Sita Deleon Costello

Program Assistant for Personal & Professional Development Programs

Sita Costello

What is your hometown? San Antonio, TX & Arlington, MA

What did you study in undergrad? B.F.A. in English Literature (Emerson College)

What was your favorite experience as an undergrad? Living in a 14th century medieval castle in the Netherlands sophomore year.

What are your interests/hobbies? Latinx sci fi & speculative fiction/Collective Liberation/Animal Rights

What is your favorite thing about MIT? Public art (like the not-so-hidden Picasso sculpture behind Sloan).

What advice do you have for MIT students? It’s ok to be different/color outside the lines. I dare you!

Fun Fact? I was diagnosed as neurodivergent in my late forties. Despite the delay, I am extremely grateful for this newer, more authentic identity that fits better with age.