Interuniversity association
We are an independent association that connects students and alumni across universities in Greater Boston. Community, culture, and collaboration.
- 23 universities
- 850+ active members
- 2 years in Boston
Harvard
MIT
Boston University
Northeastern
Tufts
Boston College
Berklee
Babson
Brandeis
Wellesley
Bentley
Emerson
Community
A network of Mexicans threading through the classrooms, labs, and conservatories of Boston and Cambridge.
Undergrads, masters, doctoral candidates, researchers, conservatory students, and working professionals, together making the move to Boston less cold and more ours.
Suffolk
Simmons
Hult
Lesley
Cambridge College
Bunker Hill CC
MassArt
Wentworth
MCPHS
Emmanuel
UMass Boston
Upcoming events
Meetups, talks, and cultural nights.
Monthly gatherings, dinners, alumni talks, and celebrations of the holidays we miss.
What we have already done
The events that already happened.
Independence parties, Days of the Dead, posadas and talks. Every poster is an event that really took place.
OFFICIAL MEXICO INDEPENDENCE PARTY 🇲🇽17 de septiembre · La Fabrica Central
Voices
What the people already here say
Students, families and businesses who use this platform every week to find each other.
I bought my ticket on my phone while waiting for the train and got to the door with the code ready.
Andrea The first time I opened the site I was looking for an event. I ended up finding half a dozen paisanos who are friends now.
Diego We listed the taquería in the directory on a Tuesday. By Saturday there was a line.
Lucía The door scanner got the clipboard out of our hands. Two hundred people came in without a single queue.
Mateo My story has been up since January. People who just landed in Boston still write to me about it.
Renata The newsletter is the only thing I open on Sundays. It is never filler, it is always somewhere I can go.
Pablo Signing up took less than a minute and the reminder arrived on the right day.
Sofía The archive by year let me show my mother everything we have done here since 2019.
Ximena The diagnostic explained in two days what I had spent six months trying to understand about my application.
Emiliano I wrote to the inbox on a Sunday night expecting silence. They answered first thing Monday.
Carmen I found an accountant, a dentist and a mechanic, all Mexican, without leaving the directory.
Joaquín My business had no website. Now it has a page people find and share.
Alma
The member network got me an interview before LinkedIn did.
Bruno I saw last year's photos and knew exactly what I was signing up for.
Natalia I messaged the organizer from the event page itself and had my answer in minutes.
Gerardo Three events in a row now. The calendar is part of my autumn routine.
Paulina My coach had done the exact master's I was applying to. An online course does not give you that.
Valeria Twelve weeks, twelve sessions, and not one was paid for until I said it was good.
Rodrigo I lost count of the drafts of my essay. My coach did not.
Ileana I came in thinking I needed my English fixed. I left with a story that finally sounded like me.
Tadeo The card got me a discount at a restaurant in East Boston I had no idea was taking part.
Elisa Saw the event on Thursday, bought the ticket Friday, and was dancing on Saturday.
Iván I took my visiting parents to the festival. One afternoon and they understood what I had been talking about all year.
Regina I sold my bike and sublet my summer room without leaving the community.
Óscar
Memories
A few Mexas en Boston memories
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Voices from the community
Membership
Create your account and find your people.
Mexas members get a profile inside the community: meet other Mexicans in Boston, offer or find work, buy and sell, support businesses, and share what's on your mind.
Your profile
Introduce yourself: who you are, what you do, how to connect.
People
A directory of the community and who's open to work.
Marketplace
Buy and sell with fellow paisanos, person to person.
Jobs
Post and find opportunities in the community.
Mexifeed
The pulse of the community, in one place.
How it works
- 1
Create your account
Sign up and tell us a little about yourself in a short application.
- 2
Verify your identity
We confirm your identity securely with Didit. We never store your document.
- 3
Join the community
Once approved, your profile is ready and the whole member space unlocks.
Mexas connects the community, but we're not a party to sales and don't handle payments. Treat others with respect and deal safely. We will cooperate with police and migration authorities in cases of fraud or abuse.
Ivy Admits
Get into the best universities in the world, guided by someone who already did.
Twelve weeks. Twelve one-on-one sessions with students and alumni of Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Princeton, Yale, Oxford and Cambridge. Six applications, unlimited essay edits, and a coach who only gets paid when you approve the week.
Enrolling also supports a Latino student through their time in Boston.
What's included
- weeks with 12 milestones
- schools: 2 reach, 2 target, 2 safety
- essay revisions, no limit
- free coach replacement if they don't deliver
Arrival guide
What we wish we'd known before landing.
Housing, budget, transit, health, Mexican food, paperwork: a handbook written by Mexicans who've already done it.
Housing
Allston, Brookline, JP, Somerville
Budget
Rent, savings, credit without SSN
Transit
T, CharlieCard, biking in winter
Health
Insurance, Healthy Boston, clinics
Daily life
Markets, Mexican food, culture
Announcements
Announcements, calls, and testimonials.
Short news from the association: open calls, scholarships, special events, and recognitions.
Your voice
Share your story
Mexican in Boston? Tell us your story: we review it and publish it to inspire more paisanos.
You can write about
Takes 5 minutes · We review before publishing · First name only
Support Mexican-owned businesses
Mexican-owned businesses across Boston, recommended by the community. Discover them, visit them, support them.
Frequently asked
The essentials about Mexas en Boston.
Who can join? What does the association do?
Cualquier estudiante o egresado mexicano de una universidad en Greater Boston. La membresía es gratuita y solo necesitas subscribirte a nuestra newsletter.
Organizamos eventos sociales, profesionales y culturales a lo largo del año en distintas universidades del área de Boston. Síguenos en redes para enterarte de las próximas fechas.
Suscríbete a nuestra newsletter desde la sección de contacto del sitio o síguenos en Instagram y LinkedIn. Publicamos cada evento con al menos una semana de anticipación.
¡Sí! Escríbenos desde el formulario de contacto con tu idea, tu universidad y cómo te imaginas el evento. Respondemos en menos de una semana.
Somos una asociación interuniversitaria independiente formada por estudiantes y egresados. No estamos afiliados a ningún partido político ni dependemos de ninguna universidad en particular.
Monthly newsletter
Monthly newsletter
A short list each month with what matters. No spam: unsubscribe whenever.
Contact
Write to us. We read everything.
Partnerships, workshops, press, or just to say hola. We reply quickly.
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- Greater Boston · MA
- Siempre abiertos
Send us a message
Tell us who you are and what you'd like to do together.