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ORGO STUDENTS: Don't take the class unless you really love chemistry. Memorize the functional groups quickly. Make flashcards early on in the format of box problems and write some information about the reaction being used on the back of them. The tests are worth more as you go on, so it is ok if you have a rough start. GENCHEM STUDENTS: Take notes, understand dimensional analysis super early, memorize a few key concepts and the rest of it becomes pretty simple.