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Thanks for the advice. I am planning taking all five exams but if I don't pass the pchem exam I don't plan on taking the class.

So my graduate school requires all incoming chemistry students to take five ACS exams; organic, inorganic, physical (two semester exam), biochemistry, and analytical (only the instrumentation portion. I have to pass prove that I am sufficient in 4 of these either through getting a good enough grade on the exam or taking the class during my first year. Ideally I would prefer to take none of the classes. I have already decided physical chemistry is the class I won't take as it is my weakest area. Biochemistry is my strongest and intended area of study. My question is how should I study for the exams.? I have until the end of August and want to get an early start. I have taken a physical chemistry exam as an undergrad so I know what it looks like. I have kept all my notes from undergrad and I have all the books except the inorganic one. My school also has some "study guides" online. Thanks in advance for your advice

So the day after I submitted my applications I received an email from the chair of the department inviting me to a recruitment weekend. The email said that all travel, lodging, and food expenses would be paid for by the department (luckily my undergrad is only about 20 minutes from the school so I will drive home each night and sleep there). I just recently received the itinerary for the weekend and I will be meeting with about five different faculty for about 20 minutes each, there are several social events with faculty and students and several different presentations by both faculty and graduate students. The itinerary also suggest we change into comfortable clothing on the second evening for dinner and bowling so I am assuming the rest of the event is considered professional. My question is, does this sound like an interview? I have read that it is not common for the schools to pay for the trip in its entirety.