pmed8 Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Semi OT but just finished my Final and I feel really good about it. Need a 58.54% to hold my B and 97%+ to make an A. My advice to anyone planning taking it is as follows... 1. Dont overload yourself with a ridiculous courseload while taking the class. 2. Use every resource available to learn the information. Use Youtube videos and the books often mentioned on here to supplement the lectures. 3. Draw mechanisms repeatedly till they are second nature. 4. Read your book! While a lot of programs dont require Orgo II, some do and you may end up having to take it. Best wishes, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoRyou Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Just curious, what books did you use? Any other words of wisdom? Would you recommend the same tactics for O'Chem I? Where did you take it? Was it online? Most of all ... Congrats and Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmed8 Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 I personally didnt use any books other than my textbooks. I did watch a ton of youtube videos on areas that I wasnt quite comfortable with. For Organic I we used sporcle a lot for learning functional groups... I took my class at a community college in Southern Illinois. Instructor has a MS in Organic Chemistry and is absolutely brilliant. It was not online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pglaser01 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Biggest help I found for O Chem was utilizing study groups if you can...Looking at multiple pathways to use reaction mechs to get your products can open your eyes. Working with other people really helped in that regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmed8 Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 Pglaser01, I could possibly agree more. We had a small group of 3 or 4 that studied a lot together and using multiple pathways was something we had to learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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