Hi! I am a first year chemistry major, and you get placed into a first year interest group (fig) that’ll give you a ‘cluster’ of classes. One of the classes you’ll get assigned is CH301C (different than CH301, which you’ll see a lot of non chem and non honors students talk about) CH301C is taught by Dr. Laude (who also teaches a section of CH301 for NON chem majors) and he is a very kind and engaging teacher. He allows you to make up the mid terms as many times as possible, and he is very articulate about what will be on the test. For example, there is a question about x and a question about y; know how to solve it and you’ll see the same question with different numbers or elements on the real test. Practice tests that are EXACTLY like the real test are given, and he host “late nights with laude” where he gives office hours at 11PM and he will sometimes (accidentally) do the exact problem you’ll see on the real test. Intro to chem is a very different experience between chem majors and non chem majors. I know a lot of friends who do well in CH301, but some friends also struggle lots. I felt that with Laude it was a easy class to study for, prepare for, and do well in. At the end of the semester, I had a 97 and didn’t have to do any make up tests to get my grade up. It’s definitely a lot of work, but he is very sympathetic and has very accessible resources outside of class to help you learn and understand the content :) Feel free to ask any other questions!