Consortium Candidates

Apply when you are at your strongest. If you find that you need more time to revise your essays or to retake the GMAT, for example, you should definitely take the extra time to do so. If you apply in Round 1, we will review your application earlier, so you may receive an interview invitation and/or admission earlier. The Consortium determines the application deadlines so that you can plan accordingly for submitting your Consortium application to all member schools for which you wish to apply.

We encourage all applicants who can demonstrate their commitment to The Consortium's mission to apply via The Consortium. There are many benefits to Consortium membership, as well as the opportunity to apply for The Consortium Fellowship. Consortium applications are reviewed in the same way as the rest of our pool, although the deadlines are slightly different.

The GMAT or GRE must be taken on or before The Consortium application deadline for the round in which you apply. Updated scores can be emailed to us up to two weeks before our notification deadline.

Both Berkeley Haas and The Consortium keep application materials from the previous two application cycles. If you applied more than two years ago, you are required to submit an entirely new application. Reapplicants who applied in the last two years must submit a new application that includes all required data forms and essays, an updated résumé, one mission support recommendation, and the application fee. You may re-use the following items: GMAT or GRE score if not expired, professional recommendations, and transcripts.

As a reapplicant to Berkeley Haas, we strongly recommend that you use the optional essay (on the Berkeley Supplemental Application) to outline how you have improved your candidacy since your last application. The Admissions Committee will be looking for substantive change in your qualifications. We also recommend that you provide updated professional recommendations which may highlight your most current professional achievements, as well as speak to how you have enhanced your candidacy since you last applied. If you have taken the GMAT/GRE and TOEFL again, ask to have the new official scores sent to The Consortium and note your new score on the Test Score section of the application.

No. If you are denied admission to the Full-time Berkeley MBA program after applying through The Consortium, you are not eligible to apply to the Full-time program within the same academic cycle.

Once the Admissions Committee has reviewed your Consortium application, you may be invited to interview. Receiving an invitation should be taken as a sign of interest on the part of the Admissions Committee. Interviews are offered through prerecorded video, and remotely with a current student or alumni. Interview invitations generally start going out four weeks after the application deadline, and continue to go out on a rolling basis up until the notification deadline. You will be notified by email if you are invited to interview.

Yes, you are eligible (and encouraged!) to apply for any of our MBA Scholarships. 

JD/MBA: The JD/MBA concurrent degree applicants are not eligible to apply to the JD/MBA program through The Consortium. To apply for the JD/MBA concurrent degree, please apply directly through the Berkeley Haas application.

MBA/MEng: If you are applying to the MBA/MEng concurrent degree program, you should indicate your intention and specify which of the seven departments you would like to join. Applicants to the this program must provide a statement of purpose. MBA/MEng applications must be submitted by the final MBA deadline. Applicants will be considered for admission to one or both departments. Applicants who are admitted to only one of the two programs may enroll in that program.

MBA/MPH: You may apply to the MBA/MPH program through The Consortium. You should choose the MBA/MPH option when completing the Berkeley Haas section of The Consortium application. Applicants to the MBA/MPH program are required to submit a statement of purpose. Please note that for fellowship recipients this only covers the first two years of the two-and-a-half year MBA program.

MBA/MCS: You may apply to the MBA/MCS program through The Consortium. You should choose the MBA/MCS option when completing the Berkeley Haas section of The Consortium application. Applicants to the MBA/MCS program are required to submit a statement of purpose. Please note that for fellowship recipients this only covers the first two years of the two-and-a-half year MBA program.

Whether a Consortium Fellowship recipient or Consortium Member, you must remain in good academic standing (i.e., 3.0 GPA or higher) while a student at Berkeley Haas.

Deferrals are very uncommon for the Berkeley MBA Program. In extreme circumstances, they may be granted on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the Director of Admissions. Deferral of a Consortium Fellowship is also reviewed on a case-by-case basis.