Posted by HenryH on September 9, 2007, 11:38 am, in reply to "Re: Anesthesiologist......" Also, don't forget that, in medical school (regardless if they award the MD or DO), you still have to apply to anesthesiology residencies, which are often regarded as being uber-competitive to gain acceptance to. Of course, the DO route is very tempting; I currently have a 3.74 GPA (Organic Chemistry and Anatomy may fix this number, LOL) and could take the MCAT this spring. A relatively new DO school, PCOM-GA, is only an hour and a half away from where I currently live, and tuition is less than $40k. They will also accept students with only three years of "outstanding academic performance." Can you believe that? It's actually cheaper to become a doctor than an anesthesiologist assistant. Of course, I would have to engage in some self-studying to learn physics for the MCAT, since that's the only class I haven't taken. But, since since the physics questions on the MCAT are lumped in with other science questions, it shouldn't be *too* hard to learn the basics. Isn't a 22-24 on the MCAT considered to be a pretty low score, anyways? Not to put anyone down, but people have told me before that someone could feasibly pull-off a score in that range (22-24) by guessing on most of the test. So, maybe I could get away with learning just the bare basics of physics...
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Then again, is the extra $$$ worth putting yourself through 80+ hour residency work weeks?
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