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Shaking hands with death

Shaking hands with death

My clinical experience through MIT

September 3, 2020 | Nicolas M.

When I entered the room, I took a few moments to look around. The room was lit by a warm, orange glimmer sneaking through the window blinds, announcing the end of another beautiful summer afternoon. I took one step forward as the nurse pulled the bed curtain closed behind us. The patient was an old […]

L’Autre, c’est moi

L’Autre, c’est moi

Sondering away in the heart of a young boy

August 25, 2020 | Nicolas M.

As a child, I vividly remember staring for hours out the window in the back seat of my parents’ car, scrutinizing nearby people stopped at the red light or passing us on the highway. I’d see a driver singing her favorite tune, a couple absorbed in some deep conversation, or an entire family sitting quietly […]

Educating Myself Out of Education

Educating Myself Out of Education

I’m a fast climber, but why should it matter?

May 13, 2019 | Nicolas M.

I’m not going to lie to you, I don’t always tell the truth.  When people ask me about MIT, I tend to oversell it. After all, it is one of the best, if not the best, university on the planet, nestled at the top of all international rankings. Once up here, everyone simply expects you to be […]

The Pursuit of Happiness

The Pursuit of Happiness

Make today different from tomorrow

March 18, 2019 | Nicolas M.

Happiness is a strange thing. Take one of your glorious moments. Mine would probably be the day I learned I was joining MIT. It felt like I had just received my letter of admission to Hogwarts, from Dumbledore himself. I had worked so hard to get to that point, and for all I knew, it […]