYU interview invites for the minority perspectives day began going out on Jan.27-Feb.8th. I have a feeling things will start moving any day now.

I got my NYU login info on Jan.13

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R2 Ross, Stern, Darden and McCombs applicant here. All I have received thus far is the generic thanks for your app e-mail from Ross, nothing from the other schools.

Grrr haven't gotten my login information!

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Grrr haven't gotten my login information!

Follow up with the school. Done nicely, there is nothing wrong with that.

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R2 Ross, Stern, Darden and McCombs applicant here. All I have received thus far is the generic thanks for your app e-mail from Ross, nothing from the other schools.

So if Consortium apps don't get invited to the Diversity Interview Day does that mean you're toast?

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So if Consortium apps don't get invited to the Diversity Interview Day does that mean you're toast?

Although quite a few minority applicants are interviewed during that day (actually, it's more of a weekend), it does not mean your toast if you're not invited. That question was brought up during an accepted.com consortium chat, and the NYU rep clearly stated that it you can still be invited to interview outside the minority weekend.