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Jeremy
BA Ripon College • Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry Yale University
4+ Years Tutoring

Teaching college chemistry for years gave Jeremy a clear picture of what high school students actually need before they arrive on a college campus — and where most curricula leave gaps. He zeroes in on the conceptual reasoning behind topics like mole conversions, gas laws, and electron configurations, making sure students can explain *why* an answer is correct, not just arrive at the right number.

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Andrew
BA Indiana University-Bloomington
10+ Years Tutoring

The jump from memorizing element names to actually solving equilibrium expressions or predicting reaction products is where most high school chemistry students stall. Andrew walks through the logic behind each calculation step — why you flip a Ka expression, how sig figs actually work, what a limiting reagent really means — so the problem-solving becomes repeatable, not random.

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Lauren
MED Union University • MED Hope College
7+ Years Tutoring

I'm a high school chemistry and biology teacher with a love of languages. I consider myself a lifelong learner and am excited to share and discover new subjects and ideas. I'd love to help you in your learning journey as well! I started tutoring as a college freshman after taking an advanced chemistry course and realizing how much I enjoyed working with my classmates to help them study and solve difficult problems. My college hired me to tutor French, biology, and chemistry students throughout the next three and a half years. I also started meeting with several gifted high school students who needed guidance in preparing the best college applications possible. Having successfully passed seven AP tests as a student, I was able to help them prepare for the most challenging content in the classes and on the AP tests. I was also able to share ACT test strategies and content knowledge from my own experience that helped me achieve a 35 cumulative score and qualify as a national merit scholar on the PSAT. During college, I also had the opportunity to volunteer my time with high school students who were internationally adopted or in foster care while awaiting immigration proceedings. Working with students who were learning math, science, and other subjects in their second language became a passion that drove me to switch career paths and become a teacher in a public school. I speak conversational French and Spanish which has given me such an appreciation for the patience and grace of native speakers willing to help me. This has framed my entire approach to education as science often feels like a foreign language to students who are not yet fluent. With patience, exposure, and practice, I believe every student can be successful at even the most challenging science concepts. Now I teach high school chemistry and AP chemistry, but I'm also certified in and have taught high school biology and physical science. My favorite part of teaching chemistry is the moment of satisfaction students experience when they have struggled and overcome a difficult task. My students may have different journeys to success, but I love celebrating every victory.

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Dennis
MS Vanderbilt University • BA Grinnell College
1+ Years Tutoring

Chemistry clicks when students see the logic underneath the formulas — why electron configurations predict reactivity, or how stoichiometry is really just bookkeeping for atoms. Dennis earned his Masters in Chemical and Physical Biology at Vanderbilt, so he teaches concepts like equilibrium, thermodynamics, and bonding from a place of deep daily familiarity rather than rote textbook review. Rated 5.0 by students.

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Kelly
BA Vanderbilt University
9+ Years Tutoring

Balancing equations, predicting products, and navigating the mole concept are the topics where most high school chemistry students start to struggle. Kelly's chemical engineering training gave her deep fluency with these ideas, and she's the kind of person friends and family still call when they need a chemistry concept explained clearly — a habit she's turned into a 5.0 tutoring rating.

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William
PhD Vanderbilt University • PhD Delta State University
4+ Years Tutoring

In 2022, I completed my Ph.D. in Chemistry at Vanderbilt University. My goal is to use my expertise in chemistry, algebra, and calculus to help students not only learn but also enjoy these subjects. My favorite subject to teach is general chemistry as it highlights the importance of interdisciplinary study combining, physics, math, and even biology. While my degree expertise lies in chemistry, I am equally adapt in teaching all levels of mathematics. I take pride in reinforcing mathematics concepts with tangible applications in other fields to highlight its importance and making learning interesting.

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Lawrence
Current Undergrad Student, Chemistry Vanderbilt University
9+ Years Tutoring

Pursuing a chemistry degree at Vanderbilt means Lawrence isn't just recalling high school material — he's actively building on it in college-level courses every semester, which keeps concepts like stoichiometry, chemical kinetics, and thermodynamics sharp and interconnected. That ongoing immersion lets him explain the reasoning behind problem setups rather than just walking through the steps, especially when students hit the quantitative side of the course. Rated 4.7 by students.

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Matthew
BA Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
10+ Years Tutoring

Balancing equations and stoichiometry tend to be the first stumbling blocks in high school chemistry, and Matthew tackles them by teaching students to think in terms of conservation — the same principle that drove much of his engineering coursework. He's especially strong on gas laws and thermochemistry, where his physics intuition adds an extra layer of clarity.

