Organic Chemistry

Ok, so I got a B on my chem test. I am pretty happy about it, but I am a little disappointed at the same time. One of the questions was printed wrong and he told us to change it in the middle of taking the test. So I stopped working on the question I was on and changed the question and thus my answer. Well, I had it correct to begin with, but adding the missing information threw me off and I didn't go back to look. So I really could have received an A- or an A. Oh well. I am still looking good for the semester.

I'm sure you are wondering why I'm being so anal about my grade... well, let’s just say that my organic chem I class did not go so well. I got a D. Yep. A big fat D. The final for the class was absolutely ridiculous. Most of the class didn't even finish it. Needless to say I bombed it and it brought down my grade. Significantly. So I retook the class and finished with a B. So getting an A or A- will look pretty good to the admissions committee when they review my file to see if they want to offer me an interview or not. Plus it will really make me feel good knowing that the previous teacher was just an ass and that I am not completely lost when it comes to organic chemistry - a subject that prevents many premeds from entering med school. I have many motives for doing well in this class and I hope my hard work pays off at the end of the semester when we have to take the standardized test that covers last semester and this semester.

Organic chemistry is pretty interesting actually. It is the base for biochemistry which is basically all the chemical stuff that goes on in your body and will learn more about in med school. I am finding that I enjoy the class, but wish I could devote more time to studying and memorizing things to further understand. I hope this isn't just some sort of "sponge" learning - soak it all up, squeeze it all out for the test and forget it all afterwards. I really need to remember this stuff!