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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Chemist here, yes orgo is hard, and for non chem majors it will probably be the hardest class they ever take.  For chemists, I actually thought quantum chem was a nightmare.

They call it a pre-med weed class, and my bro couldn't hack it and dropped his desire to be a doctor.  and I think this is why it's a weed class...

It teaches a level of logic you don't see in other STEM majors in that it involves both visual and order awareness, which I think is a necessary skill if your ever want to be a surgeon.  Orgo also requires more memorization then needed in maths or physics.  I honestly trust doctors who majored in chemistry better than other docs lol.

I had flash cards for orgo that I still have in my desk!  Each reaction had it's own flashcard and I memorized those cards until I could visualize each one in my head, so when I saw the rxn on a test I could draw it with no prob at all.[/quote]
I have heard some say that BioChem is harder than Organic Chem.[/quote]
Maybe for a few rare professors, but biochem is mostly an intro level course that is just getting kids started on the concepts of proteins, structure-function, enzymes, metabolism and other basic concepts.  It gets very hard at the graduate level, but the intro class usually isn't too bad.[/quote]

In thought orgo was far easier than biochem. In orgo the reactions follow rules that make sense.

In biochemistry most of the action is by enzymes, which can easily break the “rules” - for instance, there are hydronium ions (H-) all over the place in biochemistry, which is nuts.

Orgo = learn some rules and reason it out
Biochem = memorization[/quote]
DC also thought BioChem was harder. Not sure why, could have been the professor.[/quote]

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