<p>I am struggling immensely in my chemistry class.</p>
<p>I need to take 1 quarter's worth for my mechanical engineering degree, I currently have a C- in the class and received low C's on the last midterms. I don't get it. I go to office hours, I go to every lecture, I have a tutor, and I do the homework, yet I screw up these midterm exams. It just does not make sense as I put in so much effort. </p>
<p>Why does this seem to happen? What can I do? This is horribly frustrating/depressing and makes me feel terrible.</p>
<p>Theres bound to be some classes in which you struggle with for whatever reason. As one of my professors has said, if you’re doing the work and trying your best but still getting a C - be proud of it.</p>
<p>Its not the end of the world, just continue to try. A C is average, nothing wrong with one here and there.</p>
<p>^ that depends…one of my majors is Chem, so I’d rather have the W on my transcript than get a C or C- in Chem…but if I was studying Engineering and only needed 1 chem class, then maybe I wouldn’t mind. in my college, you need to get at least a C+ in the class for it to count towards your major, so check your college’s requirements. Is a C- good enough that it’ll count toward your degree? </p>
<p>what chem is this? chem is really about understanding concepts, the math behind it, and practicing problems. you might be studying the wrong way, maybe trying to memorize too much? idk. maybe if you do well enough on the final, you can get a C+ or B-? I don’t really know what to tell you if you’re going to office hours and have a tutor. Do you go over your exams and have your tutor explain why you got the problems wrong?</p>
<p>it’s funny, because in real life many engineering students i’ve met look down on chem as an easy subject for slackers, but on this site several engineering students complain about chem :/</p>