Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Xin Yi Lim arrived at the University of Toronto in 2019 with plans to become a cardiac surgeon, but she has since achieved a feat many would consider equally daunting: learning to speak 11 languages.

After shifting her focus during her undergrad, Lim is set to graduate from U of T this week with a master’s in Hispanic linguistics with a collaborative specialization in diaspora and transnational studies from the department of Spanish and Portuguese in the Faculty of Arts & Science.

Read more here: utoronto.ca/news/how-did-she-do-it-three-questions-u-t-grad-who-speaks-11-languages