Our patients’ life experiences are extraordinary, not average. And so are the lives of a pre-med. They do not fit neatly within the course requirements of a four-year or five-year-and-more undergraduate degree. Vanessa Peña-Garcia, Erick Leyva Bedolla, and Aisli Valencia are all working professionals in a different phase on their path to medical school. The pre-meds discuss it all - from the pressure of perfection, gratitude for the family who’ve come before them, and overcoming doubt.