The best way to stay ahead for next semester is to divide your chapters into blocks that you will study.\u00a0 Most professors will have a fairly clear outline of what chapters from your book will be covered before each exam.\u00a0 Your goal here should be to divide your time (starting right now!) until the exam into blocks to study.\u00a0 Some chapters, like substitution (e.g. SN<\/sub>2) and elimination (e.g. E2), are foundations for future reactions you will learn later in Orgo 2.\u00a0 So, spend a lot of time revisiting these important topics if you felt lost in Orgo 1.\u00a0 Finished a chapter early?\u00a0 Many people find studying before the lecture help them to \u201cfeel\u201d they really understand what the professor is saying and gives you an opportunity to ask questions right away.\u00a0 Don’t have a book, or your book is terrible???\u00a0 Check out the over 180 reactions at StudyOrgo<\/a> that are clearly organized and expained!<\/p>\n Schedule your studying times<\/strong><\/p>\n To force yourself to get the studying done, get serious about it!\u00a0 The best way to do this is to schedule your studying as an \u201cappointment.\u201d\u00a0 Carry out your studying at a designated spot, we recommend not studying in the comfort of your home or dorm room where distractions are everywhere.\u00a0 Choose a coffee shop, library or classroom to force yourself into studying.\u00a0 Learning these time management skills will not only help you earn a passing grade in Orgo 2, it will help you in your career as well!<\/p>\n Read one chapters of the book per day, and just read it.<\/strong><\/p>\n When its winter break, it can be hard to get motivated.\u00a0 If its the end of the semester, there doesnt feel like there is enough time!\u00a0 In either case, we strongly suggest starting by just reading the chapter.\u00a0 Don\u2019t stop to define words or look up something, just read it!<\/span>\u00a0 Put it down for a day and then read it again tomorrow. This time, try to define terms you don\u2019t understand by using our powerful platform of topics to help clarify common conceptual problems<\/a>.\u00a0 Then read it a third time, you should be feeling familiar with the topics now, and you are ready to start putting it to use in the practice problem set!\u00a0 Can you draw the mechanism?\u00a0 Can you identify the correct reagents?\u00a0 Here are StudyOrgo, we present all of our mechanisms.\u00a0 Use our flashcard method<\/a> for Review Mode for learning or Quiz Mode to help drill yourself on the problems.<\/p>\n Practice Problems<\/strong><\/p>\n Professors famously tell their students homework is not mandatory and you will not be graded on the homework.\u00a0 Relax then, right?\u00a0 Wrong!\u00a0 Its important to understand that there are only so many types of questions a professor can ask.<\/span>\u00a0 So, if you see a hundreds, and we mean hundreds<\/span><\/strong>, of practice problems, then chances are you have already seen the type of problems that will be on the test. Many professors will throw in \u201creally hard\u201d questions that terrify students and it may seem like they are being unfair.\u00a0 There is a reason for everything!\u00a0 Professors use this strategy to assign A\u2019s to the students who have kept up and followed along the whole time. And rightfully so since these questions cannot be answered without understanding everything they have covered.\u00a0 You can be one of the few who aces these questions!\u00a0 We have comprehensive reviews of the mechanism, stereoselectivity, regioselectivity, reaction considerations and more!<\/p>\n Review Materials before the Exam<\/strong><\/p>\n Either you have been following the steps above the whole semester and you are ready to prepare for Orgo 2 this winter break\u2026 or you read our article too late and the exam is next week.\u00a0 There is still hope!\u00a0 Simply adjust your strategy to fit the time you have remaining until the exam.\u00a0 We suggest you review ALL of the material though and not just what you think you don\u2019t know.\u00a0 In our combined 30 years of experience!!!, the difficulties students have are often because they missed a concept earlier on.\u00a0 Do you know all of these topics??\u00a0 If not, use StudyOrgo to patch up your understanding, or to simply check yourself.\u00a0 We’ll bet you’ll find something you didn’t know in one of these topics!<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Organic](\"https:\/\/www.studyorgo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-04-at-8.23.48-AM-1024x887.png\")
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