对许多学生来说，大四是一个充满了最后期限、未来计划和毕业最后冲刺的学年。 在这种混乱中，专注于数学和健康科学专业的Varkshini在最不可能的地方找到了一个意想不到的避难所：她的艺术史课。

Initially, the class felt like an outlier in Varkshini’s schedule, a stark contrast to the world of equations and scientific principles she was used to. 但当她深入研究每幅画背后的故事时，有些事情发生了变化。 The art, with its “rich symbolism and quiet intensity,” began to captivate her. 它不仅仅是一个阶级； it was a weekly ritual of “decompression and groundedness.”

With art history as an intellectual reset button, Varkshini learned that she was, at her core, a “heart person,” guided by intuition as much as by logic.

随着瓦尔克希尼离开塞勒姆，这个教训比以往任何时候都更有意义。 She’s currently in Tallahassee, embarking on the next chapter of her academic life: a Ph.D. in Biomathematics at Florida State University.

Her story is a powerful reminder that some of the most important lessons we learn at Salem aren’t found in our major’s curriculum, but in the unexpected paths we take along the way.