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How to do well in chemistry 1. Pre read, group into tables and write down formulas and basically write down everything 2. Fully understand before going to practice papers. Practice. Practice. Practice. 3. Go to your teacher. As much as possible. 4. Practice your papers, increase speed and accuracy 5. Write down the steps and how you get the answer. Don’t rush but also don’t take too much time for certain questions. 6. It is a slow process. Have the mindset of “learning” rather than “studying” Giving up is not going to speed the process 7. Persevere. Chemistry is a tough subject. You will find the beauty in it. You will understand it, be patient.
Chem is hard really , yesterday I even cried because I failed the exam and right now I am seeing you giving tips, and this motivates me to do well in chem. I will definitely gonna try the tips you have given out. Thank you this is so helpful!
@@veronicajata3121 you can do it sometimes people dont get chemistry right away it might take you many times to pass but dont give up. I'm a chem major and this past fall semester I started doing lab work and I messed up. During one lab session I broke a test tube lol. More specifically try to understand where u are falling short and why. Failure is something to help you realize the gaps in your understanding and it should be used to help you succeed instead of just letting failure be something that makes you feel better. Dont quit because struggle is often what births great things. If you give up you may never get to experience those great things. Last thing. I'm a chem major but got a D on my very first chem exam. Nothing in life is easy but keep working and dont give up I believe in you :)
@@veronicajata3121 and another thing, dont be afraid to ask questions in class. in my class sometimes people laugh at me because its always evident when I don't understand something because I ASK QUESTIONS. But guess what, ya girl got a 39/40 on the last test (he took off a point bc I 4got to put the units for something😅), when he passed back our test he said does anyone have any questions about the problems they got wrong? guess who didn't have a single question, and who did? take your education in your own hands, what ppl think is irrelevant
currently in my second year of university. took chemistry last year and failed. i am retaking it next semester and i really want to do well! i’m a stem major so i need a lot of chemistry..i was so close to giving up. but i’m gonna apply these tips to how i study and retain the information. thanks for making this video :))
Always got A’s in all my science classes( also had incredible teachers) I’m struggling really bad in Gen chem 1 n Calc 2 but hoping these tips will turn things around 🤞🏿✨
I did honors geom over online so I was able to cheat Basically ull be memorizing a lot of formulas and ull have to prove everything like why a triangle is a triangle it made no sense lol
Chemistry was really difficult for me because I'm not really a math student so I'm not used to doing practice questions for study and I find it really time consuming with very slow progress where with memory heavy subjects like biology human biology ect Its all about finding connections between content and understanding/memory
Omg you are so dead on. I’m a straight A student in A&P but I dropped Chem and have to take it over because of all the annoying Math. How did you end up passing Chem? I’m retaking it in the Fall and I need all the tips I can get to at least try getting a B. Lol.
Wow! Since the last video on “how to take notes DEPENDING ON THE SUBJECT” using some you study tips and putting the effort into it, really help bring my A levels up. Also grateful that you shared about foxit, online school has been a real struggle to adjust too 🙏♥️.
9:06 I'm a first year college chem student and I can relate to this so much. That's what I want to practice. To solve faster and accurately. Especially during online exams where you still have to convert your paper to pdf file which is time consuming, then suddenly you can't upload your file because you are 1 second late haha.
In lower classes I used to perform well in chemistry but the higher i got the more my grades declined . I hope I can get better in chemistry, thanks so much Nathan.
I’m actually struggling with chem now… and I haven’t solve the problem out. But after watching he said “ Chem is really hard.” I just feel the same way as he, but I’ll still try my best on it! Thx you so much.
7:18 OMG same I always do meet with my chem teacher so that I can actually grasp the whole concept 😭. And with that, I got a 4.00 grade for grade 12 chem 🥰💙
I'm not really learning much in school so I spend my leisure time learning chem stuff. Surprisingly, I frequently ignored paper activities but still got a highest grade in my class. But college is different story and might as well utilize your advice on this. Thank you!
