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For most 19-year-olds, graduate school is something they’re only just beginning to consider. But for Vancouver’s Rachel Lin, she can already stop thinking about it. She’s finished.

In May, Lin graduated from Columbia University’s Teachers College with a master’s in neuroscience and education. She’ll turn 20 next month.

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Lin, who was born in Taiwan before moving to Vancouver at two years old, finished high school early due to the University of British Columbia’s University Transition Program, which prepares high-performing students for early entrance to university.

“After Grade 7, I tested into this program, so instead of going into Grade 9, I went to Grade 11 with 20 other students who were in my shoes,” Lin said.

After skipping three grades, Lin graduated at 14, and at 15, she began studying at UBC.

“I did my bachelor’s in neuroscience,” she said. “I was really interested in the applications of it. I always wanted to use neuroscience knowledge for something more than just lab purposes.”