がくせい is formally and properly pronounced as "gaksei".
く contracts to "k" when it preceeds さ, し, す, せ, そ.
Other examples include
沢山 たくさん
落選 らくせん
嫡子 ちゃくし
奥さん おくさん etc etc...
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