I forget general chemistry!!!

[Hyperstudyosis]

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Anyone else have this problem? For me, remembering biology info is easy, but I easily forget how to do all the different gchem problems. I got A's in both semesters of general chem and I just took them this past year, and now I forget over half of it!!! Does anyone have recommendations for making gchem stick in your mind? I'm feeling like I'm going to have to relearn everything for the MCAT.

 

[shrimpchips]

I took general chemistry a year ago and it was only when I started studying for the MCAT that I realized just how much I had already forgotten. Unfortunately, there is no easy way to remember all of your general chemistry unless you constantly review it until you start studying for the MCAT. As they say, use it or lose it. However, it's not as bad as you might think because when you start studying for the MCAT, you realize that most of what you've forgotten has been the nitty gritty details and calculations, only some of which you will really need to rememorize for the MCAT. For the MCAT, you're thinking about chemistry in a way that you probably never did in school, mostly in a more conceptual manner than quantitative manner. Everyone studying for the MCAT will have to look up some old concepts in addition to learning new skills. Also, even though you might have forgotten alot, the basics are fairly easy to pick up again with a little effort. Don't worry too much about what you're forgetting and just be prepared to put in some time relearning and honing your chemistry skills when the time comes. Best of luck. 👍

 

[SN2ed]

I kind of forgot my gen chem as well, but once I started studying, things came back. If you need a good gen chem prep book, definitely pick up Berkeley Review.

 

[Hyperstudyosis]

Thanks, guys. I'm going to start working on my gen chem again in prep for my May MCAT.

 

[Neurokiran]

Hi
I recommend you to use your MCAT review Book.
If you have taken G.Chem course you will understand the
concept very easily. just study and do practice tests.

 

[engineeredout]

The gen chem concepts that you need to know are pretty basic. I did fine in gen chem but hell I don't even remember learning half the stuff in my review book (though I'm sure we probably did cover it). Its not real complicated stuff.

 

[futuredoctor10]

Yeah, I don't know if others agree but to me Gen Chem is the easiest individual subject on the MCAT. I think the concepts tested are fairly basic, comparatively to the other subjects (or maybe I just had good Gen Chem prep in undergrad).

So if you forgot it, that's actually not a problem... looking at material in the review books will bring it back into your memory and it shouldn't be too much material nor too difficult to apply come practice test time!