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UMass Boston
Amara Nwosu's essay
When I got my admission letter to UMass Boston, I was thrilled — and then, almost immediately, terrified. I was moving from Lagos to a city I had only ever seen in movies, and ever…
Sep 28, 2026
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Berklee College of Music
Sofia Rossi's essay
I’m at Berklee, which means odd practice hours and a cello that comes everywhere with me. Not every roommate is thrilled about scales at 11pm, so finding the right housemates matte…
Sep 26, 2026
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Suffolk University
Kwame Mensah's essay
My visa came through late. I had about ten days before classes started at Suffolk and still no place to stay in Boston. Coming from Accra, I couldn’t exactly fly over to view apart…
Sep 22, 2026
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Boston College
Fatima El-Sayed's essay
Budget was everything for me. I came from Cairo on a partial scholarship, and every extra hundred dollars of rent meant something I’d have to give up somewhere else.No surprises, n…
Sep 17, 2026
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Wei Chen's essay
I’m a graduate student at MIT, and I need two things from a home: quiet, and a short commute so I can get to the lab early. Coming from Chengdu, I didn’t know which neighborhoods n…
Sep 12, 2026
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Boston University
Priya Sharma's essay
As a girl moving alone from Pune to Boston, my parents’ first question wasn’t about the course — it was “where will you live, and is it safe?” That worry sat with me for months.Roo…
Sep 7, 2026
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Northeastern University
Diego Fernández's essay
I flew into Boston from Guadalajara with two suitcases and zero idea where I was going to sleep past the first week. Everyone told me Northeastern housing filled up fast, and the o…
Sep 1, 2026