A big part of Orgo 2 should be spectroscopy. Reading/ interpreting the specs are quite straight forward BUT students struggle with the creativity needed to come up with constitutional isomers. Spend time practicing turning a chemical formula into all its isomers and especially be able to organize them by functional group

Jan 24, 2022 · Also as far as I know Rochester does require a lab for Biochem if you do sub it for Orgo II. Although it is not ideal, I was able to craft a broad school list (~25) and received 13 IIs without Orgo II/subbed with Biochemistry. Again, like OP, I 100% recommend taking Orgo II and I only ended up without it due to specific personal circumstances.

Dec 23, 2023 · Orgo 2 is much easier in my opinion. Study with your friends and make practice problems with each other to practice synthesis. You’ll also learn a lot more rxns for synthesis, so you have more options and aren’t dependent on remembering the only rxn you know that does that one thing you need. Good luck!

Aug 21, 2021 · Orgo is really all about magnets. Things with highly electronegative regions ‘negative’ being attracted to low electron density regions ‘positive’. That’s the epiphany I had in orgo 2, find the electronegative junk on a molecule and stick on …

Apr 24, 2021 · My school doesn’t have orgo 2 has a prerequisite for biochemistry, so I never took it. I’ve taken orgo 1, orgo 1 lab and biochemistry. It wasn’t until I started browsing this sub that I heard that some people take orgo 1 and 2, lab, as well biochemistry.

Jan 9, 2025 · It's expected that you have a solid foundation, because all the content from orgo 2 is added on top of orgo 1. It's not a broadening of knowledge like gen chem 1 to gen chem 2, but it's an additional depth. To do well in 2, I recommend studying and understanding the basics of 1, or you'll be floundering from the beginning and falling behind.

May 21, 2024 · If I take Orgo 2 I may have to delay my application year another year. I hear Orgo 2 is not on the MCAT. Is that true? Most med schools dont require Orgo 2 as long as one takes biochem. Can you read the description of my Orgo 1 course and …

Nov 30, 2022 · I didn’t take orgo 2 because i switched my major late and didn’t have time to fit it in before graduating. I was planning on taking it during my gap years but when I started applying to med schools I realized I didn’t really have to. I had 32 schools on my original application list, only 2 actually required orgo 2 explicitly.

May 24, 2019 · Developing this helped me tremendously during orgo and helped me get an A in Orgo 1, 2, and Orgo lab. I also did research in Organic Chemistry for 2 years. What I did was rewrite these reaction sheets over and over again to the point it was second nature.

Jun 24, 2016 · The material from orgo 1 in the orgo 2 final is minimal, and if you remember how to do the questions from orgo I in the practice final , you should be fine. Reactions: PreMedStudent55555 P