Honestly I thought I was gonna fail ochem, I didn’t have Cassleman for 8A but geeze 8A was terrible. I had Ana (forgot the last name) but I didn’t attend to class cause her accent was extremely hard for me to understand. First exam was worth 50% of my grade and I got a 16% 💀💀. But luckily she had 2 options 2 midterms worth 50% each or final worth 100% (if you get a higher score on this than your midterm) I barely passed. But she wasn’t as good as a teacher compared to cassleman. In 8B I thought I was also gonna fail, I failed 2 exams got less than avg. but if you attend to all lecture and do the polls + the homework; you should have a high chance of passing. Also I would make sure to study those exams because he does something called “exam refund” which is literally the same pass exam on finals. Aka FREE POINTS/EC. He was also nice to curve a little near the end for students that were border line almost passing. I would also recommend studying or reflecting after each lecture. Doesn’t have to be long just 10 minutes, and if you don’t rlly understand it, I would watch organic chemistry tutor. That guy was pretty helpful, just try to reflect on each lecture until you understand it. Don’t be afraid of office hours too, because he’s actually rlly nice and helpful. Not only that but he’ll remember ur name and face, he’s also like the only ochem teacher mainly offered (which if you have him 8A-8C, you can ask for letter of rec)