[newbie.2008]

Originally Posted by cat_spidey

Hi newbie,

About great lakes, I think that ofcourse the seniors can give you a better picture.
Regarding HKU kindly consider the following points:

In Education Experience, HKU is ranked 2nd worldwide, ahead of many premier B Schools like Harvard, Kellogs etc by the 2007 MBA ranking of Economist (EIU), one of the most respectable and trusted MBA Rankings world wide. Overall in the ranking the school got 37th position worldwide while IIM Ahd got 93rd position...
Rest, it is the only Asian programme in the world to come in the top 50 positions of an MBA Ranking (MBA Ranking of the Economist) consistently for 3 years...

The education exp is given such a high rank because :
1. HKU is one of the very few B Schools in the world to have a partnership with London Business School (LBS) and Columbia Business School (CBS) for a ‘compulsory’ exchange programme in which the students of HKU spend full one semester with the MBA/EMBA students of LBS/CBS as a part of their curriculum. This provides the students with strong networking opportunities… Students who go to LBS are provided with the alumni status of the London Business School (excluding the placement services through LBS). Students who go to CBS are provided mostly all the services that are provided to the normal MBA/EMBA students of the B School…
2. Programme structure in which students spend 9 months in Hong Kong (one of the top 3 financial hubs worldwide), 3 to 4 months either in London or New York (proper Manhattan) and then 2 months in Shanghai hence, providing opportunity of great international exposure…
3. Good Faculty… Ranked 9th by the Economist 2007 MBA Ranking Worldwide…
4. Good exposure of China, one of the biggest economic giants…
5. A good mix of international students… The current batch has students from as much as 11 nationalities…
6. Average student work exp is 6 years… This contributes well towards a mature class room discussion and understanding…
7. The MBA programme is in one of the oldest and the most respected Universities in Hong Kong and the Asia region: ‘The University of Hong Kong’ in short ‘HKU’ which is ranked 18th worldwide by the THES-QS World University Rankings 2007… In other University rankings, HKU is always ranked among the top 100 universities worldwide…
8. Small batch size of 40 people, which leads to a greater students and faculty interactions…
9. Strong research centres focusing on Asian case studies and knowledge…
10. Being located in the main campus of HKU, the students get full excess to all the facilities of the University Campus ranging from Main Library, University Seminars f even different departments, University Festivals, Computer Facilities, Recreation Centres like Restaurants, Sports Complex etc….
11. Last but not the least; the way the reputation of HKU is raising, it is highly commendable… Even if it is a very young programme, of just ~ 6 years, it has attained a very respectable position at international level…

This was all about the brighter side of the programme…
Now, regarding the other side:
1. Now, about the most important part i.e. placements: One can’t expect as much luxury and benefits that one receives in premier Indian B Schools where on campus placements come as a major relief for the students. Like in most of the B Schools abroad, in HKU also mostly students have to go for off campus placements. Also, one should have good skills in Mandarin (Chinese) if he/she wants to have a good job in Hong Kong especially in marketing…
But, initially the number of placement councilors in HKU was just 2 but from this year their no is increased to 5 which come as a major relief during placements.
2. The ROI (Return on Investment) takes some time ~2-3 years depending on the type of job a person gets as compared to the ROI from a premier Indian B School which takes ~ 1-2 year. This is because the total expenditure of HKU MBA is ~ Rs 22 Lacs (including everything from fees, food, accomodation, travelling etc) as compared to an Indian B School which has ~ 7 Lacs… But, as the HKU MBA programme is of just 14 months as compared to a 21 or 22 months conventional MBA programme of an Indian B School, a person is able to cover the ROI much earlier then expected…

Rest, if any one has any further doubts about the programme then kindly write them on the ‘HKU MBA Admission’ thread…

Please Note: In the MBA rankings of Financial Times and Business Week, HKU is never rated because to become eligible in the MBA ranking of Financial Times and Business Week, a B School must be at least 6 years old and HKU being a very young programme will become 6 years old in this year only.

Thanks Cat_Spidey for taking out the time and for that extensive and well researched post. So i guess you will going to HKU right?

[oceanin]

OH man he is at it again :(..

FEW REALITIES...AGAIN

now on blogspot...as scary as before

[PIYUSH VERMA]

Hello everyone,i have finally made it in GLIM.have worked for 4 yrs as IT Officer in a Bank.

