Hsu's school education was in Peking and he did not choose mathematics as a career at this stage but rather it was chemistry which he decided to study at university.
Hsu ng paaralan ng edukasyon ay sa Peyping at siya ay hindi pumili ng matematika bilang isang karera sa yugto na ito ngunit sa halip ito ay kimika na kung saan siya ay nagpasya na pag-aaral sa unibersidad.