https://kelley.iu.edu/mba/images/consortiumLogo.gif 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) 2011-2012 Deadlines: R1: November 15, 2011 R2: January 5th, 2012 Related threads/links: 2011 thread: https://gmatclub.com/forum/calling-all-fall-2011-consortium-applicants-95473.html 2010 thread: https://gmatclub.com/forum/calling-all-fall-2010-consortium-applicants-merged-87799.html 2009 thread: https://gmatclub.com/forum/any-consortium-applicants-56951.html Real Time Roll Call for Consortium (separate from other discussions) Add Yourself to the Consortium Applicant List - Update Your Profile Real Time Stats for Each School Add Yourself to the Consortium Applicant List - Update Your Profile Member Schools: University of California-Berkeley, Haas School of Business University of California-Los Angeles, Anderson School of Management 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 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 - New for 2011 - 2012 Consortium interviews are NO LONGER required. Check with your Consortium school for their interview policy. 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 School 'Interview Captains': Please feel free to Private Message any Forum Members below for advice on interviews. If you've completed your interview and you wanted to be added as a resource, simply PM TheSenator or post on the Board to be added. Anderson - btsl84 Darden - JacksonCinco, TheSenator Goizueta - suchdaddy Haas - TheSenator Johnson - btsl84, mixedin86, TheSenator, encoredazzle31 Kelley - mixedin86, gablaze23, encoredazzle31 Kenan-Flager - Marshall - mixedin86 McCombs - btsl84 Olin - Rochester - BEnergy Ross - arzad Stern - Tepper - iamvolitant, mixedin86 Tuck - JacksonCinco, btsl84, TheSenator Wisconsin - Yale - JacksonCinco, TheSenator

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The decision will be really simple for me. I only applied to schools that I was really interested in attending. I also ranked schools in the exact order of my interest...ie, I didn't try to "game the system". As a result, if I do get the fellowship, I will attend the school that gives it to me

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Wait, outside the Consortium fellowship, schools may opt to give us other financial aid opportunities right?

So if let's say any of our school #3 offers us the Consortium fellowship, school #1 may still opt to give for example a 50% tuition reduction. Somebody correct me if I am wrong :lol:

I never really considered the financial aspect prior to applying. I thought I'd just figure it out once the admissions are rolled out!

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I posted a question like this in my blog and most people said they'd go to their dream school no matter what the cost. But I think the mentality of Consortium applicants is different from the average population (for obvious reasons). It would be beneficial to distinguish which schools are offering fellowships on merit vs. ranking vs. fit.

Those are the three common decision factors I keep hearing as to why someone is awarded a fellowship.

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I was beginning to think Darden didn't like me.....until 10:15 this morning when I FINALLY received an invitation to interview!!

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Congrats! Haven't heard anything for Darden R2....Looks like a ding for me.

how can you say it looks like a ding? i just found out today from darden (round 2), which means interview invites are still coming!! don't get discouraged..... i know it's easier said than done.... EVERYONE on this forum knows it's easier said than done.... but keep your head up... it's coming

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I'm not sure what your post MBA goals are Senator, but you seem to have enough options to filter down to an optimal choice - a school you love that gives you money. Our future successes aren't guaranteed because of an MBA, so I wouldn't take NO money and fit the entire bill myself..... but you only have one chance to have this potentially life enhancing experience, and I would think you want to have that at a place your heart rests most comfortably.... for 2 years.

I could be naive, but I don't see how lives are monumentally changed differently from the 6th or 8th ranked school to the 1st (maybe expect for the speed one gets into P.E./V.C.), so I think once you crack the top 10 threshold your heart should trump your head...... but I did hear that the rich kids at the wealthier schools plan some off-tha-chain student trips, so some scholarship money could def help ease that pain.

Long story short... if you like Tuck most, go to Tuck. Unless they ain't talkin' about NO money, chuck deuce and head to Kellogg.

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I'm early. 2013 intake applicant lurker, but wanted to pose this question. I'm a Hispanic male looking to apply consortium, but am worried about mission compliance. Not that I'm against (or not gung-ho on) the mission, but my past does not reek of it. I spent some time teaching under-privileged youth classical music in college and post-college, largely a minority crowd, and actually founded this organization that went out to two junior high schools, but I would not say I could win any Cesar Chavez lifetime achievement awards. And my program did little, I would guess, to advance minorities in management. Am I better off applying normally? Do I meet the consortium bar?

