Comments on: How to Do Well in Organic Chemistry: One Student’s Advice

By: Kajal thakur

Kajal thakur — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 16:43:36 +0000

U know…i think i study well in organic chemistry.. And when i try to do questions i almost solve every question …but when it comes to exam i think that i don’t know a single word… i just mark any random option on sheet…can u plz suggest me some tips so that i can improve this
Thnks..

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By: antonie

antonie — Sat, 18 Mar 2017 13:01:14 +0000

The only way you are ever going to build a proper house, is by making sure the foundations are solid and well constructed. If your foundation is weak you might be able to build the house up to a storey, but then when you want to build up another storey the house collapses. Immerse yourself in reaction mechanisms, MO theory, and interpreting acidity/basicity of a compund

By: Kate Hansen

Kate Hansen — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 14:41:07 +0000

My son wants to eventually go to medical school and needs to do well in his organic chemistry class. I’ve never taken it, but I’ve been trying to help him through it as best as I can. I like your tip about focusing on understanding and not on memorization. He’s trying to absorb a lot of information at once and I think if he understood it all, he’d do much better on his tests. I’ll have to pass this along to him. Thanks!

By: bob

bob — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 17:54:04 +0000

My chemistry professor said organic chem does indeed require a lot of memorization.

By: jeroen

jeroen — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 14:43:38 +0000

Those tips are certainly helpfull. I past organic chemestry I and II both with 14 ( thats lik B- to B). But I want to do really good (read: better) on organic chemistry III. Here’s another tip for solving reaction problems: take a good look at reaction maps (search on google) and make reaction maps yourself. They give a good overview of possible reactions you can use.

By: patrick

patrick — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 16:54:16 +0000

thanks for sharing out your great piece of mind, am taking organic chemistry 1 this semester which i thought of it being tough but according to your word of advice i personally know that it would be a walk in the park by devoting myself to practicing and hard work.
thanks a lot….

By: tony paul

tony paul — Sat, 15 Nov 2014 04:14:17 +0000

thanks for sharing.While preparing the time table keep in mind that the subject you studied before must be frequently revised,revising subjects at a gap of 3 days so you will be able to decrease your efforts and will maintain a stable memory level. Remember to take regular breaks and get out and exercise. Always begin at precise time you had planned. If you would study for a continuous period, plan a few short breaks into the time.This is the way to have a valuable rest for your eyes and mind. Have a focus, do not think any distracting ideas as you are studying. education

By: M.NASIR

M.NASIR — Sun, 06 Jul 2014 08:21:11 +0000

Just concentrate on your studies and try to stop clubbing till the end of the semester.

By: Amrita Banerjee

Amrita Banerjee — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 20:39:49 +0000

I am a Georgia Tech student currently in Organic Chemistry I. I’ve been doing alright so far. We have five midterms and a final exam in the class and my grades on the exams have been as follows: 95, 80, & 65. Our fourth exam was today and it was over alkene and alkyne additions. I know for a fact I did horribly on the exam…I’m thinking my score is below a 50…Thankfully, there is a drop test so it won’t count. But I’m coming here to ask how should I approach this course? I want to understand the basics so that when I take orgo 2 I won’t have as much trouble. I have a lot of extracurriculers that I do, such as working in a research lab and doing clubs, so I don’t always have a lot of time to study. Also, I’ve realized that as the semester goes on, my motivation goes down and I don’t know how to keep it up since topics start to get harder. Can someone PLEASE help me?