[threejay]

I attended college in Boston at a different, much less prestigious institution. After wandering around the MIT campus a handful of times, I began to wonder if there was any way I could possibly get involved in the ecosystem. So that fall, I volunteered to help run the annual business plan competition and was accepted on the organizing team without any questions.

Over the course of the next 3 years I became more and more involved at MIT, helping run other student organizations and attending as many talks and events as I could. I can honestly say that no one ever snubbed me or looked down on me for not being an MIT student, and that I truly felt like one of their own. If I ever see significant success in this life, I look forward to being able to repay the debt I owe to this marvelous institution. MIT truly is a special place.