Average number of hours per day spent of studying orgo?

[asigna]

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Hey everyone quick question. I'm just wondering how long you guys spend on studying orgo per day? I'm going to be taking orgo 1 this summer and was just curious.

-Thanks!

 

[Fatalis]

when i took orgo 1: roughly 2-3hrs a day [but that was because I had a heavy course load=> pathology, pharm 1, bio physics and nutrition and metabolic control]
when I took orgo 2 it was in the summer, spent 1hr reviewing, 1hr on a chalk board writing stuff out with a friend

 

[coffeesnob]

Hey everyone quick question. I'm just wondering how long you guys spend on studying orgo per day? I'm going to be taking orgo 1 this summer and was just curious.

-Thanks!

i took both orgo1/2 over the summer. we had weekly quizzes. studied 3-4 hours a day on average (not counting lectures). 6-8 hours/day the week before the exams. but then orgo was the only class I was taking, so I studied at a comfortable pace.

quality > quantity

 

[medoc4]

studied about 10 hours a week (7 days). got an A

 

[Xenops]

Not enough. 😳

 

[Roxas]

I also took orgo 1/2 over the summer (which is the most intense weeder class at my school), and spent 2 hrs in lecture and 8-10 hours of studying a day (7 days a week). Ended up with a B/D+ When I retook orgo 2... 🙁 during the spring I studied about 4-5 hours a day. Got a B+

 

[SoulinNeed]

Orgo 2 is much tougher, imo, but 1 still needs a few hours a day, simply because the practice problems take so much time (drawing stuff out, etc.).

 

[JohnFe]

Typical Orgo Study Habit for the week:
1. 4~6 hours doing homework problems in the book
2. 4~6 hours reading the book chapters
3. 4~6 hours writing down mechanisms/structures over and over again. (This is how I memorize things. Bio department is very gracious to give me scratch paper)
4. ~1 hour each week office hour visit on things I don't understand.

Got an A~

 

[samsunimomo]

18 hours of solid studying a week, pushing 6 to 10 hours on weekends. Crushed the curves on most of my midterms and final.

 

[Mdtichen]

Enough to get me an A.

Don't worry about the number of hours, just do what you need to do to get that A. It will vary for everyone.

 

[von Matterhorn]

I spent about 0 hours/a day studying on a typical day, and maybe 2 hours studying for a test. I also got a B and orgo I and a C in orgo II, so I wouldn't suggest following my study plan if you actually want to do well and understand this stuff for the mcat. If you put in a good hour a day after lecture studying what you learned, that should be pretty solid. Few hours before a test and you're golden.

 

[red doctober]

2 hours/day during weekdays, then cramming before exams.

 

[LiamNeesons]

Read every chapter and worked most problems at the end of the chapter. It usually took me about 2-3 hours to read a chapter, while working short problems within the chapter and several hours to work the problems. I think we covered about 1 chapter per week.

 

[Fatalis]

Orgo 2 is much tougher, imo, but 1 still needs a few hours a day, simply because the practice problems take so much time (drawing stuff out, etc.).

I think the reverse is true bc orgo is like learning a new language, orgo 2 you just expand on what you know, thats just my opinion lol

 

[hunterjumper14]

I think the reverse is true bc orgo is like learning a new language, orgo 2 you just expand on what you know, thats just my opinion lol

Agreed. Really nail down the fundamentals first semester and it will get easier as you go. Start strong and devote at least an hour or two per day to studying. Reevaluate after the first exam.

 

[music2doc]

Went to class (3 hrs/wk)
Studied a few hrs the day before the exam (usually 3-5).
Occasionally flipped open the book for 30 min after class or before the next class (<1 hr total/wk).
Spent around 5 min/day reviewing rxn tables to make sure I understood how they occurred in light of my knowledge of chemistry and physics.

YMMV. Focus on understanding, not memorizing.

 

[Doctor Strange]

Honestly, if I were to give you an "average" number, it would probably be less than one. All I really did was go to class and study two or three days in advance for about two hours each day before an exam. It worked out pretty well for me.

 

[strongbones]

I didn't study for orgo at all besides going to class and in the week before exams. Then I read all of the chapters that would be covered, did plenty of practice problems and reviewed my notes several times. A+ in the class and looking good for orgo 2 this semester as well. If you can't learn quickly/pay attention in class perhaps you should study more regularly, but this worked for me.

 

[phunky]

Probably averaged a bit under an hour a day. Aced every quarter.

 

[brazenredhead]

I spent about 3-4 hours a week, including homework, with an extra 5ish before exams. I got an A both semesters 🙂

What no one else is mentioning is that it completely depends on your major. No, seriously.

Someone above mentioned that orgo is like learning a new language. It is. On the whole, those of us who were liberal arts majors did better than those who were/had been science/math majors. (This was a post-bacc.)

The hardest thing for people to grasp is that it's not like chem or physics; you can't just plug things into a formula and expect it to be right. There's often more than one way to approach things, and that's sometimes more confusing than the concepts themselves. If you're used to non-linear thinking and problem-solving, it'll be easier.

Shell out for a really nice model kit. Don't underestimate how helpful 3-D visuals are.

 

[Evil Something]

For both orgo 1 & 2, with the exception of spectroscopy, I studied about 2 hours per chapter. I read one chapter per week so about 2 hours per week. Near test time, I reviewed for a total of 8 hours. I am still in orgo 2 right now and I learn very quickly. I picked up on the basic concepts very easily last semester in orgo 1 and looked for trends and made connections. This allows me to not study that much because I know where things are going because I apply the patterns and connections that I have learned. Everyone is different and everyone should dedicate the amount of hours they need to understand the material and memorize all of the irrelevant crap we are forced to learn.

 

[BlueCircle]

1-2 hours per day and when test day comes around you wont really need to much studying.

 

[scene]

30 minutes spread over 1 day and usually once or twice a week.

got an A+ in orgo1 65/70 ACS, A- in orgo2 66/70 ACS.

 

[sunflower18]

I usually spent 10-20 hours a week studying. I probably could have done well with less time, but I genuinely love the subject and wanted to master it, not just get a good grade. I got an A first semester, hopefully an A second semester -- I'll find out next week!

I spent a lot of time reading book chapters and doing practice problems. And just reviewing and condensing notes.

Oh, and I spent probably 4-8 hours a week on lab. In addition to the 10-20 on lecture.

 

[D0CTORX]

crammed ~2 hours right before the exam.

Hit A's in all three(quarter system)

 

[BABSstudent]

0 hours per day and then cramming for the tests. Still got into medical school and an 11 for the BS on the MCAT.