Three Things You Should Know For Organic Chemistry Success
Each year dozens of new pre-med students and other science majors are required to take and excel in organic chemistry. Organic chemistry, or orgo as some call it, can be a dangerous beast to tackle.
Often students are overwhelmed by the fast pace of the class and are inundated by the shear amount of material that is thrown at them by their professors. I went through it all too, and after too many all nighters to count I finally figured out what I should have been doing the whole time. Here are three tips to help you succeed.
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, develop some good study habits. This means you should basically do the opposite of what I did. Go to class every day, don’t bring your smartphone or anything that will distract you, and take good notes!!!
I can’t stress this enough. Then go back and review and do sample problems, you may be able to cram it all in the night before the exam, but this way is so much less stressful.
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.
With this advice you should be armed and ready to succeed in organic chemistry and destroy those exams!
Before buying any supplementary texts you should definitely read my guide on the best organic chemistry guides. It will give you all you need to find the best deals on the top organic chemistry textbooks.
