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

Has anyone had issues inputting the email address for the mission reccomender? it looks like we can only input that information after we have filled out the misson essay section. Do the mission reccomenders only submit their rec after the application has been submitted?

In the recommendation section it states "Please list the identities and e-mail addresses of the three people who will submit recommendations on your behalf. The system will generate and send instructions directly to the recommenders." I was only able to submit the info for 2 of my recommenders, am I missing something? Is there a third entry missing or do the instructions simply have a typo?

Same issue I was having. In the Mission section of the application, it asks for the email address of the mission reccomender.. but it doesnt look like it sends anything.. Has anyone already sent their recommender the form?

I just typed 'placeholder' in the essay box, filled out the rec name and email, then hit send. I'll see if I can get confirmation my person received an email. But yeah, it'd be nice if the system gave you distribution information like the regular recommendation section.

Is there anyone else here from a non-US undergrad uni??

I tried method's placeholder trick and my Mission Recommender didn't get the email. My professional recommenders got theirs though. Anyone heard anything on how to get the Mission reco form out?

Just called the consortium, and they said to do what method mentioned, and to hit 'Save and Continue'. I will try that myself and see what happens!

Just received positive confirmation from my recommender, this should work!

Hey all, I applied to CGSM schools a few years ago (Tuck, Simon, Johnson) and I'd be glad to offer any advice on the essay process. I spent 3 years applying to business school! Although I ended up not going to business school to pursue a technology start-up, I remember feeling like the world was coming to an end with all these essays. I'm also writing a free resource blog at MBAwritersblock,com in case you're interested in getting pointers. I JUST started this a week ago so there aren't a lot of posts. But I'll be blogging fairly often about things I learned along the way. Good luck!!

Hey all! I called the Consortium yesterday to try to figure out why my Mission recommender wasn't getting the recommendation email. Just a heads up, if you opt out of emails from the Consortium then this will inhibit the MISSION email from getting to your recommender. Just call the Consortium and get it taken care of and an email will go out the next day. Hope this helps anyone who may need it. I shall see some of in a few hours at Discover Stern!