Great Lakes Admission Queries

[fast-n-steady]

Originally Posted by cooldivay

i think here you are wrong y shud i buy another laptop wen i already have one.... just because colg here and abroad do so hence GLIM also doin i think this was not substantiate answer(just a shout)..............and regarding buying laptop at cheaper price wont help many of us who already have one and they all r themselves looking for its maintenance part.............
and some where u mentioned cheaper price ......... is it so ok then y aspirants are not getting at cheaper price ................ plz mention configration and exact price in advance if u r so sure abt cheaper price.............

I hope no one amongst us expect to start studying in the college (1 yr course) without paying the entire amount.

wat does that means ???????????? is this a wat u call substantiate answer.......... hmmmm

That laptop is compulsory was mentionned in the website & brochure itself at the time when we started the sale of application forms. Is there any point taking the point up now?

[The Truth]

Originally Posted by horrible

Guys, Great Lakes has sent a very beautiful mail, indicating most of its intentions.

The highlights are;

Pay 50k by 22nd March (before any other results could come)
One may like to go for it, securing his admission this year...

If that wasn't enough, Pay the rest of 5.2 Lakhs by 7th April (before the top results could come, if you have a call)

WHAT CRAP !!!
This includes the fees for entire year. A mandatory laptop worth 60k is also a part of it, which you will have to take even if you already have one.

Refundable amount: A pony 10k
The purpose of making it all so fast is crystal clear, as pointed by 'The Truth' on this or some other thread.

Dear Sir (or anyone concerned out here),
I forfeit my candidature for your course at GLIM. (Earlier I was kind of ambivalent, but now I am dead sure). Please include me out...

And for God's sake, plz let the waitlisted ones know what their merit is, as was promised by Fast-n-Steady...

With no regards whatsoever,
yours truly (Glakes app# 1049)

Oh horrible,

It comes as no big suprise to me. As from mail one, i've been stressing what their intentions are. glim is TRULY an institute with a difference. Its just plain and simple. and again best of luck on ur IIM results. But one thing is sure, u wont be the last one to forfeit your candidature due to this issue.

p.s : I guess glim will now send another mail to all candidates, extending the apr-7 deadline to somewhere in apr-25 (after the big results are out). as a face-saving measure. But then again, since this is an issue where huge bucks are concerned and is not related to some admission process, they mite cash in on this opportunity again. even if 4-5 students pay up, due to uncertainity with other results, and then forfeit their candidature at a later date, glim wud make a nice profit of 25-30 lakhs. Wow. They really have done their finance module case studies.

[mkinra]

Originally Posted by The Truth

Oh horrible,

It comes as no big suprise to me. As from mail one, i've been stressing what their intentions are. glim is TRULY an institute with a difference. Its just plain and simple. and again best of luck on ur IIM results. But one thing is sure, u wont be the last one to forfeit your candidature due to this issue.

p.s : I guess glim will now send another mail to all candidates, extending the apr-7 deadline to somewhere in apr-25 (after the big results are out). as a face-saving measure. But then again, since this is an issue where huge bucks are concerned and is not related to some admission process, they mite cash in on this opportunity again. even if 4-5 students pay up, due to uncertainity with other results, and then forfeit their candidature at a later date, glim wud make a nice profit of 25-30 lakhs. Wow. They really have done their finance module case studies.

Nice to see candidates expecting to study without paying their course fees...I hope yu guys understand its a normal practice to pay fees atleast 20 days in advance before joining the college...ne ways, all the best to all those who are waiting for other results...

But one thing that shocks is that people didnt know that results, fees, date of joining etc wud be well before other 2 yr colleges...ne ways may be we need to print the same in bold, that course starts in april and people shud pay fees before joining the insti. Will take kind consideration......

[arvind45]

F n S i have to go for sailing see i cannot keep my company on hold anylonger till i have valid reason or i am leaving the company .....so i plz request u to tell me my position in waiting list if at all it is ......if possible u plz try to understand the problem ......so i request u to kindly mail me personally on my email id thats there in the form....and if possible do it before 9 pm as its really very important for me ......hope u co-operate app no..1334
thanks

[fast-n-steady]

Originally Posted by arvind45

F n S i have to go for sailing see i cannot keep my company on hold anylonger till i have valid reason or i am leaving the company .....so i plz request u to tell me my position in waiting list if at all it is ......if possible u plz try to understand the problem ......so i request u to kindly mail me personally on my email id thats there in the form....and if possible do it before 9 pm as its really very important for me ......hope u co-operate app no..1334
thanks

i am sorry arvind i cannot help u...

