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Ok I tried really hard not to check gmatclub today. FAIL.

Anyway, I was trying to find some stats from previous years regarding the consortium. Some stats on how many consortium applicants overall vs number of consortium fellowships...I think I read that last years fellowships totaled 330, but now I don't know where I saw that.
Isn't it weird that in just two weeks from Tuesday, admission members will be talking to consortium reps about us....hopefully?

Good luck to everyone prepping for interviews next week by the way!

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I'm not giving up. I'm still refreshing my email. I will continue to refresh my email for another few hours. I know something is coming in.

That's not insane right? Someone tell me I'm normal.
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Hey all! I applied Round 2 Consortium to the following schools:

NYU
Yale
Dartmouth
U Texas
U VA

Also, when I made my profile on makeyourcareermove dot com I selected a sixth school but in the end didn't apply. Well that school offered me an interview even though I didn't complete the essays for the school. Is that odd? I mean it's a top tier institution. I ran out of time and couldn't make the deadline but I think if I were to sign up for an interview they'd realize the big "I never applied" elephant in the room. hmmph
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Question: If March 1st is the meeting to determine who gets a fellowship does that mean all the schools will notify you of your admissions status before March 1st? Don't they need to determine who has been accepted before handing out money or are they into that whole torture thing? lol
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Just for curiosity, I wonder what the averages look like for Consortium applicants. Any guesses?

i would LOOOOVE to see this stat but I bet it will never be published
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Hey guys, there's an annual report, they're required to publish one. Here's the latest:

Class of 2012

Age Range
20-38

Average Age
27

African American
50%
Hispanic American
38%
Asian American
5.5%
Native American or Alaskan Native
2%
Caucasian
1%
Other
2.5%

Male
61%
Female
39%

Of the 21 first Consortium students who received fellowships in 1967, 10 graduated, four embarked upon other
careers, three pursued business careers without an MBA and two were drafted.

315 Enrolled Students

Speaker of Second Language 60%
Full-time Work Experience Average - 62 months
80% Range - 36 - 98 months

Served in the Military
3%

Already Acquired Advanced Degree
11%

GMAT Score
Average - 644
80% Range - 570 - 71

Undergraduate Majors
Business
31%
Engineering
17%
Economics
16%
Science
3.5%
Accounting
3.5%
Other
29%

Interesting Facts:

Despite the difficult philanthropic environment, the combination of revenue growth and expense
control delivered The Consortium’s sixth consecutive surplus. The FY2010 amount was double the
FY2009 amount, reversing a two year decline.
• The Trustees remain committed to operating without an annual deficit.

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I read in an online Consortium chat that 98% of admitted students are granted membership into the Consortium. 70% of Consortium members get a fellowship. Those odds are pretty good for admitted students but my question is, what was wrong with the 2% of admitted students who didn't get Consortium membership? Guess they really bombed their mission essay.
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Just for curiosity, I wonder what the averages look like for Consortium applicants. Any guesses?

i would LOOOOVE to see this stat but I bet it will never be published

Not in Report:

I read in an online Consortium chat that 98% of admitted students are granted membership into the Consortium. 70% of Consortium members get a fellowship. Those odds are pretty good for admitted students but my question is, what was wrong with the 2% of admitted students who didn't get Consortium membership? Guess they really bombed their mission essay.
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KD, thanks for the info! I never even thought of looking at the annual report. As for the 2%, i would say you are right...complete and total bomb... I mean according to the stats you posted only 6 people didn't get into the consortium. Apparently they save their selectivity for the $$$, not the membership.
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Hey everyone,

For roll call purposes I was waitlisted at NYU yesterday. I got the email around 5:00 pm or so.

Good luck to everyone else!!!
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I was supposed to stay off of GMAT Club too...FAIL.

I haven't heard anything from NYU beyond the "we received your application" email. Is it time to move on? Any guesses on the chance for admission without Consortium fellowship?
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Hey everyone,

For roll call purposes I was waitlisted at NYU yesterday. I got the email around 5:00 pm or so.

Good luck to everyone else!!!
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are you R2? Did you interview with them or was it waitlist without interview?
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Hey everyone,

For roll call purposes I was waitlisted at NYU yesterday. I got the email around 5:00 pm or so.

Good luck to everyone else!!!

are you R2? Did you interview with them or was it waitlist without interview?
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Oh that's right... I am R1. Waitlist without interview.
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Hey everyone,

For roll call purposes I was waitlisted at NYU yesterday. I got the email around 5:00 pm or so.

Good luck to everyone else!!!

are you R2? Did you interview with them or was it waitlist without interview?

