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What’s
life on campus like?
Well,
to start with, the campus is strikingly beautiful, with aesthetic
buildings and well-maintained gardens. Although cut off from the
noise and pollution of the main road, a short walk will reach you to
the main road from where most of the city is easily accessible.
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The
hostels are on campus, and the main college buildings are most
conveniently located just a short walk away. The campus is also
attached to the Anna University campus, so going to Anna University
for paperwork, to swim, to play Tennis or simply to eat at their
brilliant canteen is no trouble at all. Since the campus and
adjoining land is lush green, there is no dearth of fascinating
birds on campus, often, we are visited by deer from the nearby
areas. And of course, we have our pet dogs on campus, the favorites
being Stata and E-views. Jr. names after statistical software.
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Most
students stay on campus, and one of MSE’s best features is the
closely-knit and integrated residential community. Birthdays (with
the inevitable pretending to be surprised that the whole hostel is
there to wish you at midnight), and festivals such as Diwali and
Holi are celebrated with much gusto. The students at MSE come from
various backgrounds, both cultural and educational. Where else will
you find an engineer from Calcutta, a Delhi University Economics
student and a Physics student from Madurai poring over Time Series!
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Even
while grappling with rigorous course work and what seems like never
ending tests and assignments, students at MSE do manage to squeeze
in fun activities as well. Even when working on problem sets, term
papers or swotting for exams, we’re playing hard too.
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Some
of our students are on the Anna University Sports teams, but the
rest of us ensure we play cricket, volleyball and badminton on
campus. Cricket, particularly is a passion with students. We also
try and throw in the occasional trek. For those with more delicate
sensibilities, we have a movie club that screens movies regularly;
we also have SPIC MACAY programmes.
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Eating
out appears to be another passion amongst MSEites (no no, we’re
not saying the mess is bad!) and we ensure we get out once in a
while and visit the beach if not anything else. Chennai also has a
marvelous cultural life, and if you love concerts, food and movies,
it definitely is the place to be.
‘Arthiki’
our annual Economics fest is yet another reason to launch into
excited meetings and discussions, in 2007, Arthiki was held on the 7th
of March, with many events like Quiz, Essay Writing, Crossword,
Crisis Management etc.
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