[arvind45]

does that mean tat i am not there in the waitlist or u dont know my position ....any ways thanks for a very quick reply..hats off to u boss who keeps on replying even though u dont get benefited personally........but i must add that we sud be told y v were rejected.....

[fast-n-steady]

Rather than asking any student about payment details, i would advise u ppl to directly contact the Finance Department, because the students are not handling the payment part

[horrible]

Originally Posted by cooldivay

I hope no one amongst us expect to start studying in the college (1 yr course) without paying the entire amount.
wat does that means ???????????? is this a wat u call substantiate answer.......... hmmmm

Dear Manik/FnS,

plz understand that the intention is not to grill you or bother you. You would always be respected for your efforts. Please don't take it personally...

And for your quote above, you must be aware that most of the institutes ask for regular instalments, which is even more applicable for the institutes having their fee in the high-end (above 3-4 lakhs per annum). Though it is a fact that most of the management studies aspirants go for the loans from various banks and hence, are usually in the position to pay the entire fee in a lump-sum. This is true for Glakes also, so no complain on that.

And that laptop being mandatory is absolutely illogical. Don't even want to comment on that...

It is taken that Glakes course has to start by April. But please put yourself into my shoes. I have already mentioned that I would have liked to play safe by ensuring my seat into Glakes until other results arrive. I was ready to remit 50k for that, if that is all it would take. But with this concept of full fee remittance by April 7, I couldn't help myself getting red in frustration...

I weighed all the options before deciding to give up. And I am satisfied with my decision, given the things as they are.

PS: thank u 'The Truth' for wishing me luck!! Will comment over your speculation about GLIM's extension of deadline, once I actually get to see it...

[fast-n-steady]

Originally Posted by horrible

Dear Manik/FnS,

plz understand that the intention is not to grill you or bother you. You would always be respected for your efforts. Please don't take it personally...

And for your quote above, you must be aware that most of the institutes ask for regular instalments, which is even more applicable for the institutes having their fee in the high-end (above 3-4 lakhs per annum). Though it is a fact that most of the management studies aspirants go for the loans from various banks and hence, are usually in the position to pay the entire fee in a lump-sum. This is true for Glakes also, so no complain on that.

And that laptop being mandatory is absolutely illogical. Don't even want to comment on that...

It is taken that Glakes course has to start by April. But please put yourself into my shoes. I have already mentioned that I would have liked to play safe by ensuring my seat into Glakes until other results arrive. I was ready to remit 50k for that, if that is all it would take. But with this concept of full fee remittance by April 7, I couldn't help myself getting red in frustration...

I weighed all the options before deciding to give up. And I am satisfied with my decision, given the things as they are.

PS: thank u 'The Truth' for wishing me luck!! Will comment over your speculation about GLIM's extension of deadline, once I actually get to see it...

how can u think of institute catering to the timing of the results of each and every b-skool... u can have a problem with some inst, someone else can have a problem with some other inst... and do we cater to each one of u? and wherever u go u shud be ready to pay up atleast before 3 weeks.. we are asking to pay before 2 weeks ! The logic/iilogic of compulsion of laptop does not arise as it was mentionned beforehand in the brochure and the website that it is compulsory... and knowing this ppl have applied, is there any point to make a noise?

[memukul]

Hi MKinra/FnS,
You two are doing a fabulous job...

Two more questions for u-
1. I assume that the second installment of payment (Rs 5,20,000) is also to be made by a bank draft in favor of the same name as is reqd in the draft for the first installment. Plz correct me if I am wrong.
2. The session starts frm 20th April. In ur opinion, by what date a person should reach Great Lakes so that he/she can arrange for the accomodation in time? Moreover, how much support does the college provide in arranging for an accomodation?

thnx!
memukul