It is amazing how time flies by. It already September, just a couple of months after classes officially began. Although I am no longer a student, I am still struggling until now with numbers. For all of my student life, Mathematics has been my constant weakness (that's why I chose a profession which doesn't involve numbers). All subjects that include counting and solving number problems like balancing equations, those chemistry exercises about homogeneous mixtures, etc. makes my head hurt. I always joke that when I hear numbers that needed to be solved, my brain closes immediately.
At one point I even hired a tutor for my algebra, science homework help and other number stuff. She gave me several good tips on how to overcome fear of numbers and doing good in science and mathematics. But it all goes down on one thing, practice. Everyday without fail.
She said that the secret in understanding numbers, chemical equations (like the content of an ionic compounds) is familiarizing yourself with the flow of the equations. And this doesn't happen in one glance or one exercise. You have to practice everyday and solve the problems in as many ways as you can so you can get a good grip of its flow even if it is arranged differently.
Well, it is a bit too late for it already. Looking back, I will still choose journalism over any chemistry job but I would have had higher grades had I heed to this advice.
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