School dossier
Rutgers University
Sourced facts
Rutgers Consulting Group (RCG) on Rutgers Business School's myRBS page describes workshops, case competitions, and client-facing projects. The Consulting Analyst Program (CAP) offers pro-bono consulting projects with real clients. The Research Analyst Program (RAP) produces white papers via secondary research, surveys, and expert interviews. General meetings and workshops are open to all students; CAP and RAP applications open at the start of each semester. Contact listed: eboard@rutgersconsulting.com.
myRBS Rutgers Consulting Group, https://myrbs.business.rutgers.edu/undergraduate-new-brunswick/rutgers-consulting (accessed 2026-10-23; HTTP 200).
CAP process on rutgersconsulting.com: CAP is a 10-week pro bono program; accepted students are assigned to teams of about 4-5 with mentors. Applications open within the first week of each semester (Fall and Spring) and close about two weeks after the first RCG kickoff meeting; review is rolling. Steps: application (general questions, short answers, resume), then invite-only networking mixer, then invite-only interview (behavioral plus open-ended case). FAQs state no prior consulting experience required, all majors welcome, expected commitment about 10-15 hours per week, and freshmen through juniors are considered. RCG hosts a case workshop before the deadline.
RCG CAP, https://www.rutgersconsulting.com/cap (accessed 2026-10-23; HTTP 200).
Mailing list / apply page still displayed Fall 2025 CAP and RAP application open language on access day 2026-10-23. Treat that stamp as stale / past-cycle labeling until the club refreshes dates for the current semester. Join the mailing list and confirm the live semester window on CAP, RAP, or eboard@rutgersconsulting.com before acting.
RCG Mailing List, https://www.rutgersconsulting.com/mailing-list (accessed 2026-10-23; HTTP 200); RCG Home, https://www.rutgersconsulting.com/ (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.