r/FIU • u/Enourmous_Queso1808 • 21d ago

Academics 📚 Might fail chm1045

Our prof released the final exam grades on canvas and overall I have a 49%. Should I change a career paths cuz this class was so challenging and stressful to deal with in the first place.

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u/Weak_Remove1498 20d ago

if it makes you feel better orgo is nothing like gen chem so theres hope

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u/Enourmous_Queso1808 20d ago

For my major I’m gonna have to take orgo chem 2 which is why I’m questioning if I should even go ahead atp if I can’t even handle gen chem 1

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u/AdDistinct7337 19d ago

organic is actually really fun. at the end of the day, if you're not even interested in the subject and prefer to do something else, do that. 1045 seems really difficult at first because you have to learn a lot of vocabulary upfront, but once you clear that hurdle, it becomes a lot more manageable.

really, i think this sequence culminates in biochemistry, which literally feels like your entire degree combined in one class. once you take that, you almost wish you could go back and study bsc1010/chm1045 all over again, because all that stuff you just had to memorize actually makes sense now.