What are some things I can do to make sure I get a perfect score on my organic chemistry final?

I think that's what it's going to take for me to pass the class. I spent too much time early on writing music and not studying. I should have gotten my priorities straight, and now I am in a difficult situation.





I do not mind disclosing my grades, because I know I need help, and I don't want to wait until it's too late to do everything in my power to at least try my best. I hate it when I don't try. I have no excuses then. I got an 84/150 and a 67/150, while the averages were 94.8 and 96. I am not sure if my first test will translate to a C with the curve (it's calculated at the very end). If that's the case, I have to get at least around an 82% on the final exam to pass. However, I do not want to take the chance of failing and want to shoot for an A+. I am going to meet with a study consultant every week to plan out my strategy and get a tutor to help me too.





What are some other things I should do to ensure that I'm totally prepared and ready to ace the test?

What are some things I can do to make sure I get a perfect score on my organic chemistry final?
There is no way to be certain of a perfect score. However, to do better, you could see if you can form a study group with a few other serious students. That way you can divide the work help each other, discuss important points, clarify issues, etc. Several heads are always better than one. Best of luck with it.
Reply:Success in organic chemistry is not about memory (though it helps). Here is a response I received from a student recently, "I just wanted to let you know ... I had an exam in OrgChemII on Monday of this week. I got an 89% (class avg was about 49%). I am sure the improved performance I enjoyed was due primarily to your text AND heeding your encouragement to actually write the mechanisms out instead of trying to memorize the reactants, products, etc. I had heard that this was necessary before. This argument, coming from you, was apparently what I needed to get in gear.





So again, I must say thank you."





When I took organic chemistry, they taught us the reaction mechanisms. If you knew the mechanisms, you would pass the exams. When I taught, I did the same. What is difficult for students to do is to learn reaction mechanisms. That is what my book teaches. For classes I taught, when I began using my book, I raised my class average on the ACS org exam by 20 percentile points.





It's your move.
Reply:The same way you get to Carnegie Hall.





Practice m'boy, practice......





Or create a new life form.





Designing a new explosive won't do it...
Reply:ask your teacher for a copy of the questions and answers that will be on the test, so you will know exactly what to study for.
Reply:Meditate