Growing up, I watched family members battle nutritional deficiencies, chronic illnesses and various forms of cancer. I simultaneously came to know friends battling mental health issues, an illness that disproportionately threatens young people. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic — which put our public health establishment in the spotlight for millions of Americans — dominated my high school years. The mass exposure to these critical health issues fostered my interest in public health as a discipline.

Like many of my fellow undergraduate students, I am still narrowing down my major and ideal career path. While I am certainly drawn to studying public health , it is not my primary academic focus. Much to my disappointment, the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus does not offer

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