<p>so i was just made aware that i have been placed into orgo. i am in the honors program and i want to do pre-med. i took AP chem my senior year and got a 5.
on apa day, i specifically wrote on my course request form that i did not want to take orgo. i understand there is a drop/add period during the first week of classes but i checked and saw that all the gen chem/honors gen chem (which is what i asked for) classes are closed.</p>
<p>now my questions:
does anyone have experience taking orgo as a freshman? how hard is it? is it possible to get an A?
is there a way for me to add a class that is closed?</p>
<p>If u really dont want to take orgo u can drop it. Dont wrry about getting into gen chem because the sections usually open since a lot of ppl drop it and u can always talk to one of the professors to get a special permission number.</p>
<p>Orgo is pretty hard but it is not impossible to get an A in…the first few chapters require general knowledge of general chem such as orbital theory, VSEPR, and the acid/base theories. If u think u have a good grasp of these topics give orgo a try.</p>
<p>thanks, so you’re saying that i can easily add gen chem.
and what about gen physics? do a lot of people drop that too?</p>
<p>I would think gen physics is the same (though i cant guarantee that since the professor and administrator are different than the ones i had when i took it freshman year) but the professor who teaches it now, brahmia i think, is pretty nice so u can always email or talk to him in person if u need a special permission number.</p>
<p>one last question:
to get the special permission number should i talk to/email the professor before or on the first day of classes or after (as in the second day when the add/drop period begins for freshman)?</p>
<p>thank you so much for the help.</p>
<p>I would talk to the professor before the add/drop period so u can have the number ready when u can add courses and just in case there might be delays in getting a special number or there isnt anymore special permissions available.</p>
<p>orgo is hard no matter what year you take. if anything, i personally would take it spring semester. the fall semester of ur freshman year shouldnt be so rough. but thats just me.</p>
<p>orgo 1 isnt offered spring semester</p>
<p>orgo is going to be hard no matter when you take it. but if you dont want to take it 1st semester, it is understandable. and since you got a 5 on the AP chem test, you passed out of gen chem so you dont need to take that either…</p>
<p>yea, so i was thinking about just going into gen physics.</p>