Great Lakes Batch 2009

[MenRoh]

Originally Posted by avi101in

Hi all,

This is Avi from Delhi .. I have also made it in the first call ..
Please see my profile below:

GMAT: 700
Work ex - 4.5 yrs (3 yrs Infosys + 1.5 yrs in own business)

But right now I am not really sure what to do!! The placement figures of Great Lakes are not out yet!!
Would any friend like to express his/her opinion on this?

Following inputs from a current GLaker and I quote ----

Hi Puys,

We understand ur curiosity to see the placement report b4 paying ur intial fees. But as mentioned earlier placement process is still going on and companies that were not able to visit during the placement week are visiting us now.
And we will come out with the official placement report once the process gets completed.

To give some insights abt the placements let me give u some info abt our placements.

In addition to the 61 recruiters that came last year, Great Lakes saw a 40% jump in the number of recruiters visiting for placements. 26 NEW companies in diverse fields and profiles visited the institute till date. Placement season at the institute is still going on as Great Lakes allows its students to take multiple offers.

In spite of the ongoing IT slowdown, sub-prime crisis and cut in the recruitments by IT companies, Great Lakes could beat its last year’s record. The average salary of the offers made at Great Lakes till date is 9.58* lacs. More than 60 students have managed to get salaries higher than INR 10 lacs per annum.
*These are indicative figures based on offers confirmed till now. However with the recruitment season still ON, these figures can only go upwards in the coming weeks.


Any specific queries like highest ,lowest, median etc can be calculated only after the process is complete. So pls wait till our placement report is out to get the complete details.


Cheers,
GLaker

[cat_spidey]

hi friends,

got final admit by great lakes...
but, as got admission in hku also, i m gng to join hku...
Rest, congratulations to all of you who got final admit from great lakes...

Best Regards,
Anupam Gupta

[monals]

Hi friends...........
i have only 1.5 yr of experience and that to business i started no infi,wipro,tcs....////now if i want to join a company after my course......wot are the chances that i will be able to get a decent offer.........are the placement in glakes on past profile only or can we perform good in the course of time and get a better job than a guy with 3-5 yrs of work ex
secondly ,the placements seem to be on a lower side if we consider that majority of people in glakes are experienced?
wot kind of profiles are offered this time and wot companies?(also for a average work ex guy)
Please friends the people selected have a discussion about the insti.........not much time

[rohit.088]

Me in too.

Below is my profile

Passed out in 2005 as an Electronics and Telecom engineer.

2.5 years of experience as an Information Security Consultant in a Bank

Hope to see you guys around.

[AimHighest]

Originally Posted by theunkindmonk

As fr ppl who have not mad a cut, i wld request them not to loose hope and wait fr the waitlist......

Hi,

Do we know how many students will be waitlisted - last year's figure could give an indication..?

~Sumit

[newbie.2008]

Originally Posted by cat_spidey

hi friends,

got final admit by great lakes...
but, as got admission in hku also, i m gng to join hku...
Rest, congratulations to all of you who got final admit from great lakes...

Best Regards,
Anupam Gupta

Hi Anupam,

Congrats man...... I too am in a similar dilemma....... which do u think is better - Great Lakes or HKU?? Also there is AIM Manila.

Appreciate if you can share ur thoughts on the same.

Cheers!

[newbie.2008]

Originally Posted by trulyyours

Congratulations everybody

Computer Engineer
Telecom Industry
4 Years
GMAT:-710

Am very happy on the result.
Other converts :- USC Marshall, Smith, HKU

I would prefer Great Lakes over others because the returns on investment are great. India economy is on a upward trend and US is nearing recession. It would be benifitial, doing MBA from great lakes in long run.

Does anybody have any idea on when the classes would begin in April?

Hi Truly Yours,

I am a bit confused on which would be better among these 3..... GLIM, AIM-Manila and HKU.

Appreciate if you could provide ur thoughts on the same.

Cheers!

[theunkindmonk]

Originally Posted by Caulfield

hey Glakers,

I've just received the call letter which also mentions the laptop configuration. Now this particular laptop seems to be very high-end and my dell laptop which is only 8-9 months old doesn't match up to it.

Unkindmonk or KayKay, this query may sound stupid but how strict is the mgmt about the laptop config? I dont want to spend some 40-50K on another laptop which is only marginally better than my existing one and has added non-features like webcam n fingerprint scanner.

Kindly answer.

Thanks
PR,
APP NO. 8902

Hi dude,

It aint a stupid query and we also went through the same issues last year. Management last year gave us the option of bringing ours or opting for the one being provided by the college. In case same rules apply this year too then u can very well bring ur laptop if there is no big difference in configuration.

Cheers

[agarwal.jai]

Hi Everyone,

Me too there .. Lucky enough to see you all there and share my studies with you.

I belive i might iritate some of you in admission post. Apologies if someone's bothred.

But I was just being myself.

Good luck to all of you.

Me : Jai Agarwal
Food Technologist from HBTI Kanpur
Working with R&D Center of MNC in Juices , Milk and Beaverages..

I'ld like to take care of our canteen.

Current Location: PUNE
For MBA :
Major: Operations
Minor: Finance

Looking forward to see you all there.

Anyone for Accomodation.

Good Luck People.

[nostalgiuz]

Hi Puys

Can the thread owner pls start a poll for the number of yrs of work of people who have been selected by GL...

Me in...3.5 yrs in Ops+consulting...

Cheers
Rj