Expert: Ronald Levy, M.D. - 4/5/2009

Question
i don't want to get my hopes up but i am so determined that i do what i want and i wanted to know, if i am not so strong in high school, like an average student, how hard or is it even possible to become an anesthesiologist?

Answer
High school doesn't matter that much unless it prevents you from getting into a decent college or your understanding of basic material is so poor that you can't keep up with the workload in college. Basically, work hard, get into the best college you can and then work REALLY hard in college because the first thing they look at is your GPA. If you get good grades in college, no one will care about how you did in high school.

Ronald Levy, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology
UTMB-Galveston