School dossier
University of Chicago
Sourced facts
Eckhart Consulting Join frames recruitment for University of Chicago undergraduates from all majors. The club recruits new consultants twice per school year, once at the beginning of fall quarter and again in the middle of winter quarter. Application process language covers a written application and two interview rounds with three case components, two behavioral components, and a group interview. Market sizing appears in first-round interviews. Time commitment language states about 5 to 10 hours per week. On access day the page headline points to Winter 2026 as the next cycle. That Winter 2026 stamp is past or stale relative to access day 2026-10-23. Confirm the live next window on Join and the interest form.
Eckhart Join, https://www.ec.uchicago.edu/join (accessed 2026-10-23; HTTP 200).
Prism Consulting Join states Prism recruits every Fall and Spring quarter for Consulting Division and Recruiting Bootcamp with no prior knowledge expected. Consulting Division eligibility language targets College students in first through third years. Process language covers behavioral written questions plus, for Consulting Division, up to two rounds of case interviews with market sizing, brainstorming, and quantitative questions. Applicants may apply to one or both divisions in the same application. On access day Autumn 2026 applications are closed and the next cycle is framed as Spring 2027. Treat exact Spring 2027 open and close day stamps as confirm-locally on the Join page.
Prism Join, https://www.prismconsultinggroup.org/join (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.