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What is consulting?

Consultants offer advice and expertise to client organizations to help them improve their business performance. Whether it's in management, technology, finance, or a myriad of other fields, consulting involves a collaborative effort, where consultants work closely with clients to devise practical, data-driven solutions that drive growth, enhance efficiency, and foster innovation. In essence, consulting is about partnering with clients to unlock their full potential and tackle issues that require a unique blend of expertise, creativity, and strategic thinking.

Social Impact

As a 180 Degrees Consulting member, you will have the be able to engage with local nonprofits to solve some of the greater Austin area’s most pressing problems. You’ll have the opportunity to sit at a table with some of the most impactful nonprofits and social organizations within our school’s backyard providing your time and business acumen to those who can utilize it the most to help others. 

Why 180?

Personal Development

You will learn how to think and solve problems like a consultant and acquire skills that are translatable to your field regardless of what industry you pursue. Through our personalized curriculum, our members are taught how to effectively problem solve and present findings to a client. Through this hands-on experience, you will learn concrete skills that allow you to go forward in the professional and personal sphere.

Community

Throughout your time in 180DC, you will receive continual mentorship and support from club leadership as you navigate client engagements, recruit for internships, and work through the highs and lows of the undergraduate experience. At the same time, you’ll join the global #180 Fam with access to the world’s largest student driven social impact consultancy spanning 33+ nations and 5,000+ consultants.

Become a Consultant

Applications for Spring 2026 are officially open and will be due Friday, January 30th at 11:59PM. Please connect with us on Instagram (@texas180dc) and fill out the interest form linked here in the meantime to stay up to date.

Official Spring '26 Application

FAQs

  • Texas 180 Degrees Consulting, based out of The University of Texas at Austin, is designed to help young minds gain access to real-world consulting experience. Students will work in teams to provide support to local nonprofit organizations with the goal of expanding and improving their services. In doing so, students will learn to empower non-profit organizations to reach their full potential. We became a branch in Fall 2018. After nearly two years of operations, we are ready for another great semester with our consultants and to become a positive and beneficial force within the Austin and UT community.

  • As an incoming new member, you will join as a Junior Consultant. After one semester with our organization, you will have the opportunity to be a Project Leader. We focus on only a few clients per semester, and projects for these clients are expected to be completed over the course of one semester.

  • Last school year, we worked with five nonprofit organizations in the Austin area. Our previous work has focused on technical, strategic, and operational consulting; however, we do not specialize in any certain discipline. We work to make sure nonprofit organizations are able to fulfill the goals they set out to achieve because we believe in effective charity and developing the next generation of social impact leaders.

  • Our projects vary in terms of tasks and goals; however, we select projects which are both valuable learning experiences for our members and impactful in nature. We choose projects with local nonprofit organizations in Austin who need help with some operational challenge they may be facing. Consultants meet with clients, brainstorm solutions, and compile reports to present their findings and ideas to clients.

  • We recruit for new consultants to join our team in the beginning of each semester. We are looking for hardworking and talented individuals with a passion for service!

  • We are looking for people who are passionate about the mission of Texas 180 Degrees Consulting. We want our consultants to be excited to work on projects, readily available to meet with clients and project teams, and support our overall objective of making an impact on our community. Some qualities we see in our consultants are individuals who are innovative, passionate, genuine, and are team players.

  • There will be a minimum commitment of 1-hour general meetings every other week and 1-hour client project meetings every week. Our general meetings are on Mondays from 6-7pm. We estimate a commitment of about 3-5 hours per week, but it will vary depending on the tasks you are assigned.

  • No! Although experience is welcome, we aim to teach you the skills to be great consultants while also giving back to nonprofit organizations in the community.