I'm almost 30 and am starting college next semester to study chemistry. not going to lie....I am feeling extremely intimidated. I easily got 90s in chem in high school but that was over 10 years ago and I don't remember anything from it. I think I'll refer back to your videos for tips because I've never had studying habits in my life but I have a feeling I'm going to need them now.
Me too! I'm back in school at 30 for chemistry. I absolutely fell in love with chem when I took gen chem 1 but dropped out and worked but as I got older, I wanted to do something meaningful with my life and now I'm back in school for chemistry. So scared and intimidated but so excited to learn. Good luck! You got this :)
@@MyHam-os4bq you got this bro! I have my exam tm and I’ve been missing lectures but I’m gonna start turning things around now. We’re both gonna do great keep your head up:)
you are such a life saver. and honestly what you said about finding your reason to persevere chemistry is very profound. many times in my freshman intro to chemistry class i was so frustrated and defeated because i have a prof that made fun of people for asking questions, very bad at explaining things, and goes off topic very often. and even with going to office hours, i still often don’t understand what he’s saying. there were and still are times where i really thought i’m just going to fail and be a lost cause, but i simply cannot because i want to be a doctor and i want it very badly, i can’t let this one person get me off track. anyways i’ll stop yapping😭thank you so much for the tips💕
I remember when I was in 10th grade I wrote my first A in chemistry in a class of a teacher who didn't believe in me at all, but still it really motivated me. I actually started liking chemistry. The teacher still wanted to give me a bad oral grade eventhough I always tried my best in his class(in Germany you have an oral and a writing grade(basically your test grade) that make your whole grade). Sometimes I feel like loser because of those teachers, I feel very anxious around them and about making mistakes. How do I let go of that feeling? And how do I stop caring about someone being better than me in school? I have seen so many students who seem to learn everything so effortlessly. I'm now in 11th grade and I'm taking chemistry and biology as my classes that will count more in my A-levels or in Germany "Abitur" for the in Germany called qualification phase(12-13 grade).
@@NathanWu Thank you for answering! There isn't really anyone I can talk about this issue with...It definitely makes me feel better that you also went through that.❤😭
Hey, ich kann deine Gefühle absolut nachvollziehen, habe selbst dagegen angekämpft. Meinen Erfahrungen zufolge werden sich die Lehrer, mit denen man in Konflikt steht, nicht verändern, was jedoch keine Voraussetzung für deine Gesundheit sein muss. Ich habe meine Psyche nur durch mich wieder in Ordnung gebracht. Du musst verstehen, dass die Lehrer auch nur Menschen sind, schlechte und gute, und die einzige Möglichkeit dich nicht wie ein Versager zu fühlen, ist, anzuerkennen, dass sie Bullshit reden und du eigentlich eine kluge, einfühlsame Person bist. Du schaust ja auch nicht jedem Hund hinterher und bellst ihm entgegen. Die Lösung ist also, wieder dein Selbstbewusstsein zu erlangen. Mir persönlich hat Literatur geholfen und auch das Hineinversetzen in die Arbeit. Auch empfehle ich einfach mal alleine herauszugehen und die Zeit mit sich selbst zu genießen. Es mag vielleicht banal klingen, aber es hilft wirklich (am besten gehst du an einen schönen Ort, nicht einfach um die Ecke). Sry für den langen Text, nur bin ich selbst davon betroffen, weshalb es mich auch emotional macht. Wir haben die selben LKs btw.
i’m in grade 11 chemistry right now AND IT IS SO HARD. if it wasn’t for online classes i don’t think i’ll be able to survive. but i’m still stressing my self out bcs i want to be able to thrive in chemistry once i’m out of online classes. thank u so much, it was really making me feel like i’m stupid and it feels so nice that i’m not the only one who’s struggling to understand the lessons. ❤️
Thank you so much for this video, it was super helpful! I'm a freshman in general chemistry at the University of South Florida. I will definitely be watching more of your videos.
