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Jessica

Certified Tutor

Jessica

PHD, Medicine
Jessica's other Tutor Subjects
College Algebra
Calculus
Algebra
Honors Chemistry

Most high school chemistry students hit a wall somewhere around mole conversions or balancing redox reactions — the point where the subject stops feeling like science and starts feeling like math. Jessica approaches those sticking points by explaining the underlying logic first, then layering on the...

Education

Nova Southeastern University

PHD, Medicine

University of Pennsylvania

Bachelors, History

University of Pennsylvania

undergraduate

Test Scores
SAT
1540
Rhea

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Rhea

Bachelor of Science, Biology, General
Rhea's other Tutor Subjects
AP Statistics
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra

Balancing equations and stoichiometry problems tend to feel like arbitrary math until someone connects them back to what's actually happening at the molecular level — and Rhea's biology coursework at the University of Chicago means she thinks about chemical reactions in terms of real processes, not ...

Education

University of Chicago

Bachelor of Science, Biology, General

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1550
ACT
36
David

Certified Tutor

6+ years

David

Current Grad Student, Bioethics and Medical Ethics
David's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
AP Chemistry
Biochemistry

Neuroscience at Yale meant David didn't just take chemistry — he needed it to work, especially when tracing how ion channels, neurotransmitters, and cellular signaling depend on concepts like electronegativity, polarity, and equilibrium. That gives him a concrete answer when students ask why any of ...

Education

Yale University

Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience

Harvard University

Current Grad Student, Bioethics and Medical Ethics

Test Scores
ACT
33
Rahul

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Rahul

B.S. in Chemical Engineering
Rahul's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Multivariable Calculus
Pre-Calculus
Geometry

When high school chemistry students hit a wall with mole conversions or balancing redox reactions, the issue is almost always conceptual, not computational. Rahul digs into the 'why' behind each step — why coefficients matter, how electron transfer actually works — drawing on his Cornell chemical en...

Education

Cornell University

B.S. in Chemical Engineering

Test Scores
Perfect Score
ACT
36
Sarah

Certified Tutor

8+ years

Sarah

Bachelor of Science, Predentistry
Sarah's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Trigonometry
Middle School Math
Geometry

Pre-dental coursework at Vanderbilt took Sarah through the full general chemistry sequence, so topics like stoichiometry, equilibrium, and gas laws are tools she still uses regularly in her science track — not material she's recalling from years ago. She zeroes in on dimensional analysis and mole re...

Education

Vanderbilt University

Bachelor of Science, Predentistry

Test Scores
ACT
34
Eric

Certified Tutor

Eric

Bachelor in Arts
Eric's other Tutor Subjects
6th-12th Grade math
6th-12th Grade Writing
6th-8th Grade Science
Pre-Algebra

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 b...

Education

Princeton University

Bachelor in Arts

Test Scores
SAT
1520
ACT
32
James

Certified Tutor

James

Bachelor in Arts, Chemistry
James's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus AB
Algebra 3/4
Geometry
Calculus

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-wo...

Education

Harvard University

Bachelor in Arts, Chemistry

Test Scores
SAT
1570
Ravnoor

Certified Tutor

3+ years

Ravnoor

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Ravnoor's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus AB
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra

Whether it's naming ionic compounds, predicting products of a reaction, or working through gas law calculations, Ravnoor zeroes in on the specific concept causing trouble and drills it with targeted practice problems. His 5.0 rating comes from a hands-on style that keeps sessions focused on doing ch...

Education

Cornell University

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Test Scores
SAT
1520
Lauren

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Lauren

Bachelor of Science, Neuroscience
Lauren's other Tutor Subjects
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra
Neuroscience

Balancing redox reactions, predicting molecular geometry, and navigating stoichiometry all require a different kind of thinking than most students have used before. Lauren minors in chemistry at Duke and uses that depth to explain *why* electron configurations drive periodic trends or *why* a reacti...

Education

Duke University

Bachelor of Science, Neuroscience

Test Scores
SAT
1450
ACT
35
Michael

Certified Tutor

Michael

Current Grad Student, Medical Doctor
Michael's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
AP Biology
Chemistry

Fourth-year medical students don't usually think about stoichiometry or gas laws anymore, but Michael's path through Albert Einstein College of Medicine — plus his biology degree earned summa cum laude — means he's built on those high school chemistry foundations repeatedly in biochemistry, pharmaco...

Education

Yeshiva University

Bachelors, Biology, General

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Current Grad Student, Medical Doctor

Test Scores
ACT
34

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