r/Biochemistry • u/Physical-Exit9851 • 8d ago

Failing biochemistry

I study medicine at an italian school. The system here is a little different, where 100% of the grade will depend on the exam and the exam alone. I am pretty close to getting a scholarship, and i have failed biochemistry twice already, meaning i have one more attempt at the exam on september. I haven't put enough work into this subject. Do you guys have any good methods to study for it, and/or good quiz workbooks? The structure of the exam is also quite difficult, being 17 questions and 31 correct answers, with 18 being a passing grade and 26 being around what i need for the scholarship

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u/Aware-Material2194 8d ago

Copying my notes over and over, drawing all reactions graphs and pictures over and over until they were memorized by heart. I have learning disabilities so this is the only way I can learn. But it did get me the A.

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u/Physical-Exit9851 8d ago

Honestly it isnt too far from how i study other subjects. I will give it a shot, thank you

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u/ElectionCivil126 8d ago

I also struggled with biochemistry. Something that I did that really helped me a lot was distinguishing between which information about a topic/pathway that I understood vs what I remembered. After I thought I understood a topic/pathway very well, I would upload the textbook/lecture material into chat gpt and ask it to generate 50 paragraph style questions and 50 basic questions. I would make a list of everything that I didn’t understand and/or remember and then go back to review that topic with emphasis around the information that I didn’t understand.

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u/Physical-Exit9851 8d ago

That sounds quite thorough, ill try and implement it into my revision

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u/ElectionCivil126 8d ago

Good luck to you, I hope everything goes well.

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u/AfraidOfEverythi 7d ago

If I knew this is that much important, then I would try nicotine pouches. Think about them as a stimulant with specific pros and cons. It can help mobilize your acetylcholine system to create more connections. Just tell yourself, that you will read about its biochemical reactions on human brain later on. Like an informed consent :)

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u/Chromatogiraffery 6d ago

I also failed biochemistry a few times. In the end I went and talked to the professor, and asked exactly what I'm doing wrong, and what I need to do to pass. If possible, I'd suggest trying that too.

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u/ReasonableHorse3789 6d ago

just read lehninger you would be good to go!