School dossier
Florida State University
Sourced facts
The Consulting Group at FSU primary site frames a student-operated consulting firm established in 2014. It selects motivated Florida State undergraduates to serve Fortune 500s, public institutions, startups, and non-profits. Member framing notes many College of Business students plus second majors such as Economics, Political Science, Biological Sciences, International Affairs, and Industrial Engineering. Career paths named after FSU include Management Consulting, Investment Banking, Marketing, Corporate Banking, and Product Management.
The Consulting Group at FSU, https://www.cgatfsu.com/ (accessed 2026-10-23; HTTP 200).
Same primary site states consultants divide into individualized teams that service 2-3 fall clients and 3-4 spring clients each year. Industry span named: Financial Services, Technology, Media and Entertainment, Industrials, Retail and Consumer Goods, and Healthcare. Guidance framing names a six-member Advisory Board of FSU College of Business alumni.
The Consulting Group at FSU, https://www.cgatfsu.com/ (accessed 2026-10-23; HTTP 200).
Wertheim College Find a Club or Organization directory lists Consulting Group as a not-for-profit, entirely student-run consulting firm based out of the FSU College of Business. Same directory also lists Business Case Club at FSU for mock cases and an internal case competition, open to all FSU students.
Wertheim Find a Club or Organization, https://wertheim.fsu.edu/bcs/students/find-club-or-organization (accessed 2026-10-23; HTTP 200).
General guidance
The guidance below holds for competitive consulting and finance clubs as a category. Confirm dates and steps on the club's own page or with its officers before you rely on them.
- Competitive clubs at most schools recruit once or twice a year, usually early in the fall and sometimes again in the spring. The window is short and often announced only on club channels, so join the mailing lists in your first weeks on campus.
- Club applications usually ask for a resume and short written answers, and interviews usually pair a behavioral conversation with a short case or a market sizing question. Treat it as a first recruiting cycle, because it is one.
- If your school has no consulting or finance club with a real application process, project based experience carries the same weight: student consulting groups, investment funds, case competitions, and research roles.
- Confirm every date and step on the club's own page or with its officers. This dossier adds school specific facts only when an official source supports them.