Expert: Ronald Levy, M.D. - 9/14/2007

Question
i am a high school senior and i am interested in becoming a anesthesiologist. the only problem is my first 3 years i really nested up cause i was too busy having fun but this year i got my act together. i was wondering if my bad high school grades are going to effect if i get into medical school or not or if they just look at college grades and the MCAT's.

Answer
Primarily they look at your college grades and MCATs but you may have trouble getting into a good college. That being said, you can get into medical school from any 4 yr college but the quality of the education may be different.

Good Luck,

Ronald Levy, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
UTMB-Galveston