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So, I guess I'm in an earlier stage compared to most other posters here because i'm a MS2 who is just now realizing that I might really like anesthegiology afterall. The problem is that I kind of screw up my MS1 year. After I got into Medical school I slacked off, and I'm probably in the 3rd quartile of my class right now. But I know I can do better because I have been doing fairly okay in all of my test even though I usually procrastinate until the last 4 days before the test and I have a good memory. I know that I haven't started my rotations yet, so I really don't have to make up my mind yet, and I really just kept putting off thinking about residencies until this summer when I realized that I probably would not have the grade to get into a lot of the most competitive residencies. All the upperclassmen tell me that you have to be the top of your class to get into anesthegiology and I was just wondering if I still have a chance compared to all the other straight A gunners in my class last year... Or should I do one of those take a year off during research programs before the MS3-year to help me increase my chances of getting into the anesthegiology residency in my school. thanks...