Award-Winning Organic Chemistry Tutors
serving Columbus, GA

Pre-med biology students often have a unique relationship with organic chemistry — it's the course that connects their cellular biology knowledge to the molecular logic underneath it. Alina, currently on the pre-med track at UGA with a neuroscience emphasis, tackles reaction mechanisms by linking functional group behavior back to the biological molecules she studies daily, turning abstract arrow-pushing into something that clicks. Rated 5.0 by students.

Working in a cancer biology research lab means Yasheen encounters the organic chemistry behind drug design and molecular signaling every day — not as textbook problems, but as real questions about how functional groups determine a molecule's behavior in living systems. She connects that bench-level intuition to the arrow-pushing, stereochemistry, and carbonyl reactivity students need to master in their orgo courses. Rated 5.0 by students.

Biochemistry majors don't just pass organic chemistry — they keep using it, which means Addison is building on reaction mechanisms and functional group behavior in courses well beyond the introductory sequence at Rice. That ongoing exposure to carbonyl chemistry, stereochemistry, and arrow-pushing in biological contexts gives her a practical fluency that makes tutoring sessions feel less like reviewing old notes and more like working through the material with someone who still thinks in it daily.

I am a person who genuinely enjoys both writing and chemistry (especially organic). To most people, this seems like an odd combination but for me it's natural. I have been able to leverage both of these skills in order to obtain a PhD in organic chemistry. Also, I have written a couple of articles about chemistry on Medium. Understandably, some students struggle in these areas and I would like to help. When I am working with students, I like to be flexible with my teaching approach. During our first session, the student and I will set goals for our time together and we will discuss your learning style. In the subsequent sessions, student and I will work together to develop a learning environment that will help you Education: - Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Notre Dame (2014) - B.S. in Biochemistry from Xavier University of Louisiana (2008) Experience: 1. 5 years working as a lecture teaching assistant for general chemistry I and organic chemistry I and II at the University of Notre Dame 2. 1 year experience tutoring a high school student in chemistry (1 hour per week) 3. 6 years experience in helping undergraduate students understand organic chemistry and biology

Between organic chemistry lectures, TA sessions, and the pre-med gauntlet at Northwestern, Manideep has worked through reaction mechanisms from multiple angles — teaching arrow-pushing to struggling students while simultaneously applying it in his own advanced coursework. He zeroes in on spectroscopy interpretation and retrosynthetic thinking, two areas where students often panic because they require synthesizing everything learned all semester into a single problem. Rated 5.0 by students.

A biochemistry degree means Adel didn't just pass organic chemistry — he built on it, connecting reaction mechanisms to the enzyme kinetics and metabolic pathways that came next. That sequencing gives him a clear sense of which concepts (arrow-pushing, stereochemistry, carbonyl reactivity) students need to truly internalize versus which details they can look up later. Rated 5.0 by students.

I am a 3rd year bio major at GT with minors in biochemistry and computer science. My tutoring subjects are math, bio, and chem. I have tutored for a few years, and I have also TAed! My favorite subjects are general chemistry and molecular biology (: My personal belief is that anyone can enjoy a subject once they truly understand it.

Leah's neurobiology degree required her to understand organic chemistry from the biological side — how enzyme active sites exploit nucleophilicity, why drug molecules need specific stereochemistry, how functional groups determine whether a compound crosses a cell membrane. She brings that applied perspective to teaching topics like carbonyl reactivity and chirality, grounding each mechanism in real biochemical context. Rated 5.0 by students.

Teaching general and organic chemistry as a graduate TA at the University of Tennessee means Taylor has walked hundreds of students through the exact moments where orgo gets confusing — arrow-pushing that suddenly involves three steps, or stereochemistry problems where every answer choice looks plausible. That repetition sharpened her ability to diagnose where someone's reasoning breaks down, especially in nucleophilic addition and substitution mechanisms, and rebuild it on the spot. Rated 5.0 by students.

Karim's dual background in psychology and biology means he studied organic chemistry as a prerequisite for medical school — the same context most of his students are in right now. He zeroes in on functional group transformations and carbonyl chemistry, breaking down why electrons move where they do so that unfamiliar exam problems become solvable puzzles.

Matthew self-identifies as someone who genuinely loves organic chemistry — which, for a biochemistry graduate, meant he didn't just survive the course but kept returning to it as a tutor while others moved on. That enthusiasm shows up in how he teaches arrow-pushing and reaction mechanisms: he connects each transformation to the biochemical context where it actually matters, making patterns like nucleophilic additions and carbonyl reactivity feel logical rather than arbitrary. Rated 5.0 by students.

Beverly's chemistry degree means she didn't just pass organic chemistry — she built her entire academic foundation on understanding how molecules behave, from electron density maps to the logic behind substitution and elimination pathways. She teaches arrow-pushing as a skill you practice like a language, walking through each mechanism step by step until students can predict products on their own without flipping back to reaction tables.

Reaction mechanisms are a language, and Matthew teaches students to read them fluently — arrow pushing, stereochemistry, and functional group transformations all follow patterns that become predictable once you see the underlying logic. His chemistry major at Williams included organic coursework as part of the pre-med track, so he knows exactly which reactions and concepts show up again in biochemistry and on the MCAT.

Reaction mechanisms are stories — each arrow push has a reason rooted in electronegativity, sterics, or orbital overlap. Daniel unpacks those reasons for every major reaction class, from nucleophilic substitutions and eliminations through carbonyl chemistry, so students can predict products on unfamiliar problems instead of relying on flashcard recall.

