Just absolutly bombed my chem mid-term.

[Little_Duck]

<p>I got a 42/100 on my first o-chem exam and even after studying my ass off for the one i had today, i don’t think i did very well (and it’s a shame bc I understood all the mechanisms but he only put 1 on the whole fricken exam).</p>

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I’m surprised people who are doing well in engineering/physics don’t understand basic chem. Basic chem classes are pretty easy, it’s the advanced stuff that gets hard…Idk, I would understand if someone was struggling with biology, but not chem. Different people think differently, i guess. For me, Bio is really hard because it’s soooo much reading and you have to understand all these complicated concepts in depth, and there’s not much math in molecular/cell bio, microbio, intro bio, etc. There’s no problem solving, it’s just really analytical and time-consuming. If any Bio majors are reading this and could give me tips, i would really appreciate it… I’m double majoring in Chem/Neuro and I get the chem, but neuro is like a bio major + more specialized classes and the bio is kicking my ass right now.

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<p>It’s kind of funny how it’s the exact opposite for me. I’m a bio major and Physics+Gen Chem are my biggest weaknesses. Bio comes easier to me, I’m good at memorizing and I’m good at putting together a concept in my head to make sense of it. Basically all I do is while I’m reading the material in the book I take notes at the same time (either type or write) and I read it out loud sometimes and if it’s something confusing then I try to picture it in my head and see how it could logically happen.</p>