Ochem Exam Rant
Don't mind me, but I just had my second Ochem exam, and I thought I ate it up, but it did, in fact, eat me so badly. I went to the review session, went to the office hours, and did the homework, but I managed to fuck up the easiest questions. the easiest points I managed to fuck up. for one question, we had to go from the name to the structure, and I did something I had never seen before, I'm pretty sure it doesn't exist, and I was so blinded by confidence that I didn't bother looking over it again. I did this on the last exam as well. I feel so bad for my professor because I went to the office hours the day before to ask some general questions, and she mentioned the most basic reaction, the acid-base, and I managed to have this very reaction fly away from my brain on the exam. I spent 30 MINUTES on one question (synthesis) because I believed it was impossible because I forgot whether or not Clemmensons reduces the carboxylic acid. I had to get up and ask her if it was possible, and she couldn't tell me. ( it fact does not; she whispered it in my ear as I turned it in, so I got it right) I also managed to fuck up another easy section because I skimmed over it while studying, like ranking carboxylic acids shouldn't be that hard. I have severe exam anxiety, and I'm in my 3rd year of college and plan on going to university next year. I am so screwed. I know that it isn't a big deal, but I just disappointed my elf and my amazing professor, who did everything she could to help. PLEASE, I can't go 5 minutes without thinking about the monstrosity she's going to grade, I'm going to have nightmares about this shit as I did for my math class.
relatable, i suck at orgo. one thing i found helpful while trying to remember reactions is to section them, and not just learn all in one go. learn prep of certain compounds and then reactions of those compounds with other compounds, something like that. it works out decently for me. sorry for the unsolicited advice, i'm sure you don't need it, but......
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I’m a different major (CS) but I feel this
I also had a finals today
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