I have my chemistry final in 4 days and after reading the chapter for 4 times I conclude that I know nothing. I feel like i understand but when its on the paper and you need to mold the information according to the question its hard.. should i focus on reciting theory or just practice a lot of questions despite having shallow understanding of the scope? 😭
I have a chaemistry test today and I was so scared 😅 but honestly you have calmed me, knowing that I’ll persevere and grown and learn from this will make my experience so much better thank you !!!
I'm a pharmacy freshie for the incoming school year and I am honestly scared. My chemistry knowledge is not exemplary but I wanna learn and nail it. However, every time I see chem problems, I just shake for a few minutes and my mind simply goes blank. But, just like what you emphasized in the video, perseverance is important in order to succeed. You see, I genuinely want to become a pharmacist and hopefully study medicine in the future. I am so happy that I found your channel because I can really see that you like what you're doing (pharmacy school) and that just makes me more determined to do better. Thank you, Nathan! PS. I'm sorry that it's kinda long :< PPS. Keep inspiring
Just failed my second orgo 2 exam. I did well on the first one (an 88!), but I slacked and need more studying tips. My ADHD has been bad, but I think your tips will help me greatly. Thank you!
I LOVE chemistry but I found the tedious part for me to be the equations and formulas. I got A in this class in high school but was surprised at my ability to do these things.
Honestly my number 1 tip is to romanticise chemistry. Let's be real, if you're in high school sutdying chemisty, then 1 you're gonna have a great connection with your classmates and teachers (bc ur class is gonna be small probably), and 2, chemistry notes can look cute af, and there's nothing better i love doing hten dedicating my afternooon to sitting in the sunniest room of my house and doing chem coursework one afternoon after school.
Hi.. This is a very helpful video.... I'm a post graduate student majoring in Physical Chemistry. And there are some parts of it which are really difficult (quantum for sure) and some are just a cakewalk. But the biggest hurdle as an Indian student is to clear the national exams for my Phd which have really given me sleepless nights.
well, i topped in my university (B.Sc. in PCM but more into chemistry) now i am in second year and It was so hard to Revise last year portion so it was so Frustrating confusing weather i am doing perfectly in my plans and i saw your video, it was super motivating with remarkable tips, Thank You so much it helped me a lot in my downs!
two daya ago I failed in my chemistry test and I was really upset and I was just trying to stop myself from crying in school, when I got back home I was talking to myself like crazy and asking myself like why I failed? Is my way of studying wrong? or am I stupid? now I decided to gather myself again and focus on my upcoming chemistry exams and I'll defenetly take your tips so thank you ❤
My class system rewards the marks like 90 and above with A and Below that with B. My first term in 8th grade was a C and I cried Even though I was an A student in pure math. Later I got 82 in chem in the second term and I was happier bit in the second term I got a B in pure math and an a in general math
Pre-read (previewing the text, making presumptions of the text for connections to previous knowledge so that you can build off it during the actual reading so that it’s easier to understand). Annotate/make lots of notes in a way that makes most sense to you during your lecture and after. Summarize information into tables he says, yet I find splitting information into section summaries more convenient. However, I can understand the thought process since it further forces you to further condense important information into easily accessible pieces, which is a form of independent problem solving as you build efficiency in summarizing important information. Group similar mechanisms together so that you can easily refer back to them later, and I said something along those lines already under “Pre-read”. Write down every single thing the professor wrote down whether in slides or information professors emphasize during lecture.
Idk if you’ll see this but I’m a sophomore in college taking chemistry. I can’t lie but chemistry is a very stressful class, and we are going through our work so fast it’s hard for me to remember but I do take notes while watching the lecture videos. I have a upcoming exam **this month** and I am very stressed about bc I don’t know how to start studying and I am glad I stumbling across this video. Edit** I just did my exam and didn’t do so good because I wasn’t ready but next time I’ll do better. Hopefully 🙏
@@aliciaguzman8454 lol. i got an F on my first test (ap chem tho). Idk how I'm gonna improve ugh. the questions I got wrong I noticed were the easiest questions too... anyways, gl. i cant complain cas ur in a much harder class.
