<p>I was taking organic chemistry and due to some reason or other, the class wasn't able to do labs, and I wanted to know how important this was in the long run for chemical engineering as well as pre medicine. I can take the lab separate at my university.</p>
<p>We haven't really covered doing NMR, TLC, or any of the other major techniques required for organic lab, and I've never done more than a synthesis on paper. Should I take the lab or would I be able to get away without the lab?</p>
<p>I will just direct you to this thread, which was 2 pages of discussing this very topic from roughly a week ago:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/1528511-how-important-labs-engineering-coursework.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/1528511-how-important-labs-engineering-coursework.html</a></p>
<p>I was specifically only talking about that one lab course and it’s academic effects? I’ll have taken every other lab, just not the organic.</p>
<p>I see that one post said we learn some good things in organic lab, but didn’t see much else.</p>