Trying to avoid awful chemistry and biology classes and premed track because in the end if I become a surgeon I wont need to know any of this information. What are my actual chances, and what EXACTLY do I need to do. Even if this requires med school in lesser countries I need to know.
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you can’t avoid them in the majority of med schools…they are required
You do not need to be a Biology/Pre-Med major you can get a bachelors in anything, but you DO need to take the required science classes, even if they are outside of your required courses for your major… Each medical school is different but they usually are: a year each of General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physics, Biology, and at least 1 semester of English Composition and college-level mathematics.
Get good letters of recommendation for your professors
study study study for your MCAT
When did you become an expert in surgery? What makes you think surgeons don’t have to know chemistry and biology? If you really want to be competitive for admission to medical school, assume they know what is required better than you do and let them set the requirements.
You can’t avoid them. You still have to take the MCAT. Chemistry and biology are on the MCAT.
Just because you want to be a surgeon doesn’t mean you won’t have to take the same courses as every one else. This means pharmacology, physiology, etc. Those both have foundations in basic chemistry (trust me I know). If you don’t understand those basics, you won’t do well in the med school courses.
All med schools require these classes, without fail. “Not needing” isn’t the point, and in fact, some of these knowledge forms the basis of basic physiology and pharmacology in medical school. Surgeons have to know this info as well.
Your major is fine for med school, but you still need the pre-reqs and MCAT. If you want surgery residency in the US, and a decent one, you better shoot for the medical schools in the US as residencies are often biased against IMG (even if you are an American college grad).
Chemistry and biology are required for medical school – the MCAT exam (it’s like the SATs of med schools) requires general AND organic chemistry, plus a sequence of biology classes, and physics (which requires calculus). Surgeons need to know chemistry (for example, if a person’s blood is too acidic, how certain chemicals react in the body) and biology (studying cells is VERY important for a career in surgery). As long as you keep your grades up (3.6 or better is considered competitive for medical school) and do community service, do well on your MCAT, get at least 5 letters of recommendation, and get involved, you should be fine. If not, try the Post-Baccalaureate program – I’ve heard that going Post-Bac increases your chances of getting in. Good luck! :]