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Dennis

Certified Tutor

Dennis

Masters, Chemical and Physical Biology
Dennis's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
AP Physics 1
AP Biology

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, thermod...

Education

Vanderbilt University

Masters, Chemical and Physical Biology

Grinnell College

Bachelors, Biochemistry

Test Scores
SAT
1450
ACT
34
Matthew

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Matthew

Bachelors, Aerospace Engineering
Matthew's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra
Trigonometry
Pre-Calculus

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 thermochemi...

Education

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Bachelors, Aerospace Engineering

Test Scores
SAT
1430
ACT
31

Certified Tutor

5+ years

Allyson

Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering
Allyson's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
Engineering
AP Chemistry

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 ...

Education

Syracuse University

Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering

Syracuse University

Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering

Test Scores
ACT
33

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Fay

Current Undergrad Student, Biochemistry
Fay's other Tutor Subjects
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra
Neuroscience

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 la...

Education

Vanderbilt University

Current Undergrad Student, Biochemistry

Certified Tutor

15+ years

Kristen

Bachelor in Arts, Psychology, Pre-Medicine
Kristen's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
Organic Chemistry
Chemistry

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...

Education

Georgetown University

Bachelor in Arts, Psychology, Pre-Medicine

Test Scores
SAT
1490
ACT
31

Certified Tutor

2+ years

Kathleen

DSC
Kathleen's other Tutor Subjects
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
AP Biology
AP Chemistry

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 top...

Education

Vanderbilt University

DSC

University of Arkansas

DSC

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Aaron

Current Grad Student, Mechanical Engineering
Aaron's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Calculus 2
Calculus
Algebra

I'm not tutoring or buried in my textbooks, you will either find me rock climbing at the Triangle Rock Club, playing Ultimate Frisbee, working on my car, or enjoying the great outdoors (beaches, mountains, forests--you name it, I love it). On rainy weekends I enjoy tinkering with computers and old e...

Education

The University of Texas at Dallas

Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering

Duke University

Current Grad Student, Mechanical Engineering

Test Scores
SAT
1530

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Mimi

Masters in Education, Education
Mimi's other Tutor Subjects
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra
Elementary School Math

I am an interdisciplinary educator with an Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a B.A. from Dartmouth College. My background is primarily in integrated arts learning and museum education and I specialize in visual arts, history and art history, and object-based learning. In all su...

Education

Harvard University

Masters in Education, Education

Dartmouth College

B.A.

Test Scores
SAT
1560

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Nina

Masters in biostatistics
Nina's other Tutor Subjects
Statistics Graduate Level
Statistics
Calculus
Algebra

I am a recent graduate from a masters program in biostatistics at Columbia University. I received my Bachelor of Arts in biological sciences, with a focus in neurobiology at Northwestern University. In August, I will be starting a doctoral program in biostatistics at NYU. I was a teaching assistant ...

Education

Columbia University

Masters in biostatistics

Northwestern University

Bachelor of Arts in biological sciences (focus in neurobiology)

Columbia University in the City of New York

Current Grad Student, Biostatistics

Test Scores
SAT
1550

Certified Tutor

Reid

PHD, Education
Reid's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra

I am a graduate of Wesleyan University, where I received my Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with High Honors. With eight years of experience working in education, I've tutored students in math, science, history, and English, as well as helped students prepare for standardized tests. I've guided adults...

Education

Harvard University

PHD, Education

Wesleyan University

Bachelor in Arts, Sociology

Test Scores
ACT
32

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