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Allyson
MS Syracuse University • BA Syracuse University
5+ Years Tutoring

Two biomedical engineering degrees mean Allyson has spent years working with chemistry at the molecular level — understanding how materials interact with biological tissue, how reaction kinetics govern drug delivery, and why thermodynamics matters in device design. That engineering lens gives her a practical way to teach high school topics like stoichiometry and chemical bonding, tying the calculations to problems where getting the chemistry wrong has real consequences. Rated 4.9 by students.

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Kathleen
DSC Vanderbilt University • DSC University of Arkansas
2+ Years Tutoring

Kathleen's Ph.D. in Molecular Pathology & Immunology from Vanderbilt sits on top of an undergraduate chemistry degree from the University of Arkansas, which means she's never really left chemistry behind — she's just kept applying it at higher and higher levels. That depth shows when she teaches topics like electron orbitals or chemical equilibrium, because she can trace exactly how those high school concepts become the tools that drive real research in biochemistry and medicine.

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Fay
Current Undergrad Student, Biochemistry Vanderbilt University
9+ Years Tutoring

Studying biochemistry means Fay doesn't just remember high school chemistry — she's actively building on it, using concepts like equilibrium, reaction energetics, and molecular structure in upper-level coursework right now. That proximity to the material shows when she explains something like gas laws or periodic trends, because she can pinpoint exactly where a concept is headed and why it matters beyond the current chapter. Rated 4.9 by students.

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Elizabeth
BA University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
9+ Years Tutoring

Balancing equations, mole conversions, and periodic trends can feel like disconnected topics until someone shows how they all connect. Elizabeth's science degree gave her deep fluency with these foundational chemistry concepts, and she teaches them as a coherent story — atoms behave in predictable ways, and once a student sees the pattern, problems that seemed impossible start solving themselves.

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Kristen
BA Georgetown University
15+ Years Tutoring

Stoichiometry trips up more high school chemistry students than almost anything else, usually because the dimensional analysis framework wasn't taught clearly the first time. Kristen walks through unit conversions and mole relationships step by step, building the kind of problem-solving routine that carries through to acids and bases, gas laws, and beyond.

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Chimdi
MS East Tennessee State University
5+ Years Tutoring

I am a chemistry tutor with a solid academic and teaching background, possessing more than seven years of experience in chemistry. Being a tutor is an exciting interaction surpassing anything else I have experienced. I want to continue tutoring because I can positively influence students to reach their full potential academically. Enabling students to understand the basic knowledge and skills they may use for the rest of their lives is mightily rewarding. I have had a tremendously positive experience of both high school and college education. I received a chemistry bachelor's degree at the Cross River University of Technology, Nigeria, and a master's degree in chemistry at East Tennessee State University, TN. As a high school classroom teacher, and a graduate assistant, I taught a Chemistry course and instructed Organic Chemistry laboratory sessions, respectively. These teaching assignments have kindled positive and gratifying responses. The work of Howard Gardner has influenced my learning style. He theorized that we have many kinds of intelligence and that everyone has the potential to be brilliant but tends to express it uniquely. Therefore, all students have a unique learning style that is suitable for them. As a tutor, I can meet my students' academic needs provided I know their right learning style. Outside teaching, I volunteer in my local church youth weekly program to set up the gym so that the youths could have some fun games before listening to Bible-based teaching. I believe the spiritual well-being of an individual is just as important as their academic success. Volunteering my time to something that makes young people spiritually and mentally fit is fulfilling. Having decided to teach, I look forward to working as a tutor. It will be an honor to make a real difference in the life of those I tutor.

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Nathan
Current Undergrad, Chemistry Southern Adventist University
10+ Years Tutoring

Studying chemistry as his actual major — not just a prerequisite to check off — means Nathan lives inside concepts like stoichiometry, equilibrium, and bonding theory semester after semester, building the kind of fluency that makes explaining them second nature. He's particularly sharp at walking through dimensional analysis and mole calculations, two areas where high school students tend to lose the thread between setup and solution. His pre-med trajectory keeps him actively applying these ideas in contexts that go well beyond the textbook.

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James
BA Harvard University
1+ Years Tutoring

A chemistry major at Harvard who's heading to Columbia Medical School, James teaches high school chemistry with the kind of depth that makes concepts like stoichiometry and electron configurations click on a conceptual level — not just as formulas to memorize. He connects classroom topics to real-world applications in medicine and materials science, which tends to turn chemistry skeptics into students who actually enjoy the subject.

