1. This semester I would have to say that the Chemistry course I'm in would be the hardest, for sure. Almost every other course seems to be just fine, but cheimistry just doesn't really click with me. It just seems like it takes so much more effort to understand, which I suppose I really hacen't been putting forth much of...

After doing the preferred learning style questions, I found that I scored the highest in thinking and innovation. And that, for the most part, is true. All my life science and math have always been my favorite subjects and I have always loved thinking about a problem and solving it. For some reason, however, chemistry seems so much harder. Becuase it has given me so much trouble, every time I think about it or trying out a problem, I just get bitter feelings towards chemistry.

Really though, when it boils down to it, I know that I have the ability to take on this course. As I've said before the way I'm living and just my situation in general has seemed to hindered my overall performance. Another problem worthy of addressing that I probably should have a long time ago but am simply too stubborn to admit to is that I really should/should have seeked extra help. The problem is that am a very independent person amd like to do things myself. I just get such a better sense of accomplishment out of knowing I was able to do it un-aided and I just feel that's how it should be. When ask for help or get an answer from someone else I feel like I cheat myself, which actually makes me feel horrible. It's kind of hard to describe, but I guess you could say that I'd feel better about being wrong about something that I worked out myself than to be right about something I was helped with or just given the answer to. This is what I've found to be one of the worst traits about myself, which I cannot seem to help.

2. The main problem that I've had with this course, as stated earlier, is that I just can't seem to get the extra help I need and to thoroughly grasp the main ideas. I feel that I could understand the material, it's just a matter of how much I am able to apply myself. Sure, I can go to class, listen and learn the material presented and feel fine about it. However the next class I go and learn something new, which sort of makes me forget what i learned aboiut the previous class. Chemistry, which I found the hard way, applies everything you learn into, sometimes, just one problem. All of these rules and formulas are really easy for me to forget, which is ultimately the reason why I struggle with chemistry along with any other class I take.

I feel that if I am able to learn to remember things better, I would be all set with chemistry, or any course for that matter, so long as the ambition and drives still remains. I'm just unsure if i'll be able to do that because it's a battle I've been fighting since I was in middle school and it just seems like I'll never win...