· Year & Major(s): Senior, Chemical Engineering

· OChem Advice: Lots and lots of practice will go a long way

· Fave Reaction: Baeyer-Villiger oxidation

· Outside the Classroom: I love to play old flash games.

· Year & Major(s): Senior, Biomedical Engineering(Pre-med)

· OChem Advice: In addition to attending office hours, do a few practice problems each day to keep reactions fresh in your mind and practice understanding the patterns.

· Fave Reaction: Robinson Annulation (allylic halogenation with NBS for OChem I)

· Outside the Classroom: I love to play the piano and have been playing for the last 15 years.

· Year & Major(s): Senior, Biochemistry

· OChem Advice: Take it slow and get the basics down.

· Fave Reaction: Anything that has 1,2- hydrogen shift, so you can just put "1,2-shift"

· Outside the Classroom: I lifeguard and ice skate :)

· Year & Major(s): Senior, Human Biology (w/ certificate in Food and Society)

· OChem Advice: Go to office hours and find a TA and friends who help you learn!

· Fave Reaction: Diels-Alder (ozonolysis for OChem 1)

· Outside the Classroom: I love to bake and embroider!

· Year & Major(s): Senior, Psychology

· OChem Advice: If you don't understand something, don't be afraid to ask for help- no question is too small.

· Fave Reaction: Williamson Ether Synthesis

· Outside the Classroom: I have a pen pal in Germany- love snail mail!

· Year & Major(s): Senior, Biology

· OChem Advice: The goal of Ochem is not MEMORIZATION! Try rationalizing WHY things happen.

· Fave Reaction: Robinson Annulation and Radical Addition of HBr to alkenes with peroxide

· Outside the Classroom: One of my hobbies is painting!

· Year & Major(s): Senior, Neuroscience (Sociology minor)

· OChem Advice: Try to always understand the conceptual idea (the "why") behind organic chemistry topics.

· Fave Reaction: Chromic Acid Oxidation

· Outside the Classroom: I have a Guinea Pig named "Tiger"

· Year & Major(s): Junior, Chemical Engineering

· OChem Advice: Review your notes more often than you think cause they're very useful.

· Fave Reaction: Michael reaction

· Outside the Classroom: I boulder (or used to) at the rock wall inside of Gregory. Give it a try and see if you enjoy it. It's fun for any skill level / body strength.

· Year & Major(s): Junior, Chemistry

· OChem Advice: Learn to recognize the patterns behind mechanisms rather than try memorizing them all.

· Fave Reaction: Fischer Esterification (from Ochem I- Halohydrin formation)

· Outside the Classroom: Oil painting!

· Year & Major(s): Junior, Biochemistry

· OChem Advice: My advice is to be consistent, get your questions answered, and have fun with it!

· Fave Reaction: Diels-Alder Reaction

· Outside the Classroom: I enjoy playing the harp!

· Year & Major(s): · Year & Major(s): Junior, Cell and Molecular Biology

· OChem Advice: Attend Office Hours frequently and make sure you're able to rationalize your answers.

· Fave Reaction: Hydroboration-Oxidation.

· Outside the Classroom: I workout at the gym every day and love listening to music.

· Year & Major(s): Junior, Chemistry (w/ minor in Business)

· OChem Advice: Understanding the mechanisms and identifying patterns will help you remember them much more easily.

· Fave Reaction: Ozonolysis

· Outside the Classroom: I love to work out and bake!

· Year & Major(s): Junior, Biology

· OChem Advice: When studying for a test, don't simply reread your notes. Be sure to take the time to really challenge your understanding of the topic!

· Fave Reaction: Hydroboration Oxidation.

· Outside the Classroom: I've been playing a lot of chess in recent years!

· Year & Major(s): Junior, Biochemistry

· OChem Advice: Take your time to rationalize through problems and find patterns. Creating summary sheets and roadmaps will be very useful!

· Fave Reaction: Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

· Outside the Classroom: I love to be in nature and visiting new places!

· Year & Major(s): Junior, Biochemistry and Plan II

· OChem Advice: Focus on why and how basic mechanisms work, as doing so can make complex problems easier to break down and understand.

· Fave Reaction: Allylic Halogenation

· Outside the Classroom: I enjoy ballroom and social dancing.

· Year & Major(s): Sophomore, Chemical Engineering

· OChem Advice: Do not procrastinate till the last minute or the day before; it will get overwhelming because there is so much information. Actively learn and do all the practice problems.

· Fave Reaction: Hydroboration Oxidation

· Outside the Classroom: I enjoy hanging out with friends, reading, and baking!

· Year & Major(s): Junior, Chemistry

· OChem Advice: When the answer isn't obvious, try to stay relaxed and rationalize!

· Fave Reaction: Decarboxylation

· Outside the Classroom: I love playing tennis and volleyball

· Year & Major(s): Sophomore, Computational Biology

· OChem Advice: Doing practice problems with a group of friends is both more helpful and more interesting.

· Fave Reaction: Gabriel Synthesis

· Outside the Classroom: I really like doing crosswords (just not anything super difficult!)

· Year & Major(s): Junior, Biology

· OChem Advice: Practice + true understanding = ochem success! Understanding why things happen from the very beginning is super important. Ochem keeps building on itself!

· Fave Reaction: Anhydride reactions

· Outside the Classroom: I love playing the ukulele!

· Year & Major(s): Junior, Cell and Molecular Biology

· OChem Advice: Attend Office Hours frequently and make sure you're able to rationalize your answers.

· Fave Reaction: Hydroboration-Oxidation.

· Outside the Classroom: I workout at the gym every day and love listening to music.