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Matthew
BA Yale University
6+ Years Tutoring

Working daily with CRISPR-Cas9 and other biochemical tools in a Yale research lab, Matthew sees chemistry in action — the thermodynamics of enzyme reactions, the pH sensitivity of buffer systems, the molecular interactions that make or break an experiment. That hands-on context sharpens how he teaches high school topics like equilibrium, gas laws, and nomenclature, because he can point to exactly where each concept shows up beyond the textbook.

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Emily
BA Cornell University
6+ Years Tutoring

Stoichiometry, equilibrium, and electron configurations each demand a slightly different kind of thinking, and Emily switches between them fluidly thanks to her science-heavy coursework at Cornell. Her biology concentration means she often connects chemistry concepts to real biochemical contexts — why buffer systems matter, how thermodynamics drives reactions — which tends to make the material click faster for students who need more than rote formulas.

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Andrew
PhD Boston University • BA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1+ Years Tutoring

When mole conversions and electron configurations start piling up in high school chemistry, the subject can feel like pure memorization. Andrew reframes it: he walks through the logic of the periodic table so students can predict reactivity, bonding behavior, and molecular geometry from first principles instead of flashcards. Rated 4.8 by students.

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Garrett
BA University of Pennsylvania
14+ Years Tutoring

Balancing equations and stoichiometry trip up most high school chemistry students because the logic feels invisible at first. Garrett teaches the mole concept by tying it to tangible quantities — grams on a scale, liters of gas — so the math stops feeling arbitrary. His background in biology and physical chemistry also lets him show students where these reactions actually matter in living systems.

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Li
BA Northwestern University • Non Degree Doctorals, medicine NYITCOM
1+ Years Tutoring

Balancing equations, understanding molarity, and predicting reaction products all click faster when a student sees the logic underneath the formulas. Li's medical and science background means she can explain why a precipitation reaction happens at the molecular level, then walk through the math step by step.

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Michelle
MD Baylor College of Medicine • BA Rice University
1+ Years Tutoring

Stoichiometry and equilibrium take on a different dimension when your tutor uses them every day — Michelle's biochemistry degree from Rice and her current medical coursework at Baylor mean she's constantly translating between chemical equations on paper and what's actually happening at the molecular level. She teaches gas laws and reaction energetics by anchoring the math to the biological chemistry she's immersed in, which gives students a concrete handle on topics that otherwise feel purely abstract.

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Priya
BA Vanderbilt University
9+ Years Tutoring

Priya's math degree at Vanderbilt gives her a real advantage when chemistry turns quantitative — dimensional analysis, molarity calculations, and stoichiometry all come down to setting up ratios correctly, which is exactly how a mathematician thinks. She teaches students to treat these problems as structured logic puzzles rather than chemistry-specific hurdles, so the math never becomes the reason a student falls behind in the course.

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Alec
BA Cornell University
5+ Years Tutoring

General chemistry was the first subject Alec taught as a TA at Cornell, running problem-solving sessions where students worked through stoichiometry, equilibrium, and acid-base reactions in real time. That hands-on teaching background means he knows exactly where high schoolers get tripped up — whether it's balancing redox equations or making sense of periodic trends. Rated 4.8 by students.

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Abrahim
BA University of California Los Angeles • Doctor of Medicine, Premedicine Medical College of Wisconsin
4+ Years Tutoring

Between his UCLA biology coursework and medical school, Abrahim has taken chemistry from multiple angles — stoichiometry, equilibrium, acid-base reactions, thermodynamics. He's direct about pinpointing where a student's understanding breaks down, whether that's balancing redox equations or interpreting periodic trends. His 5.0 rating speaks to how well that targeted approach works.

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Eric
BA Princeton University
1+ Years Tutoring

Balancing equations and predicting reaction products can feel like learning a foreign language, but Eric breaks inorganic chemistry concepts down into logical steps that build on each other. His science training across biology and ecology gives him a knack for connecting chemical principles — like bonding and stoichiometry — to real-world processes students can actually picture.

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Greg
Building Engineer, Chemical Engineering and Math Vanderbilt University
1+ Years Tutoring

Chemical engineering at Vanderbilt means Greg doesn't just know stoichiometry and equilibrium — he uses them daily in reactor design and thermodynamics coursework. That applied perspective lets him show students why balancing equations or calculating molarity actually matters beyond the textbook. Rated 5.0 by students.

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