<p>I'm a Chemistry major, and I might take Chem 4. Would that put me behind?</p>
<p>not at all, though it <em>would</em> be preferred to stay on-track with the majority of freshmen for friends/prof choices/scheduling facilitation. summer school can fix that.</p>
<p>i would take chem 6a instead of chem 4. that way you'll be done with the chem 6 series by the end of the year.</p>
<p>not everyone's ready to take chem 6a, though. some people never even take a substantial chemistry class in high school.</p>
<p>-a chem 4 TA</p>
<p>looking back i should have taken chem 4
i was totally not prepared for chem 6a and it didnt help i didnt have good studying habits</p>
<p>you just make chem 6c during summer school and youll be back on track</p>
<p>Take chem 6, what are ya? Scared?</p>
<p>some are ... like that kid who got a 4 in AP chem (and would normally be placed into 6ah or 6b) and still took chem 4.</p>
<p>honestly, i would never stay in a class if i got bored. easy A, whatever. my time's more valuable than that.</p>
<p>Meh, I guess they're not as cool as you or I.</p>
<p>Also, my time is worth nothing, so I'll gladly waste it in a boring class. In fact, I excel in boring classes. Everyone else seems to die halfway through a lecture. Me? I'm still firing on all cylinders.</p>
<p>Quick question astrina, did you find o-chem challenging at all? Also, how'd you go about studying for it?</p>
<p>sigh, i hate ochem.</p>
<p>but it's nice that all the ochem you need to know for the mcats is in ch 4-9, 11, and 17-25 (i think?) and it's all super watered down so now i've forgotten all but the essentials. :D i liked g.chem a lot better...hehe.</p>
<p>For studying, do practice problems galore!</p>
<p>I can do that.</p>
<p>I'm just worried I'll end up memorizing mechanisms, instead of you know, learning them.</p>
<p>ochem was lots of fun ... but i didn't think so until the third quarter of it. if you think you like it, try taking the grad electives - they're awesome! as for studying, it's sad to say, but memorization goes a long way. after awhile you'll start to see patterns of reactions pop up, which makes new reactions much easier to learn. </p>
<p>and yeah, if you're MCAT-bound, you're going to be memorizing a lot anyway :)</p>
<p>I know someone who never took chemistry in high school but still did fine in chem 6a. Don't fear it.</p>