Organic chemistry is a necessary evil that many science and engineering majors are forced to face. I personally really like the class and think it's really interesting, others would rather light themselves on fire. Whether you agree with me on liking it or not, here are some things that we can all agree on in organic chemistry.
1. You’ve added more than one of the TA’s on Facebook.
If they posted in the Facebook group, they got added.
2. And messaged them any and all questions you’ve had.
I mean, they said we could message them any questions we had.
3. You die a little inside every time you see another Facebook group notification.
The stress that occurs when I'm up at 4:00 a.m., studying for another class, and someone is asking orgo questions kind of makes me hate you.
4. You’ve found yourself debating which TAs are better at teaching certain things.
With 20+ TA's and various topics and learning styles, some TA's just get you in a way the others don't.
5. After studying for days before an exam, you eventually just give up and accept that you still feel like you know nothing.
At this point I don't know what molecule I'm looking at and I frankly don't give a shit anymore.
6. The sense of pride you get after answering a question completely correctly.
And the sense of shock you feel because, really, when the hell did you actually know something?
7. You’ve found yourself at the CLC at weird times of the day, whether it be at eight in the morning when you don’t have class until two, or 11 at night.
Sh*t happens.
8. “Do you have any extra index cards?”
When the test is in less than 24 hours, the last thing I want is random people scrambling around asking for index cards, just cut a piece of paper.
9. You've low-key panicked at a party on Thursday night when you realized you forgot to do the Oscer assignment due the next morning.
"Will future drunk me remember to submit something when I get back to my dorm?"
10. You’ve answered a retrosynthesis question with 10+ steps, then go to class and see the professor do it in three.
You felt really proud that you had a grasp on the question only for it to come tumbling down when the professor threw some weird curveball.
11. You always hoped that one day your Oscer homework submission would be the one displayed as an example in the powerpoint the next day.
You knew you half-assed that homework and it wouldn't be put up, but you hoped anyway.
