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Graduate Study

Posted in CMU Diary, tagged on August 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Its been my first week of classes and I am trying to answer what exactly is graduate study? Prof. Indira Nair, vice provost for education at CMU succinctly answered this question during orientation. According to her
“It is the single minded pursuit of excellence and also seating in sacred place means that you sit alone“
Its quite true, grad [...]

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First week of classes

Posted in CMU Diary, tagged , , on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

After a long wait, classes started this monday and started with a bang!
The first class on Monday was; Beginning Swimming (69-150). This is aimed at people who don’t know swimming and get them kicking in the water. Though this credits would not count towards my degree, but would like to learn swimming at the end [...]

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Greetings from Pittsburgh

Posted in CMU Diary, tagged , on August 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I reached Pittsburgh, US on 31st July 2009, exactly six years after I reached Trichy for undergraduate. Its been a quite a roller coaster ride after reaching here, many things were as expected but quite many unknown things too. But finally I am done with all the orientation, formalities, buying phone, etc. etc and all [...]

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