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

My bad Method, I don't really proof read when I comment on my phone. Consortium told me that schools DO have to come to the draft knowing who they plan to admit and offer fellowships to. That date of April 1st given by UCLA is incorrect information (at least that is what the consortium staff told me) for the purposes of getting admitted and possibly receiving a fellowship..... This prepared candidate list does not include the people that they plan to waitlist...

IN at Johnson! Got the call today (well, missed call, voicemail and then call) and the information about admit weekend in April. I'm guessing that I won't be getting any scholarships since I wasn't informed about the March scholarship weekend. Happy anyway!

I've been updating my status, but I'm a first-time poster. I got the call from Johnson - admitted! Thanks to everyone for such a great forum.

No worries, it's excellent information! I just wanted to make sure I got it right. That's so very disappointing to hear the UC schools are lagging, or we assume they are at least.

In at Johnson!!! I got the call last night, consortium R2, interviewed 2/10 No word on scholarships yet though...

No- i didn't recieve any information from them at all before the invite. They contacted me via email. They do have an online system to schedule interviews if you are going to do it in LA, otherwise everything is done via email.

OP 2012 information is now available. Enjoy! https://www.cgsm.org/op/OP2012.asp

Whoa Ho! Just got my ucla interview invitation. Pretty excited but I better reserve true elation for an acceptance. Posted from my mobile device

Congratulations! Is this a mass email they sent?

In at Johnson . Perhaps we can start an email listserv for gmatclub members going to Cornell? I called Yale, they said Consortium applicants should expect a decision on Friday evening. Anyone know how/when consortium fellowship decisions get made?