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[Tennis Guy]

I was wondering, if you guys think taking biochem and o chem II in the same semester is a good or bad idea? I'm sure that I can handle it because I took bio and o chem I together last semester and did fine. I need to take these classes soon, and I have come to a decision to take them both together in the Fall. What do you guys think?

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[christina30]

I was wondering, if you guys think taking biochem and o chem in the same semester is a good or bad idea? I'm sure that I can handle it because I took bio and o chem together last semester and did fine. I need to take these classes soon, and I have come to a decision to take them both together in the Fall. What do you guys think?

Well, Ochem is (or should be) usually a pre-req for biochem, so I don't know if I'd recommend it, considering biochem is pretty much like ochem on crack with more bio thrown in.

 

[allie1361]

I was wondering, if you guys think taking biochem and o chem II in the same semester is a good or bad idea? I'm sure that I can handle it because I took bio and o chem I together last semester and did fine. I need to take these classes soon, and I have come to a decision to take them both together in the Fall. What do you guys think?

Bio and biochem are in two totally different realms as far as difficulty is concerned. I took bio and ochem together and it was cake because bio was cake. Now biochem...I took that alone and it ate up a ton of my time.

I'd say no, unless you never want to stop studying...ever.

 

[SweetRain]

It depends on how hard your teacher is. But in general, bad idea.
OChemII is a lot more information than OChemI. I took OChemII, genetics, ochem lab, and bio lab in one semester (along with two non science courses) and it was the worst mistake ever.

 

[IH8ColdWeath3r]

Biochem is extremely information rich and requires a significant time commitment. Ochem II is not bad, but I agree with the above posters that there is a lot more info in Ochem II due to the vast number of functional groups that are covered and their accompanying reactions. Like for instance, I believe the section on carbonyl compounds and acid derivatives itself had around 30-40 reagents....wouldn't recommend it.

 

[JJMrK]

That's definitely possible. Good luck.

 

[Danlee07]

So in my other thread, biochem + physics + genetics in the fall seemed possible. Now after reading this, i feel like i'll die?

 

[Jameel11435]

So in my other thread, biochem + physics + genetics in the fall seemed possible. Now after reading this, i feel like i'll die?

I was considering taking Biochem, genetics, and comparative physiology

 

[Tennis Guy]

Ok, so I see that most of you guys think taking these class together is a bad idea. However, the biochem professor is really easy, and I have heard great things about his class so I don't think it will be that bad. He taught my biology class for half the semester, and I did really well on his half. As for O chem II, the professor is really good from what I've heard and he curves. I really hope that I will not be making a really big mistake taking these together, but if I don't then I will be really far behind. Also, I'm a biochemistry and molecular biology major, so I guess I should get used to this course load... :/

 

[Tennis Guy]

Is this really that bad of an idea to take these classes together? I really hope that I'm not going to be in a bad situation, if I decide to do this... any more suggestions or thoughts?

 

[allie1361]

Is this really that bad of an idea to take these classes together? I really hope that I'm not going to be in a bad situation, if I decide to do this... any more suggestions or thoughts?

It's really up to you. It depends on how well you handle a lot of work, how well your time management skills are, and how much OTHER stuff you're going to have on your plate. If you're working full-time, or almost full-time, and volunteering 4 or 5 hours a week AND trying to do that whole course load, then I'd say you were crazy. But if you just have that course load and are maybe just doing a few hours of volunteering a week, then it's possible. Just be ready to study a lot.

 

[FloatOn]

Is this really that bad of an idea to take these classes together? I really hope that I'm not going to be in a bad situation, if I decide to do this... any more suggestions or thoughts?

I think doing ochem II and then biochem (in two separate semesters) is a better idea. The ochem II will give you a better foundation for the mechanisms you'll encounter in biochem, at least at my school. You'll just be better prepared for biochem in general.

 

[jm192]

I'm sure it varies by school, however BioChem wasn't all that bad with the professor I took it with. There was little to none actual Organic on it. He would say this is this type of reaction, and show the mechanism---Organic 2 might help you to follow that. But it wasn't test on. It was alot more conceptual than spitting facts and reactions back out.

O-Chem II isn't a walk in the park, and I'm far from a genius. But once O-Chem as a whole "clicks," and you understand what's going on with the Oxygen containing compounds, it seems to go downhill as far as difficulty. I took Genetics with O-Chem II, and the time I spent on Genetics was similar to that for BioChem II. I think you could certainly handle it.