Ochem

Organic chemistry.

When I first heard of this class I had to take for premed, I was intrigued. I hoped it would be something close to biochemistry, and I’d get to learn about all kinds of reactions that happen in the human body. Turns out it has deal with mostly stuff you put INTO the human body, drugs and stuff . . . . and it would be interesting if I didn’t have to memorize all those reactions.

So earlier this week I was freaking out about it because I thought the final would just be horrible. I expected it to take the full time, and I expected to be sweating bullets through it. But after having taken it, I can say it wasn’t so bad after all. If I had studied more regularly, I probably would have had no problems with it, or the class.

I remember taking a similar course- Chemistry, at the University of Texas. While I email my professor almost weekly, my friends and I hit up office hours, and talk to our professor after class, I remember the line of 30 students that would try to talk to our professor after class at UT. I think we’re pretty lucky at Tulane that we get all the help we need in such a difficult subject. The last thing that I’m grateful for in terms of organic chemistry is the tutors available at the ERC. Normally, we would think oh, tutoring, I don’ t need that. But everyone I know gets help on one thing or another. The tutors are available almost every day in almost every subject, and they are more than competent.

So this blog really isn’t about ochem . . . . this one goes out to the ERC. Here at Tulane I discovered that when you’re struggling in something, help is always available. All you have to know is where to look.

And so after all that . . . organic chemistry is really not so bad after all. =)