· Year & Major(s): Senior, Plan II and Anthropology (French Studies minor and Pre-Health Certificate)

· OChem Advice: Don't memorize! Try to understand.

· Fave Reaction: Gabriel-Malonic Ester Synthesis

· Outside the Classroom: Explore new restaurants in Austin!

· Year & Major(s): Junior, Public Health Major

· OChem Advice: Have a growth mindset, know the fundamentals, and work practice problems every day.

· Fave Reaction: Pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC) and Claisen Condensation

· Outside the Classroom: I like to play volleyball or practice photography outside the classroom.

· Year & Major: Junior, Neuroscience Major

· OChem Advice: ACTIVE RECALL!! Practice the reactions over and over! Focus on WHY the reactions work and whether you can tackle them with logic, not memorization!

· Fave Reaction: Ozonolysis and Grignard reactions

· Outside the Classroom: I love to brew tea and read outside on nice days!

· Year & Major: Junior, Neuroscience Major, Classical Studies Minor

· OChem Advice: Use all resources available to you, including office hours and review sessions, past exams, homework, extra practice, and the internet!

· Fave Reaction: SN2 reactions and Claisen condensation

· Outside the Classroom: I love to dance: I am trained in Indian Classical dance and am on a dance team at UT.

· Year & Major: Senior, Plan II Honors Major, Pre-Health Certificate

· OChem Advice: Focus on the bigger picture of why electrons are moving the way they are rather than memorizing disjointed concepts or mechanisms.

· Fave Reaction: Alkylation and Fischer esterification

· Outside the Classroom: Outside of the classroom I love to play pickleball casually with friends!

· Year & Major: Junior, Informatics

· OChem Advice: Repetitive practice of homework and exam questions will allow you to logically draw out reactions.

· Fave Reaction: Hydroboration oxidation of alkenes and Claisen condensation

· Outside the Classroom: If I have free time, I like riding my bike on MTB trails.

· Year & Major: Junior, Public Health

· OChem Advice: In order to succeed in this class you should do every practice problem you are given.

· Fave Reaction: Ozonolysis and Wittig reactions

· Outside the Classroom: I enjoy jogging and trying out restaurants/food spots outside of the classroom.

· Year & Major: Senior, Biology major, Business Minor

· OChem Advice: Understand the few concepts and you wont have to memorize anything.

· Fave Reaction: Hydroboration oxidation and PCC of an alcohol.

· Outside the Classroom: I really enjoy weightlifting.

· Year & Major: Junior, Neuroscience Major (Healthcare Reform and Innovation and Philosophy Minor)

· OChem Advice: Make sure to understand why mechanisms occur the way they do and patterns between similar reactions.

· Fave Reaction: Halohydrin reaction and reaction with haloforms.

· Outside the Classroom: I like to go swimming!

· Year & Major: Senior, Chemistry and Biochemistry Major

· OChem Advice: Consistency and discipline make differences.

· Fave Reaction: Radical addition of HBr and Diels-Alder.

· Outside the Classroom: I like to read books and play pool billiard in my free time.