四川成都居民何欣桐以416分初试成绩位列第一，成功考取四川大学应用心理专业硕士研究生，并获得二等奖学金[1]。41岁的何欣桐为给初中女儿树立榜样而做出这一决定，跨越原有专业基础的障碍投身考研[1]。她仅用约一年时间完成了原计划需要两年才能完成的复习周期[1]。
何欣桐在备考期间每日坚持学习不少于6小时，在英语词汇积累上每天掌握50个新词，累计学习6000余个词汇[1]。她面临记忆力减退和专业基础薄弱等困难，同时在2025年8月还因腿部摔伤遭遇意外阻碍[1]。尽管如此，何欣桐仍坚持完成了考研目标。她表示："40岁正是奋斗的年纪"，并用行动向女儿诠释了这一理念："我用行动告诉她，妈妈40多岁都能坚持学习，你这么年轻怕什么"[1]。
He Xintong, a 41-year-old resident of Chengdu, Sichuan Province, has successfully been admitted to Sichuan University's Master's program in Applied Psychology with an initial examination score of 416 points, ranking first among all applicants, and has been awarded a second-tier scholarship [1]. She completed her cross-disciplinary preparation in approximately one year, condensing what was originally planned as a two-year review cycle [1].
He's motivation for pursuing advanced study stemmed from her desire to set an example for her middle school-aged daughter [1]. Over the course of her preparation, she maintained a daily study schedule of no less than six hours and committed to learning at least 50 new English vocabulary words each day, accumulating over 6,000 words in total [1]. Despite facing challenges including memory decline and a weak foundation in her new field of study, she persevered through these obstacles [1]. An unexpected setback occurred in August 2025 when she suffered a leg injury, yet she continued her efforts toward her goal [1].
Reflecting on her achievement, He stated: "Forty is exactly the right age to strive and struggle," and added, "I show my daughter through my actions that even a mother in her forties can persist in learning—so what should someone so young be afraid of?" [1]