Oh that's right... I am R1. Waitlist without interview.
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They have a huge waitlist or at least it seems that way. I wonder what that's about.
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God I hate NYU so f**ing much. Why won't they love me. Does anyone know when the last posted invite went out last year?

Update - I updated my personal information on my NYU status page around Jan.15, and they just entered it within the last day.
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God I hate NYU so f**ing much. Why won't they love me. Does anyone know when the last posted invite went out last year?

Update - I updated my personal information on my NYU status page around Jan.15, and they just entered it within the last day.
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My thoughts exactly




****NYU Adcom if you are reading this please take me and I don't mean what I just said. Thank you very much*******
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Ok, here are a few great questions that should prompt some analysis. Suppose I applied R2 to Darden, UNC, and Ross (and ranked them in that order for the fellowship). I have now interviewed at all 3. We know that Ross will communicate their admission and fellowship decisions on March 8 for the R2 apps. But what happens if Darden and UNC have not made up their minds on that date (UNC decisions are scheduled for March 21 and Darden is keeping everyone in the dark about everything). So given the above situation, does Ross (assuming I am admitted) have the right on March 8 to offer me the fellowship, even though they are ranked last? If so, does this mean that UNC and Darden, assuming that they both admit me a week after Ross, will lose out on the opportunity to offer me the fellowship?

All that said, does this mean that all the Consortium schools will try to beat each other to the punch by having all their decisions made by March 8 (as Ross is the early bird setting the trend)? I mean we all have our preferences, but 100K tuition is 100K tuition.
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Ok, here are a few great questions that should prompt some analysis. Suppose I applied R2 to Darden, UNC, and Ross (and ranked them in that order for the fellowship). I have now interviewed at all 3. We know that Ross will communicate their admission and fellowship decisions on March 8 for the R2 apps. But what happens if Darden and UNC have not made up their minds on that date (UNC decisions are scheduled for March 21 and Darden is keeping everyone in the dark about everything). So given the above situation, does Ross (assuming I am admitted) have the right on March 8 to offer me the fellowship, even though they are ranked last? If so, does this mean that UNC and Darden, assuming that they both admit me a week after Ross, will lose out on the opportunity to offer me the fellowship?

All that said, does this mean that all the Consortium schools will try to beat each other to the punch by having all their decisions made by March 8 (as Ross is the early bird setting the trend)? I mean we all have our preferences, but 100K tuition is 100K tuition.
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I haven't looked into either school but I wonder if UNC makes an exception for Consortium applicants and extends acceptances earlier than they do those that apply the standard route. If not, I would at the very least think that they would have their consortium fellowships selected by March 8th so that other schools know whether or not they can offer the fellowship to an applicant. They might have some 'maybes' that they wait till closer to the March 21st deadline to decide (admittance) on depending on the strength of the result of the applications.
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My unsubstantiated guess/dream....all the schools know by the consortium meeting who their favorites are...they meet, have a little fellowship draft complete with referees wearing striped black and white shirts with whistles...schools are debating back and forth, "I want prime number" "no I want prime number"...ok I know that's not going to happen, but I can dream.

Back to your question, I would guess all the schools know who they want for the fellowship, since they have to know by the meeting, it's just a matter of whether or not they want to tell you, or have you wait until the consortium sends out packets in mid

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I asked an admissions director how this works one time and yes they are all in a room and it's like a professional draft. I just wish they televised it!

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Ditto on what money911 and notaprime# said. The schools know by March 1st who they want, and the money is definitely like a draft -- I've heard a few admissions officers from various schools refer to it as such. Darden, for example, has a decision date of March 24th for R2, but don't be surprised if you hear before then. Some current Consortium Darden students who received the fellowship last year heard in early March. Some schools may make you wait until the Consortium packets are sent out mid-March, but some may call and let you know earlier. In fact, if you look at last year's consortium thread, a lot of consortium applicants knew about admissions/fellowship decisions in early march, directly from the school.
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Ditto on what money911 and notaprime# said. The schools know by March 1st who they want, and the money is definitely like a draft -- I've heard a few admissions officers from various schools refer to it as such. Darden, for example, has a decision date of March 24th for R2, but don't be surprised if you hear before then. Some current Consortium Darden students who received the fellowship last year heard in early March. Some schools may make you wait until the Consortium packets are sent out mid-March, but some may call and let you know earlier. In fact, if you look at last year's consortium thread, a lot of consortium applicants knew about admissions/fellowship decisions in early march, directly from the school.
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Woah! I didn't realize just how intense this process was. Is there a website that gives more info, or is this mostly word from the street.
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Oh no, I was just joking around...that makes me nervous! yikes.

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