School dossier
University of Southern California
Sourced facts
The Consulting Club at USC (TCC) describes itself as the official and only undergraduate case-preparation organization at USC. It runs Client Services and Mentorship programs alongside case prep. Recruitment happens at the beginning of Fall and Spring semesters. Students of all majors and grade levels may apply; no business curriculum or consulting experience is required.
TCC home, https://www.consultingclubatusc.com/ (accessed 2026-10-23; HTTP 200); TCC Apply page, https://www.consultingclubatusc.com/apply (accessed 2026-10-23; HTTP 200).
Published TCC process: identical information sessions (attendance strongly encouraged), written applications due the weekend after the info sessions, then an interview combining a standard behavioral interview with logic and a market-sizing question. On joining, members enter an intensive 11-week program that the club says includes 10 guaranteed hours of case-work (described as the equivalent of 15–20 case interviews), access to case books and interview modules, peer casing, personalized market-sizing / case / behavioral feedback, and member-only firm information sessions. Confirm the live cycle on consultingclubatusc.com.
TCC Apply page (Application Process), https://www.consultingclubatusc.com/apply (accessed 2026-10-23; HTTP 200); TCC home (Intensive Case Preparation), https://www.consultingclubatusc.com/ (accessed 2026-10-23; HTTP 200).
The Consulting Club at USC Apply and Recruitment frames member recruitment at the beginning of Fall and Spring semesters. Process language covers info sessions, written applications due the weekend after info sessions, then an interview with behavioral plus logic and market sizing. Recruitment tab separates Mentorship (weekly case prep, networking, 1-on-1 case practice, resume and cover letter reviews, invite-only behavioral interview) from Client Services (client work path with invite-only case interview). Fall 2026 Client Services and Mentorship applications are framed as live on access day. Confirm exact open/close stamps on Apply and Recruitment tabs.
Consulting Club Apply, https://www.consultingclubatusc.com/apply (accessed 2026-10-23; HTTP 200). Supporting: Consulting Club Recruitment, https://www.consultingclubatusc.com/recruitment (accessed 2026-10-23; HTTP 200).
Trojan Consulting Group (TCG) is a separate selective client-project club. FAQ-published process: written application (resume, STARS report, short essay) reviewed by all members; invited 20–30 minute first-round interview with two members; final round is a one-hour interview including a business case with at least one senior member; a Meet TCG social sits between rounds. TCG traditionally selects about 2–5 new members per semester, works with a single client in a ~10-week engagement, and is open to undergraduates of all majors (not Marshall-only). Confirm live dates on trojanconsulting.org.
Trojan Consulting Group FAQ, https://www.trojanconsulting.org/faq (accessed 2026-10-23; HTTP 200).
Trojan Consulting Group Recruitment states TCG recruits at the beginning of each semester and is open to undergraduates of all backgrounds, majors, and grade levels. Fall 2026 timeline stamps on access day include Involvement Fair Aug 25, virtual info sessions Sept 1 and Sept 3, written application due Sept 5 at 11:59 PM, Round 1 interviews Sept 9-11 (behavioral plus brainteaser and market sizing), and Round 2 interviews Sept 16-17 (in-person case interview with two business cases, no casing experience needed). Those August and September 2026 stamps are past relative to access day 2026-10-23 even when open-now language remains visible. Confirm the next cycle on the Recruitment page and interest form.
TCG Recruitment, https://www.trojanconsulting.org/recruitment (accessed 2026-10-23; HTTP 200).
USC AIM Consulting Recruitment publishes a Fall 2026 timeline with application open Aug 24, info sessions Aug 27 and Sept 2, application close Sept 5 at 12pm, Round 1 interviews Sept 8-10, applicant mixer Sept 13, Round 2 case interviews Sept 14-15, and kickoff Sept 16. FAQ language encourages all grade levels and majors with no prior business experience prerequisite. On access day the page states Fall 2026 application is now closed. Those August and September stamps are past relative to access day 2026-10-23.
AIM Apply, https://www.uscaimc.org/apply (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.