@@1saamor897 awe damn! I hate when I look back and see that the questions were easy. I tend to panic because I don’t wanna mess anything up. But idk how I’m gonna raise my grade up either. I’m on the Verge on dropping the course bc I have the feeling I’m not gonna past it. I take notes for the quizzes and exams but thing is I’m not able to use my notes on the exams. We able to retake exam 1 but I haven’t re-study because I’m so busy trying my best to get my quizzes right. It’s a tough class. But (ap chemistry) is a hard class as well, the teachers are probably more lenient than the teachers in college.
uh knw what my father scolded me that i dont do chemistry i was so hopeless ...bt after seeing ur video i think i can improve myself...i genuinely appreciate u...thank u so much
I'm in chem honors in highschool right now and I really really like chemistry. I do well on the practice exams and practice problems and I understand what I am doing, but my grades are just not it. Also my teacher barely explains problems and how to do things effectively and quickly, he just gives us a few problems to do without explaining anything.I have no idea how to improve and I want to get a good grade because I really like this course. Do you have any idea on what I can do?
Thanks for this video! I'm taking pure sciences for my upper secondary, so just wanted to go around and have a look on how to study this subject effectively.
thank you. science in general just isn’t easy for me and i don’t know why. i get A+‘s in math, i’m strong in english and history, but science is so hard for no reason. it pisses me off too because i’ve only ever wanted to study medicine for as long as i can remember and nothing else
Thanks for the tips, for me getting in chem major it's really hard, because i'm not that smart and fast to understand the chem, especially the lab report took alof of time to do and 2 of the lab reports require to written on paper instead of tpye on words, and shorten my study time.
thank you so much! i know i am quite late here but litarly this video really helped me! so a big thank you from my side! i am a 9th grader and i just found out chemistry is my favorite subject not only because i like it but because i really understand it well than other subjects personaly~ and this video gave me tips which like i alredy follow but your explanation gave me more idea so thank you very very much!!!~
Hey, I really liked this video, so I'm two chemistry course away from getting my degree. One course is Inorganic Chemistry and the others is Organic Chemistry, I passed Physical Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry the second time doing it but for the other two, it's like it's a really high mountain to climb
I’m in grade 12U chemistry right now, my mental health coming into the beginning of the semester was horrible and I’m starting to get better now, but throughout the entire semester I didn’t do good on tests at all, I didn’t study and now I’m coming up to exams (and I’ve never written one before because of covid)just passing at %53 and I’m terrified. I was failing all of my classes at one point because my mental health but I’m passing now yay. Now 2 weeks until exams and I have ever felt so bad about myself. I’m just so disappointed at myself. I started studying a week ago so I still have a lot of hope to pass this course if I study really really hard. And you are right going from grade 11 chem to grade 12 chem is a HUGE change. I’m a good smart student and I love that I recognize that but this past year has been rough! I am going to pass my chem exam and I’m going to study better now because of your tips! Thank uuu sm
I write an explanation for how I got the answer on the hw and keep copies. Hw is how you study it. 80% of chem 1 is metric conversions. Also here’s a good tip for metric conversions as this kills most people in chem. If you can’t figure out what equality statements to use, just divide what you want by the sum(COUNT from the exponent of factorials on your prefix table to the value you want and making it positive or negative depending on direction) so for example nm to m is 10^9 for the denominator because you go from 10^-9 to the base factor m. Nm to deci is 10^8
Your tips really helped me out and now am finally accepted at Harvard medical school 😊 i really encourage people to continue following you, because it's really helped me out
7:17 I’m always hesitant to ask questions because I feel like I’m a nuisance and annoying..... I’m exactly like you, I barely understand what’s going on in chemistry and have to self-teach myself and then ask my teachers questions. But everyone in my class seems to pick up chemistry really quickly, no one is struggling except me and I feel so stupid 😅
Hi Nathan it will more helpful if possible that you can upload your notes it will good example for us who struggles in chemistry. I’m taking Introduction of chemistry this semester but unfortunately i have to withdraw it😢because i didn’t pass my midterm exam.I think good professor will be a big help to pass this difficult course.
