I'm totally stealing this from the 2019 Consortium topic . Welcome all Consortium folks! Come forward, introduce yourself to fellow applicants, share your post MBA aspirations and motivations for MBA. I am sure a fruitful exchange of ideas and positive dialogue with co-applicants will help everyone immensely in your own apps. If there are any reapplicants or current students, we'd love to know the last year's application experience! Previous Consortium Applicant Discussions Calling All 2020 Consortium Applicants Calling All 2019 Consortium Applicants Calling All 2018 Consortium Applicants Calling All 2017 Consortium Applicants Calling All 2016 Consortium Applicants Calling All 2015 Consortium Applicants EDIT: I've started a Slack group for those interested in applying to The Consortium: Click here to join https://join.slack.com/t/consortiumapplicants/shared_invite/zt-gzefcbpj-s0Cso2gEt6crx3sgnOCM3Q

What’s the consortium draft? Do you know how early?

Hey! I applied round 2 and received an interview invite for Darden on Feb 10th!! Good luck to everyone!!

I just got my Darden interview invite yesterday too! I was starting to lose hope. Posted from my mobile device

Received Stern invite on Tuesday. Posted from my mobile device

R1 Consortium admit here. Reading all of the USC questions from R2 applicants leads me to drop an anecdote to relieve some of your anxiety. I got admitted into USC, but the entire process from receipt of application to acceptance letter was VERY laggy. I think other Consortium R1 admits to USC can agree. I didn’t receive an interview invite until about 7 weeks after the R1 deadline. and also didn’t receive my official admissions letter until about 6 weeks after my interview. If this timeline is any indicator of how things will move for R2, I would advise to just be ready for your patience to be tested, but don’t lose hope! Posted from my mobile device

The whole process is so interesting. I applied late to the consortium on 1/30 and got an invite from USC this week. I've received confirmation emails from two other schools but haven't heard back at all from NYU, Emory, and Georgetown. Did you find other schools lagged a bit? Posted from my mobile device

It might be a lag because originally the Consortium date was 1/6 to closer align to Round 1? So I'm not sure how many people applied by the 1/30 date - I myself had no message from the Consortium that apps were even extended!

Thanks! I just received another invite. I think it may depend on the school, and since my app was late, you're right. It may take longer at some schools. I didn’t know about the extension until they emailed me to inform me that I had until the 31st to submit. Of course, applying by the 5th is still best, so hopefully I still hear from the remaining schools. Posted from my mobile device