Any advice for a student who is about to take Organic Chemistry this fall?

Something you wish you knew before going into OChem..





My dentist told me that ';know what happens whenever a bond is broken; what will happen';





Any advice is much appreciated! :-)





By the way, go Hokies!Any advice for a student who is about to take Organic Chemistry this fall?
Well not much make sure you know very basic stuff about carbon and other important elements commonly found in Organic Chemistry such as H,O,N etc. By the way you can always some great books like Solomon And Fryhel, Morrison And Boyd. Also make sure that you have basic idea about inductive effects, resonance effects , isomers etc.


Rest I am sure will taught well because this is one topic that's always taught well irrespective of where you are.Any advice for a student who is about to take Organic Chemistry this fall?
Take good notes, and keep up with the material.





There is a lot of rote memorization- nomenclature, name reactions, etc. It's really easy to get behind, and then you are looking forward to an all nighter before the test.
Learn about carbon bonds and common carbon structures. You should know how to draw and identify things like butane, propane, ethanol, etc.





Best of luck, you should also check to see how good you are at taking notes.
Get your hands on a Kaplan MCAT review book (from the CLASSES, not a bookstore. check craigslist)- their orgo sections taught me more orgo (in a way I could actually understand) than my classes in college did :)

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