Chemically-challenged

First day of chemistry and I've already come across a snag: a required placement exam.

Apparently, if I don't pass this exam, I'll have to take calculus or some other pansy class before I can take Chem I. This is a huge problem. For one, I haven't taken calculus or trig or algebra or chemistry since high school, which was four years ago. I know that it will all come back to me once I'm in a classroom setting, but unfortunately if I don't pass this exam, PT school next fall might become PT school in two years because Chem I is a prerequisite for some of my other classes, and if I get behind this early, who knows what will happen.

I am going to study the first couple of chapters and take the test tomorrow or Friday. Maybe, by the grace of God, some handsome chemist will save me from my plight.

Fat chance.