The Owner of Simplicity and Modesty

Tias Amazes the World with Her Art of Being Simple

By Nikhil Krishnan

Tias Sneh Paul has been consistently identified as the quietest girl at Schutz’s campus. However, when it came to interviewing her, she was quite open about describing herself and her life. With an admirable high school academic record and a prestigious membership in the Schutz’s Chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS), Tias has genuinely been a great student with a high level of modesty at.
Tias was born in the city of Kolkata in the western part of India. Before coming to Schutz, she studied at an Indian school in the city of Baroda. She commenced her educational expedition at Schutz when she entered Grade 2. She stated that she came to Schutz as a shy nobody who refused to speak up even when picked on. However, she strongly believes that Schutz has given her her own voice and taught her to be a better person since it has taught her firsthand of what it is like to be picked on. She has truly come a long way in the past ten years as she presently holds the office of Treasurer in the NHS and the office of Secretary of the senior class.

Tias admires her dad and considers him as her role model. She marvels her dad because of his ability to work hard and the fact that “he built himself from scratch” “Being the oldest son in a family of five not only did he have to do odd jobs to make ends meet, but also keep up with his studies along with tutoring his younger siblings. Due to his outstanding performance he earned himself a scholarship to one of the best institutes in India, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)”, says Tias.

In her spare time, Tias enjoys reading, watching movies and taking care of her plants. Currently, she plans to be an engineer and earn a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering at a reputable university. Later on, she would like to get a master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) and work at a respectable company. She has already received acceptance letters from universities such as Michigan State University (MSU), Purdue University, and the prestigious Ivy League University, Penn State University.
She loves the fact that Egyptians are kind, warm and open people and will miss them when she leaves Schutz and Egypt. Her most memorable moment at Schutz was in the Comparitive Religions class last year when Mr. Collins called up a group of people which included her. “All of us thought we were going to be congratulated for having a great paper, but actually, it was that we had incidentally taken down the same notes, since we were told to jot down the most important points. All of us burst out laughing because all of us had worked very hard on it and each of us, including Mr. Collins, knew that we had not cheated.” Her advice to the coming seniors and other high school students is to take High School seriously, but at the same time, to take time off to enjoy the little moments that can never be re-lived. Tias has a great future in store, and we all wish her to succeed.