- Joined
- Sep 16, 2009
- Messages
- 6
- Reaction score
- 1
Last edited:
Some initial information:
I am a high school student and I am very interested in being an anesthesiologist. Unfortunately, I have received a few C's in my grades in the past (both freshman and sophomore year). I am in my junior year planning on a 4.0 if I can figure out my physics.
I do not play sports or are in any extracurricular activities. I study a lot of the time. I am not taking any honors classes and never had but I plan to next year. What are your guys' thoughts? Do I even have a chance with colleges and med school seeing that?
I obviously plan on going to college but do not have a clue of which one. In state vs. out of state doesnt make a difference to me. It would take a hit to my parents who do not have a ton of money but arnt living-on-the-street poor either. My step father is a neurosurgeon so I know a few of his friends who are doctors and Im sure they would be happy to give recommendations for me.
Then what about medical school? Good ones near AZ? Think I would even be accepted with my high school lack of impressment?
Any ideas would help me a lot. Im off to study my physics now so please help me out.
Also, any thoughts on future classes to take and anything else
Thanks
Hey young dude. First, don't let anyone tell you that a less than stellar high school performance will deter you from ANYTHING. Just buckle down a bit, get into a decent University (home state or any scholarship as cost/benefit ratios are changing, so go to the best, cheapest place you can).
Good luck in your pursuits.
I'll be the lone dissenting voice here and suggest that you go to the cheapest 4-year university of reasonable quality, and the cheapest medical school.
Where you end up for residency will depend far more on you, your grades, your clinical evals, and your board scores than whether you paid $200K to go to Stanford vs $80K to go to a public university, and another $250K to go to USC for med school vs $120K to go to a state school. After residency, no one on earth will care the slightest bit where you went to school.
You will care about the debt you incur however, especially if physician salaries continue to decline.
I'll be the lone dissenting voice here and suggest that you go to the cheapest 4-year university of reasonable quality, and the cheapest medical school.
Where you end up for residency will depend far more on you, your grades, your clinical evals, and your board scores than whether you paid $200K to go to Stanford vs $80K to go to a public university, and another $250K to go to USC for med school vs $120K to go to a state school. After residency, no one on earth will care the slightest bit where you went to school.
You will care about the debt you incur however, especially if physician salaries continue to decline.