1. spend 10-14 hours per week on orgo 2. attend office hours regularly if needed 3. take detailed notes from textbook 4. do practice problems from textbook 5. make flashcards for structure, reactions, etc. 6. have a dry erase board 7. make a condensed study guide before exams 8. but model kit 9. use interned to your advantage 10. have an organic study buddy!

I just got an A on my first o-chem test 🙌 I just know that it's gonna get a lot worse, so I'm not out of the woods yet, but still super happy that I did well on at least one exam so far 😂

@SydneyJFitness

3 жыл бұрын

CONGRATS!!!

@wcsdiaries

2 жыл бұрын

are you at a big univerisity or a small college?

I have gone 1, I have used these steps so far, I hope it helps me to get an A finally: 1-I study more than 20 hours per week 2-I have not attended to my office hours, but I have to use them as soon as possible 3-I usually do all of the practice problems in every chapter 4-instead of the dry-erase whiteboard, I use my tablet 5-I bought the model kit because it was mandatory in our syllabus 6-I use internet sources like Chad's videos, khan academy, and anything helpful on youtube

The tip to top all tips is to find an easy professor. One you become a doctor, all this information is worthless and never used. Ask an honest MD. I did.

Got a B in Orgo 1, hoping for an A in orgo 2. It’s so much to memorize. Edit: Done with orgo 2, and I oddly found it way easier than 1. Aced it with an A : ) Your tips were very helpful. Memorizing the reactions and reviewing the mechanisms close to the test date was key.

@SydneyJFitness

3 жыл бұрын

you can do it!!

@pearlsmith99

3 жыл бұрын

Is that what organic chem is mainly about? Im doing pre-med & i have extreme difficulty when it comes to math.

@dr.apollo4226

3 жыл бұрын

@@pearlsmith99 very little math is involved in organic chemistry courses

@pearlsmith99

3 жыл бұрын

@@dr.apollo4226 thank you!

@AyaMohamed-ij6hu

3 жыл бұрын

sammmmmmmmmmme

14 hrs a week!!! I'm crying...

@hruurrj4rjrurrubdrjhrjrjr631

3 жыл бұрын

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭l I do 14 hrs a day I got gcse in 5 days

@eturley7533

3 жыл бұрын

Haha yeah I'm doing about 6-8 hours a day. It's pure hell

@cantthinkofausername6945

3 жыл бұрын

2 hours a day if u revise it everyday.. sounds alright no?

@faythegmiller

2 жыл бұрын

@@cantthinkofausername6945 I was thinking this! Putting it like this ISNT so daunting but just remembering to stay on top of things is the hard part.

@namchansawang8329

2 жыл бұрын

I do 20 average a week since it's online and basically self taught 😭

Added this video to my "Organic Chemistry" page in Notion for future Meagan! Thank you for these pro tips!

@SydneyJFitness

3 жыл бұрын

you’re welcome!!

Another thing is know what triggers the reaction, knowing what is a strong nucleophile, strong electrophile, acid, base, anything like that you can figure out what the steps of the reaction are.

@sublime_kc8600

3 жыл бұрын

Dont make me want to quit chemistry....already feel like that LMAO

@SydneyJFitness

3 жыл бұрын

yes, so important!

I’ve been waiting for this!!

@SydneyJFitness

3 жыл бұрын

yay!! i hope it’s helpful! :)

I'm taking organic chemistry 1 this sem (a bit nervous as biology is normally my strong suit) and will definitely keep your tips in mind! thank you for the helpful encouragement and advice 🧑‍🔬

I may not be taking organic chem but I definitely just watched this video to learn some new study tips! I may be going into my last year of college but I am always eager to learn new ways to improve myself and my study habits! I love the sticky note idea!!

@SydneyJFitness

3 жыл бұрын

absolutely!!!