Thanks in advance for any input.

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Is this a joke.... or are you just extremely humble?..... ABSOLUTELY

Some people apply through the Consortium on the premise that they took their minority grandmother to church one Easter Sunday five years ago... but you actually started a program that benefits people. That's Awesome! Don't downplay your efforts.

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does anyone know when Darden and Emory release Consortium decisions?

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Just a quick reminder to all to keep your profiles updated! We want to make sure we are tracking statistics accurately especially as second Rounders are starting to interview.

Also, after an interview is complete please let us know and if you'd like, volunteer to be an interview captain to assist others that come after you.

That's all. Good luck to those that have interviews this week!

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does anyone know when Darden and Emory release Consortium decisions?

Decision day is on March 28, 2012.

https://www.darden.virginia.edu/web/MBA/ ... -to-Apply/

It will probably be the last school to announce its decision

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Has anyone ever seen a 'class profile' or 'class statistics' for the Consortium, I'm trying to handicap my chances but it's hard to tell how competitive of an applicant I am because cgsm doesn't release those stats for obvious reasons. I understand that they wouldn't want to let on that a cgsm applicant is any less qualified than a typical applicant but my rebuttal is just because I may not have 750 GMAT and 3.6 from an ivy doesn't mean i am less qualified.... anyway it reminds me of this article published in forbes this past December entitled 'if i were a poor black kid'. Since I'm new I can't post URLs but google it, it is a good read

P.S. great forum I've learned a lot.
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Qwill refer to the first page of the thread. First post.

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Qwill

Qwill refer to the first page of the thread. First post.

Just to be clear that only includes the members of this forum? correct? not all cgsm applicants?

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Qwill refer to the first page of the thread. First post.

Just to be clear that only includes the members of this forum? correct? not all cgsm applicants?

First chart compares total intake from last year vs. just gmatclub this year. The bar graph is just gmatclub cgsm applicants. It's a good barometer of where you fit.

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First chart compares total intake from last year vs. just gmatclub this year. The bar graph is just gmatclub cgsm applicants. It's a good barometer of where you fit.

We should also mention that gmat cgsm applicants probably represent the best of the cgsm pool, the average cgsm applicant to Tuck doesn't have anywhere near a 693 GMAT.

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Congratulations to everyone invited to Ross. I just had my first interview last Friday and it was at Ross. The school is beautiful and the weather was really mild, around 40 F. I stayed at the Ann Arbor Regent, a decent place for a decent price. The Moroccan restaurant across the street from the hotel was really good.
I arrived 20 minutes before my scheduled time and waited until I got called in. I was interviewed by a 2nd year student with a consulting background. The questions were standard, run me through your resume, why Ross, Why an MBA now, a difficult team environment and how I dealt with it, what were my career interests, and which one was the last book I read.
The key is to try to make the interview into a formal but a relaxed conversation. The difficult questions come from the follow up questions by the interviewer. Pay attention to the question and prepare a strong rebuttal. The follow up questions were challenging, be ready.
The most surprising thing was that after my 45 minute interview, my interviewer walked out and sat at the lobby with me to chat for another 60 minutes. I thought it was great that he wanted to continue chatting and I saw it as a positive sign. After that, I got together with a Consortium first year student and he gave me a tour of the campus. We had lunch together in downtown Ann Arbor. I met a few other Consortium students and I was impressed, this Consortium association really works. I loved the school and I hope I can get the call and the fellowship.

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Arzad, great debrief! And thank you for volunteering to be an interview captain!

All, for anyone out there who needs advice/tips/coaching on interviews in the bottom of the first post there is a team of 'interview captains' you can PM for help.

Thanks again arzad for volunteering to help out!

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Yeah, absolutely - thank you arzad! :-D

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To those that are attending scholarship weekend in Ithaca.... Did Johnson mention anything to you about having to make your deposit earlier than the April 1 deadline since you were being considered for scholarship? I feel like this was mentioned but I was too into the admit itself that it might of went in one ear and out the other.