What makes organic chem so hard in college?

<p>Questions 2-4 are relatively easy and straight forward. Requires understanding of concepts but relatively easy if you understand them.</p>

<h1>1 (synthesis problems) are probably the toughest kinds of problems you’ll encounter on orgo tests. Sometimes you can sit there for an hour without coming up with the correct pathway to arrive at the product or sometimes you end up with a mixture of products (which is usually good for 50% credit only).</h1>