Three Useful Tips To Help You Survive Organic Chemistry
Every year thousands of pre-med students and other science majors are faced with the arduous task of passing organic chemistry. These students are often overwhelmed by the tons of material they are required to learn and are often left in the dust by the fast pace at which their professors teach. I know what it’s like, after all I went through it too. However, after night after night of all nighters I finally realized what I had been doing wrong. Here are three things I learned the hard way so you won’t have to.
When going for that elusive A in organic chem, I’ve found that the three most useful things you can do are developing good study habits, choosing a great teacher, and buying the right materials. Of course you will not always have much control over who your professor is, but buying the right books and getting ample studying should be easy enough!
First and foremost it is imperative that you develop effective study habits. I made the mistake of procrastinating at the beginning of the semester and man did I regret it, so make sure to go to class every day, pay attention, and take some excellent notes. Then when you get back home, review the day’s material and do the problems your teacher assigns. This will make the class run much more smoothly.
Though it’s not always possible, you should always attempt to take the class with the best professor available. So look them up and check all the resources such as grade distributions that are available to you.
Last but not least, it is always good to have the right guides and textbooks at your disposal. Sometimes the recommended texts from your teacher just won’t cut it and you will benefit tremendously from some third party suggestions.
So hopefully by following this advice you will dominate organic chemistry and survive the class!
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