Got a 96% in Orgo 1, what tips do you have for orgo 2? I have heard it gets worse with the amount of brute memorization for reagents and stuff. The professor didn't let us use reaction maps at all btw.

7:40 yeah, i wanted to have a roommate study buddy too - glad to see others feel same.

Great study tips! I think this will be helpful for every college student regardless of their major😁😁😁

@SydneyJFitness

3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much!

thank you for this, God bless you!

These tips are really helpful. I was really worried but you turned my worriednes into confidence ☺ Thank you so much

@SydneyJFitness

3 жыл бұрын

aw thank you so much!

I'm in my second year of college, chemistry major, yet idk I'm struggling soooo much in my organic2 course this year specifically more than other courses! I'm starting my final exams in two weeks and the organic exam is the last one but I need to hurry up and study it rn now, I Had an A last year and I'd always loved studying organic it was my pleasure but this year idk what's happened to me, my two professors are good but I can't memories all these equations and mechanisms they're just WAYY TOO MUCH!! :""' I'm scared and crying like everyday, I don't want to have bad memories on the most loved subject to me by failing its course, but I can't handle it good and I need to have high GPA for my next year major T_T" (we've majors for second year and other majors on third year based on your grades)

Thanks so much! This helps a lot! I’m currently struggling in Orgo 1!!! 🙌🏾

@SydneyJFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!!! Make sure to recommend this video to your friends too!

well effort......... but these tips demand persistance. majority follow these instruction for a couples of days then let by gone be by gone ........ thank you mam ... may you live long

5:51 organizing box - niiice suggestion for organizing soo many little things like nails and stuff.

this really helped, thank you!

@SydneyJFitness

3 жыл бұрын

yay!! you’re welcome!

May I ask where you got the solutions book to you regular book problems?

Really thanks

What are the basic concepts of inorganic chemistry required study organic chemistry ??

Also work pertinent problems immediately after the lecture that will fix concepts in your mind. Things that will come easily immediately after lecture will become vague after a matter of hours. Never schedule anything immediately after the lecture with the exception of pushing electrons and so forth. May you succeed in all you desire!

I got a B+ in orgo 1. It was on zoom and I get hella districted when classes where online. My professor also has a thick Chinese accent. I could understand him it just took more effort witch meant I had to pay attention and study more. I really liked him as a professor and as a person so I decided to take him for orgo 2. I go to a small school and he’s the only one that teaches it. But he does have a heavy accent and we are required to wear a mask because it’s all in person. I can’t understand him at all anymore it’s a combo of the mask and the fact his back is turned because you know it’s chemistry and they use chalk.

Do you have a list of functional groups?

I want the alkene summary you showed in the video 🙏🏻

2:23 If you want to get these schemes right, be sure to remind what changes between, for istance here, the halohydrin formation and hydroboration-oxydation since the molecule in this case doesn't show it; first reaction follows the Markovnikov rule and second one follows the Anti-Markovnikov one, meaning the result in a synthesis of a linear molecule will be different. My 2 cents since I'm losing my mind to organic chemistry 1 for months right now oof

@SydneyJFitness

3 жыл бұрын

thank you for the tip!! you’ll make it through!!

@rexailos475

3 жыл бұрын

@@SydneyJFitness I still have to pass it, for some reason the teacher is making every exam harder than the last one 😅

any advice for someone whos been retaking orgo2 for their third time while forgetting a lot from orgo1? i feel hopeless and dont know where to start😂

any advice for taking the course along with 4 other courses? the profs are zooming through the textbook and i've a lot of assignments from other classes :/

@galaxykat3066

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly same! I think the best thing for that is time management figure out the fundamentals of the reactions in ochem. What drives the reaction and what is super reactive. After that its more about figuring it out and recognizing the pattern of the reaction.

@wcsdiaries

2 жыл бұрын

how did you end up doing? im thinking about taking it...

Thank you. I hope to God its not as difficult as gen chem 2. It makes gen chem 1 look like child's play. I made a high B in it but it was a dreadful class.

