<p>Ya sure the tests are hard but almost everyone (except the top few percentile) in the class will find them difficult too. what kind of grade is she shooting for in gen chem - an A? In the tests if she doesn’t stray too far from the mean she’ll get a B…almost everyone does. I really didn’t think gen chem was discouraging, however, sophomore year is definitely a killer so it doesn’t get any easier. I think you have to be in the range of about 20 pts or more above the mean on every test to get an A (not counting lab which takes a crapload of time and is also a relatively important factor in your grade).</p>