This week Lasya sits down with Lara Hakim, medical student at MSU’s College of Human Medicine. Lara applied to medical school the first time, but was not admitted. She explains what she did after that point to make sure she could gain admission as a re-applicant!

Lara took part in Wayne State’s special masters program and applied to medical school after completing it, and she had great success! She explains why she chose this program, what she did during her gap year, and how she believes that stepping away from the traditional pre-med “checklist” helped her get in to medical school.

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