Still not on a good start for Gen Chem 1 lab....

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The student is struggling with low grades in their General Chemistry 1 lab, receiving an 88 and a 74 despite feeling they follow instructions correctly. They express frustration over not understanding the grading criteria and why they finish experiments later than peers. Suggestions include meeting with the professor to discuss grades, focusing on completing experiments before doing calculations, and preparing thoroughly by reading the lab manual in advance. The student acknowledges being a visual learner and finds lab environments challenging. Overall, they seek advice on improving their lab performance to achieve better grades.
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JoeyCentral said:
Well, here is a draft of my pre-lab. This isn't perfect, but I did spend more time with the writing this time. The speed it took for me to write was much slower, however, so jotting down quick notes in my notebook in classes where professors do not repeat what they have said will obviously look much sloppier than actually putting effort. But then again, I can just re-write the notes after class, so it might not be such a big deal. Anyways, I promise not to be too critical on any criticism this time.
Some of how you write symbols might be a matter of style, which the person reviewing your work for grading purposes, might be picky about. I find MOST of your work readable. Not very neat, but readable.
 
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JoeyCentral said:
Well, here is a draft of my pre-lab. This isn't perfect, but I did spend more time with the writing this time. The speed it took for me to write was much slower, however, so jotting down quick notes in my notebook in classes where professors do not repeat what they have said will obviously look much sloppier than actually putting effort. But then again, I can just re-write the notes after class, so it might not be such a big deal. Anyways, I promise not to be too critical on any criticism this time.
Don't write powers of 10n as En. You aren't working with a computer, so it's better to use scientific notation. It might also be worth you considering writing in block capitals to make your handwriting more legibile.
 
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JoeyCentral said:
Well, here is a draft of my pre-lab. This isn't perfect, but I did spend more time with the writing this time. The speed it took for me to write was much slower, however, so jotting down quick notes in my notebook in classes where professors do not repeat what they have said will obviously look much sloppier than actually putting effort. But then again, I can just re-write the notes after class, so it might not be such a big deal. Anyways, I promise not to be too critical on any criticism this time.

It's not very neat, but it's better than last time. The first draft you posted had some things I could barely read, it's much better now. Maybe before writing you can draw some horizontal lines in pencil so you write in straight lines.
 

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