organic chemistry

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I need to get a 53% on the final to keep the grade I have. My professor said that 41/70 is a 78%, since that is the national average. Can anyone tell me what number (out of 70) would constitute a 53%? I really don't know much about this exam, and the percentiles / grading system, since my...

So I'm going to be taking organic chem I & II in the summer and since these are courses that are seen as tough will it be looked down on that I took them in summer? It's at the same university I'm attending and right now I'm taking 21 credits with 2 labs so there's no way my dean will allow me...

I have an 8-book set of The Berkeley Review (TBR) MCAT review books, 2013 edition, that I am selling. I have 2 biology books, 2 organic chemistry books, 2 general chemistry books, and 2 physics books. There is some writing in the content review parts, but the practice sections are clean with no...

Hi! 1. I am looking for some clarification of the relationship between these concepts. hydrophobic/hydrophilic non-polar/polar negatively charged/positively charged acidic/basic I understand that a molecule can be any of the above. But I am wondering how these are related. From my current...

When I did this problem I counted carbons and hydrogens etc. and used this variant of the formula #C + #N/2 + 1 - #H/2 - #X/2 The answer was 13, and it explained I can count 3 rings + 10 double bonds = 13 degrees of unsaturation. I will be using this method on a question like this, but somehow...

Hi everyone! I needed some advice on what pre-reqs are accepted by med schools. I am about to graduate with my biology degree and originally had planned to go to PA school, but had a change of heart recently and decided to pursue med school instead. Since I had not intended to apply to med...

Hi everyone, I am reviewing orgo basics and have been pretty confident about naming cycloalkanes. Until I came across the following problem. Name the following cycloalkane: My response was 1,3-dichloro-4,5-diethylcyclopentane. But the answer key says the correct response is...

Hello everyone! I am wondering if anyone has taken Orgo 2 online through the University of New England. What would you suggest or recommend as preparation for the exams and labs? Thanks!

Hi there, I am a Sophomore in College and I have to declare my major soon. So far I have just been doing the pre-requistes for med school and now I have to decide what I want to major in. I am deciding between Health Science and Economics. What do you think? What would yo chose and why ...

I go to a school that's on the quarter system. This fall I went abroad and took three quarters worth of the organic chemistry lectures (a year of organic chemistry lecture) and one quarter of the corresponding lab. I am currently completing the second quarter of the corresponding lab. Had I not...

Background: Appreciate any and all advice. I'm finishing up my bachelor's in a non-science major this Spring so I'm taking a year to finish pre-requisites and get some additional ECs. I'm going to take classes in all 3 summer, fall and spring semesters, but I'm also going to take the MCAT after...

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Hi Everyone! I am looking at taking some science pre-reqs for med school, to make sure I can handle them and also to (hopefully) boost my undergraduate gpa. Has anyone taken the following courses online through Athabasca, and, if so, what are your thoughts on them? BIOL 204 & 205 - Principles...

I'm going to be applying to pharmacy schools this fall. I graduated with a BS in biology May 2015, and I've spent the last year taking the last few prereqs needed for pharmacy school (I decided to do pharmacy really late) and working as a pharm tech in a hospital. I'll be done with all my...

hey everyone! how much of Ochem 2 builds on o chem 1? The reason I'm asking is that I’m trying to decide if i should retake ochem 1, not necessarily to get a better grade (I got a C), but because if it builds into o chem 2 a lot, i would rather do o chem 1 again, just so I don't struggle in o...

I've always struggled with math and avoided it like the plague. I failed Precalculus and even basic Statistics was a daunting class for me. It's always been frustrating and ironic because chemistry's always come easy to me, and I breezed through both semesters of General and Organic Chemistry...

Hello everyone! Due to some timing issues, I will not have taken Organic Chemistry II before taking the DAT. Has anyone else been in the same position and still scored well? I'm trying to adjust my study schedule to make up for this and any tips would be much appreciated! I'm using CourseSaver...

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Hi everyone! I just took my O-Chem II final and I'm freaking out. Last year, I got a solid B in O-Chem I (I was at a strong B+/A- until the final; I had a panic attack and most likely failed the exam I think). This year, I was off to a rocky start, I got a C- on my first test, but then started...

Has anyone taken the new 2012 ACS organic chemistry first term exam, how does it compare to the ACS study guide? How should I prepare, and any advice?

I currently have a 76 in Organic 1, and my final is the ACS. I have gone through the entire book and did the problems, but I tend to freak out before finals. My professor never taught towards the ACS, she did her own thing. How likely is it to pass that exam? And is the national curve usually a...

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Hopefully not too long of a read, tried to be as brief as possible.:) I'm currently in my first semester of the second year at a local community college. I've heard that some med schools don't care while others do, but I'm not going to dive into that. I've already been accepted to two of my top...

Hello pre-med students, My team at ISU is conducting a study sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Our research is trying to identify problematic concepts in organic chemistry, to see what supplemental materials currently exist, determine how effective they are and to see what we can do...

I know that IR spectra questions did exist on the old MCAT, is it known if they're phasing it out at all?

Hello, I am a sophomore chemistry major on the pre-med track. I am currently taking organic chemistry I. For the first time in my academic life I am extremely struggling. I made a F on the first exam and a D on the second exam. It is not that I am not trying, I am spending weeks studying and...

Hello, Ok so I am going to be starting college in the winter semster instead of the fall semester. I understand I will be behind and my chem classes I will not be able to start taking until next year and I will need to take a prereq for gen chem which will put my even more behind and then next...

Hi! This is my first post on here, so I hope I did it the right way. :) I'm really stressed out about organic chemistry. I went to one office hour a day since the start of the year (every T.A. plus the professor every week!), went to every class, perfect scores on homework, read all the...

I got my first Orgo 1 test back today and I'm really frustrated with myself. I practiced lots and thought I had a pretty good handle on the material, but I made lots of small errors that added up to a lower grade than I would have liked. Things like drawing the lines wrong in a chair...

Hey guys! This will be my first post, so thanks for looking this way :) I have been following many threads on this forum, but I have a question that I could not find an exact answer through search. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! I was wondering if it is possible to use Organic...