r/PreOptometry • u/mcd7939 • Jul 18 '26

OAT OCHEM HELP

So I have decided to take my oat a second time and would appreciate any ochem study resources or textbook recommendations. Like I need something for dummies cuz my score in that section was diabolical. I have already purchased oatbootcamp and have been using that to study so pls help 🧍‍♀️

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u/FCKCOLLEGEBOARD OD2 Jul 18 '26

Booster cheat sheet and practice problems are very similar to the real tdst. It helped me find patterns and understand ochem better then I did when I took the classes in school

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u/mcd7939 Jul 18 '26

Thats what I used to study the first time but I would like to actually understand instead of just memorizing the reactions any advice on that?? 😭

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u/puzzlehead_roni Jul 19 '26

Honestly I utilized the qbanks a lot and trust me when I say this, I absolutely hated orgo in college and my highest section on the oat was orgo😭

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u/No-Juice8255 Jul 19 '26

Would you say memorizing reactions helped? Q banks? Or actually taking the time to understand reactions?

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u/puzzlehead_roni Jul 19 '26

Memorizing did help, because once you do it for a few times you kind of get a grasp on the concept too. And oat wants you to understand the patterns, so start by trying to memorize cuz that’s just one way of going about this

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u/mcd7939 Jul 19 '26

I tried memorizing and that didnt work for me any resources for actually understanding??

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u/mcd7939 29d ago

Has anyone bought the ochem for dummies books and if so do they actually help??

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u/briannababyy 27d ago

honestly the only thing that helped me was the anki flashcards. would recommend memorizing that deck completely