past chem takers

[momtojosh]

hi everyone....i just took my chem final yesterday.....i dont think i did to good....i took my intermed alg last fri..that looks fine...but chem....pretty worried....had a 83 ave,got a 49 on an exam brought ave down to 76.4...AAHHHH....i just cant get the equations with mole ratios.....math is NOT my thing.....anyway...i dont know what to do if i fail....i dont think i want to go on at this point.....i know i would love a&ps and all the nursing classes....but i need to getthru chem first......and i dont hink i can....i even went to the help lab afteres class and lived there for the past fe days studying for final....then when it came to the final my mind went blank....there was ALOT of questions on joules and temp changes which was our last chapter to cover and we hardly touched on it.....he gave us a review packet and there wasnt anything on that chapter and here the final was mostly that....I WANT TO CRY!!!!

has anyone here failed chem their first time at it....i never had it in highschool....that was 30 yrs ago....wish i would of listen to my parents!!

[Melanie19877]

Chemistry was extremely hard for me. I barely passed the class and ended with a C. The only thing to do is retake it if you don't pass it. Try not to stress over it. It's just one class. Study more. I know that may seem hard since you said you basically lived in the help labs but you can do it. It's just one class out of the many you have to complete. You can do it! Good luck!

[momtojosh]

I PASSED CHEMISRTY!!!!!!!!!!! YEAH ME!!!!!!!!

I never have to look at another balanced or unbalanced equation again!!!! I passed with a 76....not the greatest...but i passed!!!!

[Melanie19877]

Congrats! That's awesome! I too passed with a C and I am never happy with a C, but for this class I was! It was such a relief for me!

[apoppyfield, BSN, RN]

I took Chem over the summer and since it was condensed, I studying half the material before I started. That really helped as those who didn't prestudy had a hard time. Then I took org chem in the fall and liked it but struggled, studied for hours each day. Got As in both classes somehow. Our school doesn't require chem before phys so the phys class was like a 3 classes on phys, lab and chem. I took phys before chem and thought it would have been nice to have chem first. Either way, I don't think chem is a "natural" learn. It just takes tenacity and determination. Take advantage of all the tutoring your school offers. Best to you.