Reaction mechanisms are the language of organic chemistry, and Andrew teaches students to read them fluently. He unpacks arrow-pushing for substitution, elimination, and addition reactions by tying each mechanism back to nucleophilicity, sterics, and leaving-group ability — so students predict products instead of memorizing hundreds of individual reactions.

Chemical and biomolecular engineering at Georgia Tech means Brittany doesn't just study organic reactions in a textbook — she applies them in the context of reaction kinetics, process design, and molecular-scale engineering problems. That engineering lens sharpens how she teaches arrow-pushing and functional group transformations, breaking each mechanism into a sequence of logical steps rather than a block of content to memorize.

Reaction mechanisms are the backbone of organic chemistry, and Stephen spent much of his biochemistry degree tracing electron movement through arrow-pushing problems. He teaches students to recognize nucleophile-electrophile patterns so they can predict products rather than relying on brute-force memorization of hundreds of reactions. That pattern-recognition approach turns a notoriously overwhelming course into something systematic.

Reaction mechanisms are a language, and Aaron teaches students to read them fluently — arrow pushing, stereochemistry, and functional group transformations all follow patterns that become predictable once you know what to look for. His chemistry degree gave him years of practice connecting structure to reactivity, from substitution and elimination basics through multi-step synthesis problems.

Reaction mechanisms click when you understand electron movement — why a nucleophile attacks one carbon over another, how steric hindrance redirects a pathway, what drives an elimination versus a substitution. Enric's PhD in Chemistry means he's spent years thinking at the mechanistic level and can unpack arrow-pushing, stereochemistry, and retrosynthetic analysis in ways that make each reaction type feel logical rather than arbitrary.

Reaction mechanisms are the backbone of organic chemistry, and most students struggle not because the material is impossibly hard but because they try to memorize hundreds of reactions instead of recognizing patterns. Manpinder approaches orgo by teaching students to trace electron movement through arrow-pushing — once that skill clicks, predicting products for substitution, elimination, and addition reactions becomes systematic rather than overwhelming.

Reaction mechanisms are the heart of organic chemistry, and they only make sense when a student can track electron movement and predict how functional groups behave. Malcolm is studying biochemistry and cell biology at Rice, where organic chemistry is foundational — he knows which arrow-pushing patterns show up repeatedly and teaches students to recognize them instead of memorizing hundreds of individual reactions.

Max spent much of high school independently pursuing organic chemistry through coursework and projects well beyond what was required — the kind of deep, self-driven study that builds real fluency with reaction types and synthesis logic. His chemistry degree from MIT and mathematical instincts mean he approaches problems like retrosynthetic analysis and multi-step mechanism design as structured puzzles, breaking each one into clear decision points. Rated 5.0 by students.

Having taught General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and GOB courses for health professions repeatedly at the college level, Jeremy approaches reaction mechanisms as skills to be practiced — not facts to be memorized. His PhD in Chemistry from Yale means he can trace arrow-pushing, stereochemical analysis, and multi-step synthesis all the way down to first principles, then rebuild them at whatever level a student needs. He holds a 4.6 rating.

Reaction mechanisms are the language of organic chemistry, and David treats them that way — once a student can read electron flow through curved arrows, predicting products for substitution, elimination, and addition reactions becomes systematic rather than overwhelming. His Yale neuroscience training required two semesters of organic chemistry, and he still uses those fundamentals daily in his bioethics graduate work.

Jacob lists organic chemistry among his favorite subjects to teach, and his economics-trained habit of tracing systems through chains of cause and effect gives him a structured way to walk through multi-step mechanisms — particularly carbonyl chemistry and aromatic substitution patterns. He approaches each reaction type by building the logic from scratch: what's electron-rich, what's electron-poor, and why that determines everything. Rated 5.0 by students.

Most organic chemistry frustration comes from trying to memorize hundreds of reactions instead of recognizing the handful of electronic patterns — nucleophilic attack, leaving group ability, steric effects — that drive all of them. Garrett teaches students to read arrow-pushing mechanisms as stories about electron movement, which makes predicting products and regiochemistry intuitive. His approach turns reaction maps from overwhelming charts into logical flowcharts.

I'm a current medical student at VCU School of Medicine, and a graduate of Johns Hopkins University. I received my Bachelor of Science in Molecular and Cellular Biology. I've had the pleasure of tutoring a diverse range of students for 5 years; while I tutor a broad set of subjects, I'm most passionate about biology, psychology, and chemistry. I'm a big proponent of ensuring understanding over memorization and teaching concepts that last for years to come (particularly for other students interested in medicine!) In my free time, I love to write poetry, edit essays, and gush about game writing with friends.

Preparing for medical school means Benjamin ground through organic chemistry with the kind of intensity that only MCAT stakes demand — reaction mechanisms, carbonyl chemistry, and spectroscopy all studied until the logic behind each transformation became second nature. His evolutionary anthropology background at Duke also gives him a knack for seeing patterns across complex systems, which is exactly the skill that separates students who struggle with synthesis problems from those who can map a retrosynthetic pathway confidently. Rated 5.0 by students.

Currently majoring in chemistry at MIT, Nicholas is immersed in the reaction logic and electron-pushing that organic chemistry demands — and he's learning it at a program known for its rigorous mechanistic approach. He breaks down topics like nucleophilic additions and stereochemical outcomes by connecting them to the underlying thermodynamic and kinetic reasoning, making unfamiliar transformations feel predictable rather than random. Rated 5.0 by students.

Reaction mechanisms in organic chemistry are less about memorizing hundreds of arrows and more about recognizing a handful of recurring patterns — nucleophilic attacks, leaving group stability, and electron density shifts. Aidan studied organic chemistry as part of Notre Dame's premed track and teaches students to predict products by understanding why electrons move, not just where.