<p>I'm pretty sure I'm going to take Chemistry in college because I want to be a doctor. I took Chem Hon last year, but my teacher was a d-bag and he screwed us all over. He wasn't a good teacher tbh.</p>
<p>My question is, will I succeed in college Chem without knowing a lot? Or are they going to expect you to already "know" chem stuff?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Gen Chem starts at the beginning. You’ll be fine.</p>
<p>In the beginner Chem series, they won’t expect you to know chem stuff. In fact, they know you won’t know chem stuff. In fact, many colleges have workload chem that prepares you for the general chemistry series if you feel you need more preparation.</p>
<p>Gen chem starts at the beginning and the concepts in Chem 1 are fairly simple, so it’s definitely possible. It does depend a bit on where you’re going, though. At mid to high tier schools, most of your classmates will have taken Chemistry (often at the AP level) and will have an advantage. Depending on your prof’s grading scheme, that can hurt your chances at an A. If you go to a high tier, your prof will go through everything but might skim through the basics.</p>
<p>If you’re willing to put in the time though, you can do well in any science class by reading the chapter ahead of lecture and repeating homework problems over and over. If the class doesn’t have homework, the textbook usually has practice problems and/or self-quizzes at the end of each chapter.</p>
<p>As everyone else has already mentioned, you will be fine. You’ll just have a harder time if you know less than your peers. Also, you don’t have to be a Chemistry major to become a doctor. You don’t even need to be Bio. IMO, Chem majors have a tough curriculum @_@</p>
<p>Yeah. You can.</p>
<p>My school has online programs for math and chemistry classes. The homework is assigned through there and basically, you have to complete problems until you understand a concept. If you get a problem the first time, you move on, if you miss it, you get another three problems on that concept. It basically makes you work until you know the material, and therefore each student has a personalized homework assignment designed for their level and needs.</p>
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Not always true. Depends on the school.</p>
<p>My school expected you to have a fairly thorough chem background in high school (ie know how to balack redox equations)… I didn’t. It made for a “fun” semester. Had to work my butt off.</p>
<p>Many people take Chem for the 1st time in college. Work hard, you can do fine. One resource you may not know about is the Problem-Solver series of workbooks for classes like Calculus, Physics, Chem, etc. These workbooks are about $20 apiece and have 1000’s of worked problems. You cover up the answers, give it a try, check your answer, repeat until you’re getting them right and understand the solution. </p>
<p>Also be sure to spend enough time studying. A rule of thumb is 3 hours or so outside of class for every hour in class, so thats about 10 hrs/week for each math & science class. You may need more, you may need less, but its a starting point. Think of where you want to be (eg. a doctor) and then be sure you’re spending enough time now doing the work that will make you a strong applicant in a few years.</p>