lˈɪn ɐtˈɛndᵻd lˈɛhaɪ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn bˈɛθlɛhəm, pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə, ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ ɐ mˈaɪnɪŋ ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ dᵻɡɹˈiː ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn ænd kəlˈʌmbiə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn nˈuː jˈɔːɹk sˈɪɾi.
Lin attended Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, receiving a mining engineering degree in 1918 and Columbia University in New York City.