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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I absolutely loved Organic Chemistry and went on to get a PhD in it.  I taught it to undergrads for a few years.

The kids who struggle the most in Organic Chemistry are usually premeds who try to memorize it like they would anatomy.  They think if they just study enough that they'll memorize everything.  That's not the right approach.

You have to treat it like a math class and figure out how to push electrons to solve problems.  You need to do problem after problem, picture structures in 3D and think about what would happen next.  It's hard but really fun when you start to understand how molecules would behave.[/quote]

Just posted about my kid white knuckling the A. This is exactly how my premed described it to me, that she’s not memorizing and learning processes, and those that don’t have more trouble. However, it’s been very challenging regardless. Can’t help but wonder how orgo 2 will compare next semester. I thought maybe I read some do better in it?[/quote]

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