<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>