This episode presents an interview features a "小师弟" (junior alumnus) who shares his academic and career progression from a science student in high school to a quantitative analyst at a hedge fund in New York. He discusses his decisions to pursue finance, then add a math major based on interest and future career goals, leading to a master's in financial mathematics in the U.S. The interviewee reflects on his journey, describing it as a planned and steady path that largely met his goals, rating his satisfaction an 8 out of 10. The interviewer, "Chelsea 宫师姐," explains her objective to collect diverse life stories from high school graduates to broaden the perspectives of current students, emphasizing a desire to present unedited, individual experiences.

Originally posted on WeChat公众号 @breakbarriers 《36号分享：从金融+数学到金融数学到对冲基金量化分析，他计划过的阶段性目标都实现了，但只给自己打8分》

And 宫师姐Chelsea's blog:

https://www.becomingchelsea.com/post/36%E5%8F%B7%E5%88%86%E4%BA%AB%EF%BC%9A%E4%BB%8E%E9%87%91%E8%9E%8D-%E6%95%B0%E5%AD%A6%E5%88%B0%E9%87%91%E8%9E%8D%E6%95%B0%E5%AD%A6%E5%88%B0%E5%AF%B9%E5%86%B2%E5%9F%BA%E9%87%91%E9%87%8F%E5%8C%96%E5%88%86%E6%9E%90%EF%BC%8C%E4%BB%96%E8%AE%A1%E5%88%92%E8%BF%87%E7%9A%84%E9%98%B6%E6%AE%B5%E6%80%A7%E7%9B%AE%E6%A0%87%E9%83%BD%E5%AE%9E%E7%8E%B0%E4%BA%86%EF%BC%8C%E4%BD%86%E5%8F%AA%E7%BB%99%E8%87%AA%E5%B7%B1%E6%89%938%E5%88%86