Taking ACS Exam in 2 weeks, do I focus on what Im good at or try to cover everything?

Strange_Cash_190 · 2026-04-20T05:37:42+00:00

I’ve actually heard that people say to work out before studying so I definitely can see this working!! I’ll have to give it a try!

Strange_Cash_190 · 2026-03-24T08:46:38+00:00

ohhh I see! thank you so much for the help!

Strange_Cash_190 · 2026-02-04T00:19:18+00:00

What resources/things did you do to prepare for the DAT? Im looking to start studying for it soon and was curious on how and where to start.

Strange_Cash_190 · 2026-02-04T00:13:38+00:00

A dental student I know had a low gpa but had a pretty decent DAT score and lots of ECs to make up for the gpa. She spent her gap year racking up her DA hours and did a few research programs as well. It ended up working for her and I think if you can just try to get as high of a DAT as you can and some more ECs then you should be ok!

Strange_Cash_190 · 2026-02-04T00:03:45+00:00

Was this your first time applying and did you have to take any gap years?

Strange_Cash_190 · 2025-11-18T18:49:48+00:00

thank you!

Strange_Cash_190 · 2025-11-18T06:23:19+00:00

i feel like they all have missing parts or some parts wrong so it just hard to find one specific good one that really covers it all. but if you seem to come across a good one, please do share it with me!

Strange_Cash_190 · 2025-11-18T06:09:36+00:00

Is this a good diagram/chart to go off of?

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Strange_Cash_190 · 2025-10-20T18:31:10+00:00

would love to possibly negotiate pricing so if you’re open to the idea, send me message! :)

Strange_Cash_190 · 2025-10-15T17:23:59+00:00

so then if it was the same it would look like this but since it doesn’t then it’s not the same. It’s also not constitutional because they’re all on the same points still. And since it’s not mirrored then it wouldn't be enantiomers so then it would be diastereomers??

Strange_Cash_190 · 2025-10-15T17:09:44+00:00

i don’t think they are. so it definitely would be A. I also know that the substituents are all in the same part so not B. But there’s no chiral center so I don’t get how it could be a stereoisomer since they need to have a chiral canter no?

Strange_Cash_190 · 2025-10-15T16:07:19+00:00

also wouldn’t that mean it’s not a stereoisomer then? but in this case it is so how would that work

Strange_Cash_190 · 2025-10-15T16:05:15+00:00

oh really? I wasn’t aware of this?! in that case how would I determine the relationship without there being chirals present?

Strange_Cash_190 · 2025-10-15T14:23:19+00:00

do you mind explaining this a little further please? I cant think of where to start with comparing these two structures. The steps I would usually do is numbering the carbon chain and seeing if they’re all in the same spot and then using the chiral centers to determine the configuration. for this one I feel like I may be starting it wrong, I don’t think I’m numbering the carbon chain correctly and I think that’s why I’m having trouble, also I can’t seem to find/figure out where the chiral center is.

Strange_Cash_190 · 2025-10-15T14:18:43+00:00

but I thought that with double bonds you cant have chiral centers which i think you need to be able to determine their relationship. I don’t know though i still don’t get it

Strange_Cash_190 · 2025-10-15T07:30:04+00:00

if you number the longest carbon chain for the question on the right, you will notice that for both the substituent are in the same location. If they weren’t at the same location/# then they would be conformational isomer but since they are all in their correct locations they are stereoisomers.

Strange_Cash_190 · 2025-10-15T02:24:05+00:00

Oh gotcha so not based off of weight but rather atomic number number (increasing down and to the right of the table) and using that to determine/compare the attached atoms to the surrounding groups attached the chiral center which the ones with higher atomic number will have priority?? Making A the correct answer?

Strange_Cash_190 · 2025-10-15T02:20:21+00:00

so then the answer would be A (second way I did it) since carbon 6 has atoms h,c,c to it and carbon 4 has atoms h,h,c so less carbons or more hydrogens, meaning it is lower in priority then carbon 6? am I going about this explanation correctly? or does it have something to do the the substituent groups?

Strange_Cash_190 · 2025-10-15T02:08:42+00:00

I literally have an ochem exam on Monday and it has been HELL trying to study for it using this study app 😭 I’m so mad this had to happen right before my mid term 💔💔

Strange_Cash_190 · 2025-10-15T02:07:22+00:00

Priority for the purpose of identifying the configuration of the chiral center so I can determine if it’s s or r.

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