https://kelley.iu.edu/mba/images/consortiumLogo.gif Note: Application for Fall 2011 is now live! 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) 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 - There is 1 common Consortium interview that you must schedule with either a Consortium Alum or a representative at a Consortium School. Note that the interview does not necessarily have to take place at a school you are applying to. Afterward, individual schools may or may not require an additional school specific interview. 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 2010-2011 Deadlines : R1: November 15 2010 R2: January 5 2011 Member Schools : University of California-Berkeley, Haas School of Business (newly added school) University of California-Los Angeles, Anderson School of Management (newly added school) 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 Related threads/links: 2010 thread: calling-all-fall-2010-consortium-applicants-merged-87799.html any-consortium-applicants-56951.html Transcript of Consortium chat with CGSM and school adcoms: https://www.accepted.com/chat/transcrip ... rtium.aspx --- I know it's a bit early in the game, but hopefully people can find out about this program early on and decide if it's right for them. As you can see from last year's thread, there were quite a few Consortium admits (and a good number of fellowship recipients as well), so feel free to post any questions if you're thinking of applying this fall Member Schools: University of California-Berkeley, Haas School of Business Applicants: money9111 uzzy12 DCtoMBA lagomez carlito1017 SouthernBelle54 Jaguar363 co2013MBA ohhthatjenny University of California-Los Angeles, Anderson School of Management Applicants: progressiongirl DCtoMBA Howedoin co2013MBA Cooper52 VLM ohhthatjenny Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business Applicants: DexterStJacques kegewe mba0Rbust co2013MBA numbnutz dapeople3 ohhthatjenny Cornell University, The Johnson School Applicants: money9111 progressiongirl lagomez kegewe mba0Rbust greentea Jaguar363 numbnutz VLM chireapplicant ohhthatjenny Dartmouth College, Tuck School of Business Applicants: money9111 vannbj DCtoMBA carlito1017 shewhomustnotbenamed VictoryMBA DexterStJacques edemlaw kegewe mba0Rbust Jaguar363 mohater thacharter carpediem0008 chireapplicant KD2010 Emory University, Goizueta Business School Applicants: kn2130 Emmie1988 SouthernBelle54 mba0Rbust dapeople3 BusyBee404 Indiana University-Bloomington, Kelley School of Business Applicants: edemlaw greentea BusyBee404 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Stephen M. Ross School of Business Applicants: money9111 DCtoMBA shewhomustnotbenamed gotchocolate loloswims kegewe mohater Howedoin BusyBee404 countdracula numbnutz mbaboundVA BusyBee404 New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business Applicants: money9111 progressiongirl kn2130 lagomez DCtoMBA shewhomustnotbenamed gotchocolate VictoryMBA kegewe greentea chcarvajal ghinderbelle ohhthatjenny Blueskadoobob cauxion mbaboundVA VLM KD2010 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School Applicants: SouthernBelle54 University of Rochester, Simon Graduate School of Business University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business Applicants: progressiongirl Howedoin sexonthebeach150 co2013MBA The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business Applicants: carlito1017 Emmie1988 gotchocolate loloswims co2013MBA Bballer84 BusyBee404 KD2010 University of Virginia, Darden School of Business Applicants: uzzy12 kn2130 vannbj gotchocolate DexterStJacques edemlaw kegewe greentea Jaguar363 mohater numbnutz dapeople3 KD2010 Washington University in St. Louis, Olin Business School Applicants: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin School of Business Applicants: co2013MBA Yale University, Yale School of Management Applicants: money9111 kn2130 DCtoMBA lagomez shewhomustnotbenamed VictoryMBA SouthernBelle54 greentea Jaguar363 ghinderbelle cauxion VLM BusyBee404 KD2010 ohhthatjenny ---

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Actually the reason some schools don't participate in the consortium, from what I hear, is that each member school has to be voted in by the other members. Why would NYU want to vote in Columbia? Why would UNC vote in Duke? None of the schools want HBS, wharton, or Stanford in there.

Just relaying something I've heard.

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Both USC and UCLA are in the consortium, even though they were both added at the same time. I guess that's one way to have two rival schools in the consortium.

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Yea that whole debt vs fellowship is what I been thinking about as well. Hopefully I will have to end up deciding between Tepper and Stern. SB: Has anyone filed their FAFSA yet? Theres a question there about student assests. Why does the guberment wanna know how much bread I got?

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To decide your need. If you do the fafsa and it decides that you are DIRT poor, most schools will often add some money to your awards packages. Plus, if you are super poor, you qualify for the low interest, subsidized loans.

