I am wondering if there are any interpreters or translators on this site. In June I will finish a BA in Spanish and Arabic and I have always wanted to do a master's in Translation and Interpreting. I started my BA with a B1 level of Spanish, and with an A1 level in Arabic. Now I would say I am B2 in both. I am stuck in intermediate purgatory, as many language learners say. The MA Translation and Interpreting at any university expects students to be at C2 level for all of the languages they wish to work with. So here is my problem: if I want to start the course this September, I will need to study extremely intensively for the next 9 months. Alternatively, I could work for a year and study intensively, and begin the course next September. Do you guys think it is possible to advance from B2 (upper intermediate) to C2 (non-native fluency) in 9 months? Question for anyone who has taken a course like this/is an interpreter now: Is it absolutely necessary to be at native-like fluency to start an interpreting course or can you 'learn on the job' a bit?