We want to congratulate Samuel on receiving offers from several universities around the world. Samuel plans to pursue a business-related degree at university and has kindly answered some quick-fire questions below.
United Kingdom
The University of Manchester - BSc in Information Technology Management for Business with Industrial Experience (ITMB)
The University of Manchester - BSc in International Business, Finance & Economics with Industrial Experience
Canada
University of Toronto - Political Science
University of British Columbia - Management
Hong Kong
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) - Business and Management
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) - Information Systems
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Integrated Business Administration
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - BSc Quantitative Finance
University of Hong Kong - Business Analytics
University of Hong Kong - BSc in Marketing Analytics and Technology
Singapore
Still waiting for application outcomes
I am planning to accept the offer from either HKUST Infomation Systems or CUHK BSc Quantitative Finance
My motivation to pursue a Business-related university course is because it will allow me to learn all aspects of a business. I believe a business course will give me a wide range of career pathways. It is also an adaptive and applicable subject that will give me the skills and knowledge to help improve day-to-day operations or to solve potential problems for businesses.
I applied to Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, Singapore and Canada. Hong Kong and Singapore: I chose these places as I wanted to live in a city. It’s quite similar to life in Bangkok and also close to my hometown. The United Kingdom and Canada: The reason I applied to these two countries were mainly for the culture. I have not been to Europe or North America before so studying in these two countries would allow me to widen my exposure to other cultures.
Probably, Hong Kong or Singapore, as these two countries are two of the biggest financial hubs in the world, studying in these two countries would widen my exposure to the financial world. It would have the advantage of getting internship opportunities.
Participating in so many different activities has definitely prepared me for my future life. I think High School is like a mini-society. It is a stepping stone to understanding how best to manage our lives in the future.
Learning how to manage a work-life balance.
The two most important people are my parents. When I hesitated in choosing my career path during my High School years (especially at the start of IB), my parents gave me a lot of room to find my own path and were always supportive. I am very thankful to them.
Khao soi (northern Thai curry noodles) in the school canteen of course! haha
Nice teachers.
Friends in STA. They are amazing, fun and supportive. I feel that I have been in a close-knit community during my four years at STA.
I think I will be either working in the financial field (most likely), or probably other potential job fields which I may discover during my undergraduate times (possibly social work because I have a huge interest in that as well).
With the goal of providing meaningful help to the flood victims in the northern regions of Thailand, our entire community at St Andrews Bangkok came together to raise funds and donations for the affected families. In the span of a few short weeks, added to donations of food and clothing, we managed to raise an astounding total of 386,676.50 THB in donation funds. To all students, teachers, parents, and staff who participated in our efforts and contributed to this cause—thank you!
Last Friday, the STA Primary campus was transformed into a celebration of all things maths! The day was packed with engaging, hands-on activities across all year groups, making maths truly come alive for our students.
Senior student at St Andrews Bangkok, Pun (Year 13), devises an innovative solution for effective waste management. Recently, he completed an ambitious project: an AI-powered waste sorting system. After much research and testing, he got the system to work and put the model to use in one of our rooms at school!
Physics students from St Andrews Bangkok made quite an impression at the Beamline for Schools (BL4S) competition and won the Best Outreach Award for their brilliant work. BL4S is a prestigious global physics contest organised by CERN (the European Laboratory for Particle Physics in Geneva, Switzerland) and DESY (the German Electron Synchrotron in Hamburg, Germany), inviting High School students worldwide to propose detailed experiments to be conducted at a particle accelerator beamline. While our students did not win the main prize of conducting their experiment in Geneva, they still stood out and were recognised from an entry of over 400 teams.