[cat_spidey]

yes ofcourse without any doubt...
what about you...

Originally Posted by newbie.2008

Thanks Cat_Spidey for taking out the time and for that extensive and well researched post. So i guess you will going to HKU right?

[newbie.2008]

Originally Posted by cat_spidey

yes ofcourse without any doubt...
what about you...

I am still pondering..........anyways all the best!!!

[kbipul]

Hi,

I could not get through.

Anyways, congrats to the people who made it through.

Seniors, can we expect any waiting list? If yes, then when would it come out?

[noelatwork]

Originally Posted by oceanin

OH man he is at it again :(..

FEW REALITIES...AGAIN

now on blogspot...as scary as before

I would like to post my take on the above BLOG below..!!

1. GREAT LAKES IS NOT OFFERING AN AICTE APPROVED COURSE.

Great Lakes is not hiding this fact. They clearly mention the same in their website and also is open to all the query related to this. I personally had mailed them before applying asking about this. And i got a satisfactory reply.:-)

They are not getting approval from AICTE because GLAKES MBA is a one year program and AICTE is not having rules in place as on today to recognize a one year MBA program. Even ISB is not having AICTE approval for that matter.

Yes.. the colleges INSIDER mentions in his post failed to get an approval... But I really don’t think GLAKES will have to follow the same path.. And GLAKES is a risk worth taking..

2. GREAT LAKES HAS A VERY POOR B-SCHOOL RANKING.

The PaGaLGuY ranking which INSIDER is referring to is based on the responses of around 5000 (only!) students. I being from north India, know how many students are aware of the institute. Only a handful.. When i told my friends that i am applying to GLAKES, thy asked me 'What is that':whatthat:!!

So my point is, how many people will rank a college when they have not heard about it? A small publicity event by GLAKES in north India will do the trick next time around.

Another reason which i feel why GLAKES lost in the ranking (35th in PUY Ranking!) is may be because GLAKES is yet to have its own campus. This issue will also be addressed (hopefully!) by next year!!

3. DON’T GO ON FIGURES…THE PLACEMENTS AIN’T SO GREAT

Yes! Even i feel GLAKES have to come up with separate stats for both DOMESTIC as well as FOREIGN placements. But then 9.3LPA (2007 figures!) is not at all bad for a newbie college like GLAKES. :-)Which other college in India can boast of such stats just after couple of years of inception??

4. GREAT LAKES DOES NOT HAS ITS OWN CAMPUS.

GLAKES never hid this fact. They clearly says they are yet to have a campus of its own. Since INSIDER mentioned about the 5 colleges, i would like to say something about that too. If you see the brochure of these 5 (or is it 3?) colleges, they no where mention that the building is shared by 5 colleges. It is a shock waiting for the aspirants on their first day to those colleges!!

Now regarding the timeline and the delay… We all with WorkEx should quite easily understand that almost all the projects (atleast in INDIA.. donno if it has something to do with Indian Stretchable Time!) get delayed.. how many of us can boast of saying they never overshot their deadlines…? :sleepy:

I sincerely hope the campus is up by next year!!

5. GREAT LAKES HAVE ONLY 6-7 PEOPLE AS PERMANENT FACULTY

Yes! The number of permanent faculty in GLAKES is quite low to the standards. But then the list is growing quite rapidly. Very recently, two of the famous figures in India (As well as management), Prof. T. N. Sheshan and Prof Nirmal Gupta.:-)

I would like to end this discussion with another BLOG link. As all these started with a BLOG, this might as well put an end to it.
http://worldthrumyeyes.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/why-mba-great-lakes/


NoeL

NB: I am neither an INSIDER nor do i know anyone personally in GLAKES. I am just another one like who is hoping to get into GLAKES...! :-)

[labyrinth2007]

i am in..

my profile..

GMAT 680/5
wrk ex - 3 yrs (consulting)
Education - B.Com(H) Delhi University

[Robaroo...]

Finally... I am in too...

My name is Gurmeet Singh, presently working in TechMahindra, Pune.
4.5+ work ex.

C u soon guys...!!

[prem_ravi]

Guys request you to kindly stop debating on what a person has written in his personal Blog..Hope you guys stop it right here