AboutRonald Levy, M.D. Expertise Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. I am a board certified anesthesiologist who can answer all questions related to any type of Anesthesia with the exception of Pain Management.
Question I really find an anesthesiologist's work intriguing; however, it's not likely that I'll go to a top undergraduate university. I mean, the college that I'm looking at--and most probably will be admitted to--isn't bad. Is it true that if you do exceptionally well in undergraduate you have a good chance at medical school? I'm aware this is more of a general question, but it has been bugging me.
Answer If you do well at any 4 yr college and do well at your MCATs and have good extracurricular activites, etc, you will be as competitive as someone coming from Harvard (well maybe not Harvard but most other schools). Med schools realize that not everyone can go to (or afford to go to) a Harvard-like school so as long as your academic program is competitive, you should be OK.
Ronald Levy, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
UTMB-Galveston
