Siddharth S. | Class of 2024 Senior Highlights

How has the IB Diploma Programme been for you?

It’s been interesting. I think, physically, Year 13 has been very intense with all our IAs (Internal Assessments) and our mock exams and everything that’s been going on. But, at the same time, I think it’s the most that I’ve ever enjoyed school. I think the amount of adaptability you get in IB; the kind of conversations you have, and even the way you are at school. I feel it’s very free in a very rigorous way. 

Why have you chosen Sanskrit for your Bachelor’s?

There’s lots of reasons. I think my interests are quite varied, and so, deciding what I want to study in university was quite a long process. It was quite an amount of time when I was leaning more towards doing Chinese studies instead of Sanskrit. I wanted to find a course that really allows me to explore all facets of the world that I’m interested in – from philosophy, to language, to… classics, if you will. And Sanskrit is a way of doing that, I think.

It allows me to draw upon both my Punjabi heritage and my upbringing in Thailand. It’s a way to continue exploring all the ideas and ways of seeing the world that I’m so interested in. The umbrella of philosophy, language, religion, literature. All that sort of thing.

Any idea of what you want to pursue after your Bachelor’s?

I might want to go on studying. I might want to do a Master’s in perhaps one of the courses that I looked at that isn’t available as an undergraduate. I’ve an interest in Old English, and I’ve wanted to learn that for quite a while.