@SydneyJFitness

3 жыл бұрын

you’ll do great!! chem 2 is hard!

@SydneyJFitness

3 жыл бұрын

organic has no math!

@marshapple

3 жыл бұрын

@@SydneyJFitness thank you. And thank you for the tips.

Can you give me advice on which book should I get for OChem 1 class "as a chemistry student"? My teacher said to get Vollhardt's book. But I think there are better books. Please!... I'm so confused.

@hahardridge

2 жыл бұрын

This question is very dependent on your professor and school. My Ochem 1 class is using Wade, Jr., L. G and J. W. Simek. Organic Chemistry, Ninth Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, Inc., 2017 Which also has a solutions manual that is extremely helpful. But our professor said that this textbook by wade is a more complex “ish” textbook for more of a chemist then student. So he gave us a PDF of a more condensed book called Organic chemistry 3rd edition by David Klein. Personally if I was you, I would use the textbook on your syllabus or what book ur professor says/recommends bc it is likely to directly follow ur professors PowerPoints, notes, and exams

I haven’t taken gen chem in 2 years, and I know I don’t remember any of it:((((I’m super scared that I will not be able to do as well as I’d like. How much gen chem is in organic ? What should I do to refresh my memory before I take orgo1 in October?

@SydneyJFitness

3 жыл бұрын

there was hardly any gen chem in it!! there is a tiny review at the beginning (at least at my university) about s and p orbitals but that’s it! and of course remembering what valence electrons are!

@Praveenkumar-pk9pv

3 жыл бұрын

Which textbook should I refer to for organic chemistry?

@marshapple

3 жыл бұрын

Someone told me knowing fuctional groups, sp hybridization and Lewis dot structures are important.

They're exam sounds easy and conceptual. My professot exam is super above and beyong. I get two minutes per questions and the questions has a big ass structure with multiple part in it. Failed so bad

@tseringchoetso1961

3 жыл бұрын

We get 1 min per question

Thnx But org chem really sucks I'd keep forgetting formulas and name of the reactions and reagents 😥

@SydneyJFitness

3 жыл бұрын

make notecards!!

@TechnoSan09

3 жыл бұрын

@@SydneyJFitness yes🙏 But even then I struggle a little bit

Which books did u follow for organic chemistry

@SydneyJFitness

3 жыл бұрын

i believe i’ve linked them in the description! let me know if I didn’t though haha

@swatisingh.

3 жыл бұрын

@@SydneyJFitness yes u have given the link in description 😊😊

I feel like I’m too deep in o chem 1 to do well. I have absolutely no idea what I’m doing anymore with SN1, Sn2, E2 and E1 reactions. I did well on the first exam then it’s going down hill Update: I ended up getting a 90% on that exam and got an 85% last night of an exam

@SydneyJFitness

2 жыл бұрын

CONGRATS OMG

@amiracorine

2 жыл бұрын

What did you do?

@CatnipMed

2 жыл бұрын

@@amiracorine I took the time to go back and review concepts I was confused about. I also did a lot of practice problems and when I got them wrong, I went back and relearned that section

what is your fav chapter in oc

@SydneyJFitness

3 жыл бұрын

idk

@umairnawaz3289

2 жыл бұрын

☺️

Did organic chemistry crash course help you?

I want ro work with u in organic chenistry and

Heyy how old ru u??

Made a B in orgo 1 last semester and this tomorrow I take my final for orgo 2 I need a 70% to keep a c wish me luck

@SydneyJFitness

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck!!!

@bijetrey12

2 жыл бұрын

Sydney Jade I just got my results back about 20 min ago and I passed it 🤩🤩

Is organic chemistry really important?

@SydneyJFitness

3 жыл бұрын

depending on your major, yes!

Hahahaha, and we Indians are studying 18 hrs a day!!!

Step one get books, step two study them. No easy way out