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money talks and ost other things walk. I recently spoke to a wharton grad, who told me that if she could do it all over again, she would have gone the Consortium route because the job prospects are substantially similar, and she's got 160K of debt to pay. (btw, that's not dischargeable in bankruptcy, so they are with you til the day you die) :cry:

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Yeap,

My Friends at Wharton and HBS feel the same way, they would rather go with a consortium school (FS) if they had to do it again. Their sign on bonus might be a little higher than the sign on bonuses for other MBA students, but their base salary is the same.

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Anyone here applying to Tepper?

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Are we really going to convince ourselves that a top 30 school is as good as a top5 or 10 school? I think a top 30 school is great and I applied to Emory which is ranked right outside of the top 20. While starting salaries may be comparable the opportunities that comes with a H/W/S/Booth MBA is sizeably better. Walking away with 160k bill from Harvard doesnt mean anything in 20 years when you have made more than 1 mil more than a school not in the top 15 or 20. #justbeingreal

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They are just tryig to make me feel better because I got reject from both lol...

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You are right to an extent dapeople....however, Havard will not give you 1 million extra, its the role you play, and how much you work, and push yourself that will give you that whooping 1 million extra.... :-D

opportunity does not equal preparedness :-D

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On another note, I just want to say that I spent all night dreaming about the Consortium meeting yesterday. The odd thing is that since I applied R1 I found out applied admission and scholarship almost 2 months ago, so I can only imagine how you guys are feeling right now. i was literally tossing and turning all night dreaming about it. KUDOS to those of you on your second go around. I don't know if I could pull this off again! Good luck to everyone!!!

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Lol, oh sorry to hear that. I must have missed that part. I got into Emory but I'm expecting dings because of my weak GMAT from my other 3 schools including Booth who interviewed me. it does annoy me that they would even interview me when they know they will eventually ding me or the nicer version of ding (waitlist) in the end. Keep trying and I'm certain something will come thru.

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my question is why would a school even invite you interview if they will deny/WL because of your GMAT. Like you reviewed my app and thought it was good but you're denying/WLing me because of my app even though my interview went well?

Greentea, ironically, I asked myself this question this morning! Hmmmm :roll:

Not only because of the GMAT, but also whatever factor they use to W/L or ding you post interview!

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As for me, I was talking about my industry, which would be cpg marketing....considering one of my target companies is Nestle, and the Chairman and CEO of Nestle is a Kelley mba grad, I'm going to say yes a top 20 school is as good as a top 5.... It really all depends on what you want to do and your own personality. A leader is going to be a leader regardless of Harvard vs Emory. What I will say is a harvard mba can open doors but you better know what you're doing once you get in or you get canned just like everyone else. Having an ivy league mba doesn't guarantee some 7 figure lifestyle...I know this because I work with a bunch of them...and I only have an undergrad! And I'm in finance... I can't live and die by rankings, but everyone is different...

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I don't want to beat a dead horse here. Maybe it's just a difference of opinion. However, I would assume that we all go to school for different reasons but a major factor has to be return on investment. 1 mil is substantial is all I'm trying to say and if it cost 160k extra to get it I would go for it. However I don't have the credentials to get into a school like H/W/S so it doesn't matter. Also I Have seen people come in at higher positions and be promoted based only on where they get their MBA. It does happen and it happens often.

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I agree with the "it's what you make of it" sentiment. The president of my company, which is one of the largest financial services firms in the world, doesn't even have an MBA. She has a law degree from a state school! She's been voted one of the 50 most powerful women in business repeatedly...

So as much as we'd like to think name is everything, it's what you do with what you have!

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It's the same for me. The companies I want to work for all recruit at the schools I want to attend. Enron, Lehman, Bear Stearns. For some reason these companies have not called me back about my resume.

On a serious note this is how I decide where I want to go.

1. Personal interest
2. Employment opportunities in my chosen career
3. Money
4. Pin the tail on the school

I'd sacrifice a fellowship if it's somewhere I really want to go.

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Anyone here applying to Tepper?

I applied R1 Consortium to Tepper and was admitted back in Dec. Just waiting to hear about fellowships now.

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#cosign

Go read Malcolm Gladwell's piece on college rankings. He presents a really valid argument against their professed "accuracy".

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Ok, whoever thinks that going to Harvard equals $1M extra, as opposed to Consortium schools, please explain the logic of your pipe dream so that everyone here can make a better and more informed decision. Otherwise, please stop spilling your Kool Aid on this forum. Thanks.

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I'd be happy to answer that. If I go to Harvard the chances that I'll be involved in some sort of fraud, insider trading, embezzlement goes up twenty-fold. With that being said, Harvard equals $1M extra, if not more, for most people.