School dossier
University of Oregon
Sourced facts
Oregon Consulting Group (OCG) primary site describes a faculty-managed, student-run organization housed in the Lundquist College of Business at the University of Oregon. Founded in 2014. Mission framing is exceptional value for clients and transformative experience for students. Home page states more than 30 members supporting 15 or more projects every year and over 90 projects delivered since founding.
OCG Home, https://www.oregonconsultinggroup.com/ (accessed 2026-10-23; HTTP 200).
OCG Join page lists the Fall 2026 recruitment cycle: Applications Open October 5 at 8:00am (past as of the October 23 access date), informational session and case workshop dates on October 13 and October 22 (6:00pm-8:00pm, Lillis 275, both past as of October 23), and coffee chats on October 23 (10:00am-1:00pm, Peterson 207) and October 30 (11:00am-2:00pm, Peterson 207). Applications Close is stamped 11:59pm in the same content block as the October 30 coffee chats. Confirm the exact close calendar date on the live Join page before treating the window as open or closed. Interview process is described as a behavioral interview and a case interview. Members receive upper-division credit. Successful completion of three terms provides a total of 4 credits as a management upper-division business elective.
OCG Join, https://www.oregonconsultinggroup.com/join (accessed 2026-10-23; HTTP 200).
Lundquist College of Business OCG page restates OCG as professionally managed and student-run, founded 2014, more than 30 members supporting 15 or more projects yearly, faculty advisor guidance, and upper-division credit for three terms totaling 4 credits.
Lundquist OCG, https://business.uoregon.edu/hands-on-learning/consulting/oregon-consulting-group (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.