BrendanC123

Hi everyone, I am two weeks from graduating with a degree in biomedical sciences. My entire undergraduate career I have worked as a medical assistant/scribe under an anesthesiologist who is currently practicing pain management. Since then my dream has always been to become an anesthesiologist. This last semester of college I have been questioning my decision of pursuing medical school for the following reasons: -I will have to take out loans and will be looking at 150-200k worth of debt after I finish residency. -I am unsure how I feel about giving up my twenties to pursue medical school. I have realized I would like to start my life and have a family sooner than later. -I also understand that physicians work crazy hours and if I were to have a family I would like to spend as much time as I could with them. I have looked into Anesthesiologist Assistant school since it has all the same pre-reqs as medical school, however I feel becoming a CRNA is the better route although it will take me longer to achieve. I am considering the BSN accelerated option and working for a few years to complete the ICU requirement and also save money to pay for CRNA school. I was wondering how competitive CRNA school is. I have a 3.65 undergraduate GPA taking premed courses. I was wondering if you guys think it is smart to go CRNA, or do you think it would be a waste of time because at this point in my studies AA school would be the must faster option. Sorry for such a long post but any feedback is much appreciated! Thanks!