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About

The case competition is the signature event of the Penn Graduate Consulting Club. Our vision is to empower Penn graduate students and post-docs to make the transition from academia to management consulting.

Open to: all non-MBA graduate students and postdoctoral researchers from Penn and other invited schools.

Free to apply and to take part.

Cash prizes of up to $750 for the three best placed teams.

Networking opportunity with judges from our sponsors for all participants and volunteers.

Teams will be chosen based on leadership, teamwork, consulting experience and enthusiasm, and diversity.

Timeline:

Application System Opens:	~~February 23~~
Application Deadline:	~~March 14~~
Teams Announced:	~~March 22~~
Case Released:	~~April 1~~
Case Competition Finals:	~~April 3~~

~~April 1 Schedule:~~

8:00 am Case release
3:00 pm Deadline for questions to client
5:30 pm Response from client

~~April 2 Schedule:~~

8:00 am Final slide submission

~~April 3 Schedule:~~

12:00 pm Team registration, lunch
12:30 pm Opening remarks
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Team presentations (semi-final round)
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Slide revision
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Final round judging
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Results and closing remarks
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Networking session (happy hour)

News

April 3:	The PGCC Case Competition 2015 came to a successful conclusion, thanks to our wonderful judges, contestants, and volunteers.
April 2:	The initial round of slide submissions has come to a close.
April 1:	The case has been released.
March 27:	We are grateful to Deloitte for their support.
March 26:	The second round of offers have been made to teams.
March 22:	The first round of offers have been made to teams. Participating teams have until Wednesday 3/25 to confirm their participation.
March 18:	We are grateful to PrepLounge for their support.
March 15:	Registration period for teams and volunteers has come to an end. Thank you all so much for your interest!
March 13:	We are grateful to Penn's Graduate and Professional Student Assembly (GAPSA) for their support.
March 12:	We are grateful to Putnam Associates for their support.
March 10:	We are grateful to The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) for their support.
March 6:	Team-mate finding spreadsheet is now live - fill in your details, and contact others to form teams.
March 5:	We are grateful to L.E.K. Consulting for their support.
March 3:	We are grateful to McKinsey & Company for their support.
February 25:	We are grateful to Penn's Graduate Student Government for the Arts and Sciences (SASgov) for their support.
February 23:	We are now accepting applications for participants and volunteers.