Yesterday I got my chemistry marks,and I failed but the worst part is my friends cracked up laughing when they took a look at that,since then I wanted to improve in chem but I keep procrastinating.But this video really helps me a lot Thank you so much,this means a lot Edit:English is not my first language,sorry for the grammar error
I just wanted to ask a pretty *particular* question that you might be able to help with! For me I find that it becomes difficult to use the time i study wisely. By that I mean that for the amount of time I spend working and “studying”, I seem to only retain the very surface level ideas and concepts. I’m not sure how i can deepen my level of understanding, considering how ineffective i am at studying both with the time i spend and how little i get through. So TLDR, how can you use your study time wisely and effectively to retain the max amount of information? Thank you! ;-;
I have to get an A in chemistry this fall to get into the program I want to be in due to the math/sciences gpa requirement. I mean I could just replace one of my calculus grades but it might delay my graduation so I'm about to go all out on Chemistry. Now I'm watching how to ace chem videos lmao. Also, do you think General Chemistry or Biology 1 is easier? I can take either/or
Grade 10 chem I got a 99 but in grade 11 im barely getting over 90's. My teacher assigns questions that aren't on the test and the level of questions she assigns are so much easier than the ones on the test. For my first unit I did every question she assigned and I understood it to a perfect degree but in the test she gave questions that didn't look anything like what had been assigned. They were so many levels harder and upon looking she gave exception questions like I was supposed to know. It would have been so useful to do harder questions so I could be prepared but anytime I asked she told me to "not worry about it". I'm completely sick of this course, like so annoyed. I used to love them absolutely but idk anymore. I need a high 90 to be competitive for uni applications and right now I can barely get a 90.
im enrolling in 10th grade this year and i picked out the chem/biology class (idk why, i actually suck at chemistry 😭), so i really hope that these tips will help me as im trying to get myself ready! also, watching ur notetaking video to help me be ready this year! thank you!!
Chose PCM as my stream, don't even know C of Chemistry 😶 Now if I recall I learnt nothing more than theories, I have to learn whole 9th,10th chemistry again! 😶But since I've chosen it for a reason, gotta giddy up and start!!
Thank you so much for this video ! About how many hours on average do you think you studied a day and do you have any recommendations on how to prepare the summer before taking a general chemistry class in college ?
@@NathanWu so u had no extracurriculars? I get out of school at 4 pm, then I have music lessons. Then practice piano for 1 hr and 20 min. Go to gym or something. Then have other hw for other classes. I begin my chem work at like 10 pm… tf
right now my chem class is really hard for me and it is the only subject I'm having trouble with. I don't understand most of the things and today I failed my pop quiz due to me being in pain and not feeling well... I wasn't in a mood to do test and didn't pay attention that much... Im in 10th grade and my only goal this year is to pass all my classes with straight A's I don't think its gonna happened any time soon my class only notes about energys right now and I'm hoping to do the math part cause I'm good with math and understand it pretty well. Chemistry and science are not my thing TwT
I study chem at universty..Last month i failed chem exam and i cried.Its changed my life.I hated myself..When i saw ur video its really gives me motivation. Thanks🫶🏻 Greetings from Azerbaijan🇦🇿
I'm in my 9th grade and picked Chemistry as both my Science Core and Elective (for senior years, 11 and 12),... and,,, i feel like im gonna regret this decision ;-; i hope not
I just hope I pass tomorrows test, chemestry have been my “enemy” since forever, I like it sometimes I hate it other times, wish me luck I will need it 😣😣
just went from 11th grade to 12th and in about 3 days i have my first test its abt Chemical Thermodynamics. I wanna do well this year right from the start
Organic chemistry is what I’m taking and I don’t want to cry like I did the first time I did it while testing I did well in class and answered the questions correctly and when I tested I failed. I am going to mail it I know I can but have no help outside of class
