“I was the first in my class to be promoted at McKinsey. I have a 665 GMAT Focus score and completed Level 1 of the CFA exam, but I had a B- in calculus during my freshman year. Will that grade ruin my chances for admission?”
“My company has been under a hiring and promotion freeze for the past three years, but during that time, I have earned pay increases and survived successive rounds of layoffs. Will the admissions committee accept someone who has not been promoted?”
Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business features a global emphasis in its recently revamped full-time MBA curriculum, which was launched for the fall 2026 semester. The school’s website notes that the revamped curriculum features “a strong global and ethics component.” Indeed, students take the “Ethics, Policy, and Global Engagement” core course during the opening term of the first year. During the spring semester, students take the required “Global Economics for Managers” core course.
MBA applicants—those from traditional industries (e.g., consulting, banking, finance) and less-conventional backgrounds alike—all have the same career-related question in mind when considering which programs to target: Will this school help me reach my professional goals? In Episode 119 of The mbaMission Podcast, Shari Hubert, associate dean of admissions at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, joins mbaMission Senior Consultant Harold Simansky and Founder Jeremy Shinewald to discuss what Fuqua offers that can help candidates answer that important question.
The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management is an alliance of some of the world’s leading graduate business schools and business organizations, and its aim is to enhance inclusion in global business education and leadership. The organization strives to accomplish that aim by recruiting MBA prospects who share a “demonstrated commitment” to that mission.
The Consortium offers a streamlined MBA application process that allows candidates who have demonstrated their support of its mission to apply to multiple member schools at once while also being evaluated for membership to The Consortium. Applicants who are accepted to The Consortium are granted access to exclusive events and the entire Consortium network. In addition, they are considered for a merit scholarship to one or more of the member schools to which they have applied.
You should consider submitting your business school application(s) via The Consortium if any of the following apply to you:
You have a proven record of promoting inclusion at school, in your job(s), and/or in your personal life by advancing the interests of people who have been underrepresented, underresourced, and/or underestimated.
You are a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or DACA recipient.
To maximize your chances of being selected for Consortium membership and fellowship, you need to craft a submission that shows your commitment to The Consortium’s mission of enhancing inclusion in global business education and leadership. Please read our essay tips for The Consortium for guidance on how to approach and write the required core and mission essays.
Attending admissions events, revising your resume, writing essays, responding to short-answer questions, securing strong recommendations, interviewing, and then, of course, waiting to see whether you got accepted—given everything that is involved in the MBA application process, you will understandably feel stressed, or even overwhelmed, sometimes. However, by keeping things in perspective and giving yourself sufficient time away from your application work, you can ensure that you stay as grounded as possible while applying to business school.
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