School dossier
New York University
Sourced facts
Stern Management Consulting Group (MCG) primary site states MCG connects students interested in management consulting with opportunities through weekly meetings and workshops, and names two flagship application-based programs, the Freshman Liaison Program (FLP) and the Core Consulting Committee (CCC). Confirm program class years, application status, and the live cycle on sternmcg.org.
Management Consulting Group | NYU, https://www.sternmcg.org/ (accessed 2026-10-23; HTTP 200).
Stern Inter-Club Council Joining Stern Clubs page states clubs offer Exploratory Programs and Team Programs through a Central Club Application, that all Stern undergraduates receive the ICC newsletter every Sunday at 5:00 PM, and that non-Stern students use PDF newsletter copies via Non-Stern Student Resources. Fall 2026 language states the Central Club Application opens 9/14 at 9:00 AM for Exploratory Programs and 9/20 at 9:00 AM for Team Programs. Those September windows are past relative to access day 2026-10-23. Fall 2026 catalog path returned HTTP 404 from helper egress.
Joining Stern Clubs | Stern ICC, https://www.nyusternicc.org/join (accessed 2026-10-23; HTTP 200).
180 Degrees Consulting - NYU FAQ states the branch welcomes consultants from all NYU undergraduate schools (not Stern-only), does not require prior business or consulting experience, recruits members one semester in advance (interview in the current semester, start the following semester), and does not consider graduate applications.
Recruiting FAQ | 180 DC NYU, https://www.180dcnyu.org/faq (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.