"Toronto was my first choice" - a true story about overcoming obstacles to achieve your goals

What happens when you overcome doubts, challenges, and sacrifice everything to achieve your dreams? Symone Peltier, first year Psychology student at University of Toronto, tells you in her own words.

From defying the Taliban to studying in Canada: Afghan refugee shares her story

The teenager who once risked her life to study in secret in Kabul can now spend hours in the quiet study area of the University of Toronto’s Robarts Library.