Humans Being In China AD/BC

This episode features an expatriate designer in NYC, from her early love for drawing and rigorous training in art high school to her high achievement in the Chinese Academy of Art entrance exam, where she ranked eighth nationally for her major. After earning a degree in graphic design, she pursued a master's at Pratt in the United States and now works as a UI/UX designer in New York, sharing refle...

The episode features a woman named Kris, interviewed by Chelsea, also known as 宫师姐. The conversation centers on Kris's journey from a small county in Sichuan to Beijing for university, her decade-long career as a product manager in the internet industry, and her ultimate decision to transition to freelance work as an insurance broker and relocate to Chengdu. Kris discusses the motivating factor...

This episode features "XY", who shares her winding career path from an initial placement in an English major to successfully transferring to a Mathematics major, earning a master's degree in Financial Engineering, and ultimately working as a Data Scientist before becoming a Product Manager in the tech industry. The interview explores XY's challenging high school experience, the strategic guidance...

This episode features "E," a Senior Vice President in M&A at a U.S. investment bank in Hong Kong. E, a former high school science student, recounts her compelling journey from being a celebrated high school "campus star" (校园风云人物) and student union president who held the academic freedom to choose between Tsinghua and Peking University. E also details her path from competitive university...

The episode features the career journey of an individual who's a General Manager at a tech company in Shenzhen. He discusses his path from choosing a computer science major due to a love for gaming to realizing a technical route was unsuitable, eventually becoming a successful manager in China's competitive internet industry, currently serving as a department general manager with a high sa...

The episode features a recent college graduate, "C," who secured a position as an Associate Product Manager (APM) at Google after initially planning to attend law school. The discussion covers her educational journey, including attending a US boarding school, the challenging process of applying to twenty-six universities, her decision to attend a large public university before transferri...

The episode featured a woman identified as MM, who is currently a software engineer at Google. The interview outlines her non-traditional path, starting with an unsuccessful college entrance exam in China, leading to an unwanted liberal arts major, followed by a decision to take a gap year to pursue a computer science degree in the United States. She details her experiences, including the intense...

This episode presents a man identified as a current internet Product Manager in Washington D.C.. The interview reviews the subject's dramatic and often challenging path from his rebellious high school years as a band member who refused to follow his parents into architecture, through a disorganized college application process that led to a logistics management degree, and then to a marketing m...

The episode presents an individual named FY, a data engineer at Google who discusses his educational journey from a relaxed high school experience in Shanghai to pursuing a computer-related degree in Beijing. FY details his decision to reject following his father's career in the oil industry and instead study network engineering, leading to a fully funded master's degree at the University...

This episode presents a comprehensive interview with a product manager in Silicon Valley, discussing her circuitous path from being labeled a humanities student in China to achieving a career in technology. The discussion highlights her decision to challenge parental and societal stereotypes by switching from a Japanese major to economics during her undergraduate studies and later pursuing a Compu...

This episode features an anonymous sharer's path from being a successful rural student to attending Sun Yat-sen University after a misfiled college application, prompting them to switch their major and eventually enter the financial industry. The sharer discusses their successful 13-year career in banking, rising to the position of a General Manager, despite not working in their technical field, a...

The episode presents a fifth-year medical student identified as "小p" who is in a five-plus-three master's program. The discussion focuses on "小p's" academic journey, detailing the intensity of being a science student in Shandong, the influence of parents' wishes in choosing medical school after a disappointing Gaokao result, and the significant impact of the COVID...

The episode features an individual named H who discusses his career path from studying business administration to working in a state-owned bank in China, and eventually joining the United Nations in New York. The interviewee, who initially chose a conservative path due to being risk-averse, details his methodical approach to studying, his early career in finance, and his decision to pursue an MBA...

The episode presents an interview of an anonymous sharer with a unique academic and career trajectory. The sharer shifted from a rigorous science background and finance major in China to pursuing art history in the United States. Driven by a desire for a liberal arts education and a feeling of disillusionment with the pragmatic focus of her initial university experience, she successfully applied t...

The episode features a sharing session featuring a high-level executive identified by the pseudonym "营长" and interviewed by "宫师姐Chelsea," which traces his career path from being a top student in Inner Mongolia to a corporate executive in a state-owned enterprise. The narrative details his evolution from a single-minded academic to a key player during the internet and touri...

The episode features an interview with Vincent, currently [Year 2023] the COO of a Silicon Valley startup, who shares his extensive career journey and life philosophy, emphasizing the role of luck and intuition in his major professional transitions, such as moving from engineering to management consulting and eventually into the content industry. Vincent’s story details his academic life, the unex...

This espisode features Donald, an American-born Chinese (ABC) software engineer who transitioned to product management (PM) and eventually founded an education startup in Xi'an, China. Donald details his life journey, including growing up as a shy individual in California, struggling with his identity, choosing computer science for his education, and making a conscious effort to develop his co...

This document presents an interview with "蛋妞" (Dan Niu), a 中山大学 (Sun Yat-sen University) physics graduate who became an entrepreneur in New York, focusing on logistics overseas warehousing. He shares his educational journey, including a vibrant university life with extracurriculars like a band that won a singing competition, and his decision to transition from physics to environmen...

This episode presents an interview with a woman who navigated a unique academic and personal journey, transitioning from a rural Chinese middle school to earning a Ph. D. in Optics in the US, eventually becoming a full-time stay-at-home mother. The interview explores her random yet successful path through higher education, emphasizing her calm approach to challenges and her gratitude for her life...

This episode features an interview with Christina, who shares her journey from an uncertain high school student in a small Chinese city to an engineering manager in Shanghai. She discusses her initial struggles with university choices and her decision to pursue an interdisciplinary major combining computer science and management. The interview explores her experience studying abroad in the United...

This episode presents an interview with "B", a woman who made career choices influenced by her family. B pursued a humanities education in Guangzhou, China, majoring in law and accounting, before completing a master's degree in finance in the United States. She then returned to Hong Kong to work in risk management within a state-owned bank, where she enjoys a balanced work-life schedule. The inter...

This episode presents an interview with a medical doctor in a top-tier hospital in Ningbo, who chose her medical profession based on her family's advice after excelling in high school. She reflects on her rigorous academic and professional journey, including her regret-free decision to pursue medicine despite initial external influence, and offers insights into the demanding yet respected natu...

This episode features an interview with a former journalist, who shares her unique career path from studying liberal arts to becoming an international affairs journalist and eventually a program manager at Google. The discussion covers her academic choices, professional experiences, and personal reflections on life and work balance. The interviewer, 宫师姐Chelsea, also outlines her project's g...

This episode features an interview with "Xiao C," a former aspiring research scientist who transitioned into an investment analyst role in the pharmaceutical industry in Shanghai. The interview explores his educational and career trajectory, from a focused high school student in a small town to pursuing a master's degree at Columbia University, and ultimately abandoning a research pa...

This episode presents an interview with a macroeconomic researcher, identified as J, who followed his interest in economics from high school through to his current career at an asset management company. The interview explores his educational journey, including a master's degree in economics, and the challenges he faced, particularly with mathematics, which almost deterred his academic ambition...