How Do You Make a Finals Week Study Schedule?

Four finals, five days, and one brain that would really like to sleep at some point. Most students don’t run out of motivation during finals. They run out of hours, because the hours were never planned. A good finals week study schedule fixes that by deciding in...

Why Do I Fail Chemistry Tests When I Understand the Material?

Lecture makes sense. The homework solutions make sense. You nod along in recitation. Then the test comes back with a grade that doesn’t match any of that. If that keeps happening, you’re not alone, and you’re probably not missing intelligence. So why...

What Topics Are on the ACS Gen Chem 1 Exam?

Your professor just announced that the final is an ACS exam, and the first question in your head is probably “what’s even on it?” That’s a fair question. A standardized final can feel like a black box, especially when your class notes cover a...

ACS Organic Chemistry Exam: Topics and How to Study

The syllabus is official: your orgo final is the ACS organic chemistry exam. Maybe your stomach dropped a little. You have a binder full of reactions, a model kit you used twice, and a few weeks left in the semester. Where do you even start? What is on the ACS organic...

How to Study for the ACS Exam: A Three-Week Plan

The ACS final is on the calendar. It covers the whole semester (or the whole year), and your notes are scattered across three notebooks and a dozen slide decks. You know you should start studying. The problem is knowing how to study for the ACS exam: what to do first,...

How Many Questions Are on the ACS Exam? – Format and Time

Your syllabus says the final is “the ACS exam.” That tells you who wrote it, but not how long you’ll be sitting there. Is it 50 questions? 70? Do you get two hours or one? Before you plan your studying, you want the basic shape of the thing. So, how...