Word: orgo
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...rugyby player boyfriend’s bed. With a tall dark Dunkin’s in hand, she’s off to her 10 a.m. health policy class. Tonight, she’ll probably return to her table next to the window to skim her orgo readings. Her book bag contains chapstick, books from Lamont, extra squash balls, and the Premedical Handbook (aka, the Bible). She occasionally splurges on a donut, but calls D.D.’s low-fat blueberry muffin perfection...
...people, and generally learned some ins and outs of the way things work around here. Now, I’d like to use this column as a chance to put all of those experiences to good use, whether that means sharing basic tips on class selection (Orgo: no; Positive Psych: yes) or letting you know the best way to cope with the roach colony in your shower (just suck it up, they’re here to stay...
...intro blah blah boring Science Center lecture course blah blah, and, finally, organic chemistry—you can meet the concentration requirements with as few as four more courses, leaving you plenty of electives.The first two years are usually spent getting “gen chem” and orgo out of the way. If you can still remember from high school what “pKa” means, or you’re willing to go look it up, make sure you leap straight to orgo as as freshman. Most concentrators choose the Chem 20/30 sequence, rather than...
Organic chemistry is like initiation for pre-meds: occasionally entertaining, but inevitably painful and unavoidable. So if you are unsure about being pre-med, do yourself a favor and decide before taking “orgo.” Otherwise, when you later switch to Economics, it will count as an elective. Assuming you still think you’re a pre-med, or you are one of those rare types who take orgo out of “interest,” it’s time to pick your poison: 17/27 or 20/30? Chemistry 17/27 is the typical...
...priced for everyone. That’s why we love going to the vending machines in the Science Center to grab a $.75 Snicker’s bar, or even some delectable T.G.I. Friday’s cheddar and bacon potato skins. Those snacks make life studying orgo in Cabot library so much more bearable. Yum, yum. Good snacks. Yep. Oh right, there aren’t any vending machines in the Science Center.Three: Exorcise the 802.11b demons. Prominent Philadelphia architect Robert Venturi called Sever Hall his “favorite building in America.” It shows...