<p>I'll be an engineering student this fall, and assuming I do well on chem placement test, which course should I take to fulfill the chem prereq. Which one has a better grade dist / easier to get an A, and which requires less time. I have a friend doing premed that says that Orgo was actually better than Gen Chem for a few reasons, but I want your guys's input as well.</p>
<p>I think Orgo definitely takes more time commitment to do well than gen chem.</p>
<p>I took Orgo and had a hard time with it, but almost everyone else I know who took it aced it and thought it was super-easy so I don’t know. I’m definitely not much of a “science person” so that could be a contributor. Also I took it my first semester and perhaps wasn’t as prepared for it as others who took it in subsequent semesters. </p>
<p>I’ve heard that the Gen Chem lab is horrible. By contrast the Orgo lab is a guaranteed A if you show up and do anything.</p>
<p>Not to hijack this thread or anything…but how hard is the placement test? I took AP Chem as a sophomore in high school and I didn’t devote much time to it, so I ended up with a lowly 3. Apparently, I’ll only get the 5 credits associated with it, if I do well on the placement exam. I mean how should I prepare for this? I was planning on brushing up on some of the topics with my old AP review books, but is that enough?</p>
<p>The Chem placement test is very easy. Regardless the results are non-binding. You could get every single answer wrong, they won’t actually stop you from signing up for Orgo.</p>
<p>I placed in the bottom 10th percentile on the placement exam (tried for a little bit, didn’t know how to do any of it so I guessed on the rest), but I thought gen chem was the easiest A+ ever. They literally throw extra credit at your face. The lab is a little work, but isn’t too hard to get an A in. I heard the lab is more dependent on your GSI though (mine was really good).</p>
<p>yosup, if you don’t mind me asking, what section/prof did you have for 125-126-130</p>
<p>Lab grade is very dependent on GSI and will be a ton of work for a 2 credit course.</p>
<p>Chem lecture isn’t hard but the HW can be very annoying.</p>
<p>Does AP Physics B get you credit for CoE, general, elective or otherwise.</p>
<p>I believe it’s either general or elective. I know for a fact that it doesn’t count towards direct CoE requirements, which is why I didn’t choose to take it.</p>