{"id":702,"date":"2016-01-17T18:44:26","date_gmt":"2016-01-17T18:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.studyorgo.com\/blog\/?p=702"},"modified":"2016-01-17T18:44:26","modified_gmt":"2016-01-17T18:44:26","slug":"preparation-tips-for-spring-semester-organic-chemistry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.studyorgo.com\/blog\/preparation-tips-for-spring-semester-organic-chemistry\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparation Tips for Spring Semester Organic Chemistry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Going into the spring semester, you might feel like you know what Orgo 2 will be like.\u00a0 However, the second semester of organic chemistry has a very fast pace, anywhere between 50-100 reactions will be presented. You\u2019ll be responsible for all of them!\u00a0 Sign up with StudyOrgo today to help you get all of your reactions mechanisms and descriptions instantly!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read ahead\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 The first week of Orgo2, <u>read two chapters<\/u> to get yourself ahead of the class. Don\u2019t try to understand everything, just read the text and try to understand the big ideas. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">This will completely change the way you pay attention in class<\/span> and allow you to spend more attention and ask questions about the details in class instead of scrambling to write down notes and drawings.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Attempt ALL homework problems<\/strong> \u2013 When tutoring students, they are often intimidated when we ask them to try sample problems.\u00a0 But after a few examples, every student does them better and better with each new problem.\u00a0 Some students have even made comments such as \u2018why didn\u2019t I do this sooner?\u2019\u00a0 We were at StudyOrgo agree!\u00a0 It takes a lot of time, but <u>practicing the problems will make it easier for the quizzes and tests<\/u>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Look at a syllabus<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Remember, your syllabus is an official contract between you and the professor. Professors are required to disclose what you are required to learn and what grading rubric will be used. Professors can usually remove requirements (to the delight of the students!) but cannot easily add them. <strong><u>Use this to your advantage!<\/u><\/strong> Highlight the contents or reactions of the book that will be required and use this to focus your attention when studying this semester.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Schedule your studying!<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Now that you know where the book is and a rough idea of what you are responsible for learning from the syllabus, <u>take a calendar and divide the time you have to each test by the number of chapters.<\/u> Schedule 2-3 hours a week to study and\u00a0<strong>DON\u2019T SKIP OR RESCHEDULE<\/strong>. Use your Smartphone calendar to send you alerts and reminders for your studying appointment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sign up with StudyOrgo<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Editors at StudyOrgo have compiled detailed mechanisms and description of over 175 reactions\u00a0in the most crystal-clear and \u201cget-to-the-point\u201d format\u00a0possible. \u00a0Many of our reaction have multiple examples, so you can learn and then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studyorgo.com\/demo.php\">quiz yourself<\/a> in our website! For the student on-the-go, we have also developed a <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/organic-chemistry-help!\/id835210466?mt=8\">mobile app<\/a> (iOS and Android) provides all the functionality of the website! All of these benefits are included in your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studyorgo.com\/signup.php\">StudyOrgo membership!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>With good time management and help from StudyOrgo, you\u00a0can\u00a0earn a top grade in your Orgo 2 class\u00a0this semester!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Going into the spring semester, you might feel like you know what Orgo 2 will be like.\u00a0 However, the second semester of organic chemistry has a very fast pace, anywhere between 50-100 reactions will be presented. 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