<p>Why is it that people say it's easier in the spring and harder in the fall?</p>
<p>How much chem knowledge is required for chemistry 1a and are you entirely screwed if you've never taken chem before?</p>
<p>I think there's more competition in the fall since most pre-meds take chem in the fall. Better curve in spring I guess..</p>
<p>I only took the 1st chem midterm and dropped the class but I don't think it matters if you have taken chem before. They teach you everything you need to know from the basics.</p>
<p>curve is def NOT better in spring...check out pick-a-prof and campus buddy for nitsche vs stacy...not pretty at all.<em>sigh</em></p>
<p><em>lonely teardrop falls</em></p>
<p>but is pick-a-prof definitely real? i mean, i'm taking chem 1a with stacy right now, and i have to say, most of the people i have talked to are in the B/C range. definitely not the 44% for A as pick-a-prof says....more like 5 to 10%. </p>
<p>plus, professors may not be consistent with the curve.</p>
<p>i know camous buddy for a fact is accurate because it says on the website straight from the university records. dunno about pick-a-prof though</p>