<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>