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 chapters and worked at least a hundred problems to prepare. I even watched lecture videos from other schools! I worked so hard, and I swear I felt like I was really prepared! But when I took the first test last night, half of the multiple choice section ended up being true/false stuff that was never mentioned in class, the book, homework or office hours at all (or was awkwardly worded to the point at which I just couldn't understand). While more of the test was free response stuff that I felt confident on, the MC was worth a lot.
Scores aren't out yet but everyone else seems to be freaking out, too. I just don't think there's anything else I could have done to prepare for this exam, but I know for certain that I didn't do well. I feel like I completely wasted my time working so hard, and I'm really upset about it. Professor had said she made the test really hard during an office hour, but I didn't think it would be over weird stuff I'd never even seen before.
What do you guys think I should do? Have you ever been in a situation like this? I know it's probably my own fault for not studying hard enough, but I don't know what else to do to prepare. Any tips? :'( I actually really like the material and I think organic chemistry is fun, but I want my grade to reflect that, too--so if you know of any resources for extra practice I'd really appreciate it if you'd share! It's only going to get harder from here...
Thank you!!
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 chapters and worked at least a hundred problems to prepare. I even watched lecture videos from other schools! I worked so hard, and I swear I felt like I was really prepared! But when I took the first test last night, half of the multiple choice section ended up being true/false stuff that was never mentioned in class, the book, homework or office hours at all (or was awkwardly worded to the point at which I just couldn't understand). While more of the test was free response stuff that I felt confident on, the MC was worth a lot.
Scores aren't out yet but everyone else seems to be freaking out, too. I just don't think there's anything else I could have done to prepare for this exam, but I know for certain that I didn't do well. I feel like I completely wasted my time working so hard, and I'm really upset about it. Professor had said she made the test really hard during an office hour, but I didn't think it would be over weird stuff I'd never even seen before.
What do you guys think I should do? Have you ever been in a situation like this? I know it's probably my own fault for not studying hard enough, but I don't know what else to do to prepare. Any tips? :'( I actually really like the material and I think organic chemistry is fun, but I want my grade to reflect that, too--so if you know of any resources for extra practice I'd really appreciate it if you'd share! It's only going to get harder from here...
Thank you!!