<p>I currently attend a junior college in illinois my high school grades were not the best. I messed around too much by first two years at the junior college. For that i am attending there in the fall to get my gpa up to attend a university. Is there a still a possibility that if I get my head on straight that i can still do ok and become a Anaesthiologist? Over the past summer I have done a lot of thinking and medicine is what I want to do. Any help on what i should do or can do to help with this dream of mine would be greatly appreciated..Thankx</p>
<p>Why do you want to become an anesthesiologist?</p>
<p>I want to become an anaesthiologist because i want to help people. I want the satisfaction of knowing that i helped someone feel better that day by relieving their pain. I want to improve the quality of life in people. I have seen close family rest peacefully because of the things that anaesthiologist can do for them</p>
<p>i'm srry that was kind of funny lol...</p>
<p>Is there anyone that will help me out?</p>
<p>first make sure u want to be an anaesthiologist, i think less than 5% of med students end up getting that profession...so u might want to reconsider a bit =/, but i'm sure if u really want to do what u want to do, u will definetely be able to do it
-best</p>
<p>Now I'm still a premed, but based on what I've heard/read/seen, here's what I have to say.</p>
<p>I think you need to, first of all, really look at medicine and determine if being a doctor is really what you want to do. You can do this through shadowing physicians, volunteering at a hospital, etc. From your second post, it sounds like you don't really know what anesthesiologists do or what the job entails. I suggest you also study the roles of these physicians more closely.</p>
<p>Secondly, it's hard to say what kind of doctor you'd actually like to be before experiencing it first hand. This is what rotations are for in med school; you may find that you prefer something else to anesthesiology.</p>
<p>Finally, going along that last thought, anesthesiology is one of the most difficult residencies to get into after med school (ROAD). Just a few things to think about.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info but what are some things that i need to do now that will help me prepare for med school and so on....If you were in my situation what would you do?</p>
<p>1.) Some people who go to JC's do go on to medical school, however as a general rule you need to have established perfection there because the standards are so much lower. Depending on how bad your grades currently are, you may well already be dead in the water.</p>
<p>2.) ... spend some time in some clinical extracurriculars. Maybe shadow an anesthesiologist or something like that. Get a feel for what medicine is actually like on a day-to-day basis.</p>
<p>3.) Anesthesia is one of those few residencies where your medical school could end up mattering. So you've just opened up a whole new ballgame for yourself. You'll need the complete package, including research.</p>
<p>But why is it so w/ anesthesiologists? Aren't they required in huge amount too? I don't remember hearing that they r being paid too highly (higher than any other MDs)!</p>
<p>Huh? I don't understand your question.</p>
<p>Anesthesiologists are paid at the higher end of MD's, although they are not "the highest", which if you ignore time costs is a title that belongs to plastic surgery.</p>
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<p>My question is WHY? And the first question (in post #10) deals w/ it too!</p>
<p>how hard would it be to get a 4.0 the rest of the way through schooling?ex:college,med school? How heavy is the workload as going pre-med? Or in med school is the workload soo much its very hard to get a 4.0?</p>
<p>well, nobody here is going to tell you that getting a 4.0 as a premed is easy. Of course, it can be done.</p>
<p>Most medical schools do not grade on a 4.0 scale anyway. Grading varies a great deal from school to school.</p>
<p>Anesthesia is a short residency. The hours are not good, but they're not as abysmal as many others. Their earnings are on the higher side for physicians.</p>
<p>Craner......I'd rather say it'd be quite difficult to maintain a straight 4.0 but definitely if one works terribly hard, 3.7-4.0 is very feasible. :)</p>
<p>what would be a good major to be? I know some schools dont have a premed major. Also what are some keys things to make sure I am doing to help my chances.</p>
<p>For sure, you have to step it up and earn stellar grades to make up for your bad ones.</p>
<p>Med school will look kindly if you managed to drastically improve yourself.</p>
<p>Take all the premed courses -- chem, ochem, bio, physics, math, and english. Excel in those. Your major doesn't matter -- pick something you like. </p>
<p>Volunteer or do some extracurricular that shows that you are interested in helping people. It's very idealistic to say you want to be a doctor and help ease pain -- but you can't say that unless you've shadowed an anesthesiologist or have clinical experience. Doctors lead a hard life. Anesthesiology is no walk in the park -- you have to be an excellent judge as to a person's body weight and how much anesthetics they can handle. If you give them too little they wake up during the procedure and you're screwed. If you give them too much they go into respiratory arrest and you're screwed. </p>
<p>But if you manage to work hard and make up for your first two years, while showing you can handle a lot of work by concurrently being involved in some sort of volunteering or equivalent, you can do it. Best of luck.</p>
<p>what are some ways that i can get a 4.0 the rest of schooling? through college and medical school. I want to have the highest grades in my class. How can i achieve this throughout the rest of schooling?</p>