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James

Certified Tutor

James

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

Studying chemistry at Harvard while preparing for Columbia Medical School means James has worked through organic chemistry from both the academic and pre-med sides — understanding mechanisms deeply enough to satisfy a chemistry major, and efficiently enough to apply them in biochemistry and pharmaco...

Education

Harvard University

Bachelor in Arts, Chemistry

Test Scores
SAT
1570
Zosia

Certified Tutor

4+ years

Zosia

Bachelor of Science
Zosia's other Tutor Subjects
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra
Cell Biology

Having earned a chemistry degree from Yale, Zosia spent years immersed in the subject well past the introductory orgo sequence — which means she can contextualize tricky topics like electrophilic aromatic substitution and acyl chemistry within the broader landscape of how molecules actually behave. ...

Education

Yale University

Bachelor of Science

Test Scores
SAT
1570

Certified Tutor

Josef

Bachelor of Science
Josef's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
Nutrition
Biochemistry

Reaction mechanisms are the language of organic chemistry, and Josef teaches students to read them — arrow pushing, stereochemistry, and functional group reactivity — rather than memorize hundreds of individual reactions. His biochemistry focus at Cornell means he can connect orgo concepts like nucl...

Education

Cornell University

Bachelor of Science

Test Scores
SAT
1530

Certified Tutor

14+ years

Garrett

Bachelor in Arts
Garrett's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
Physiology
Physics

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...

Education

University of Pennsylvania

Bachelor in Arts

Test Scores
SAT
1530

Certified Tutor

14+ years

Marcus

Bachelor in Arts
Marcus's other Tutor Subjects
College Algebra
Arithmetic
Pre-Calculus
Middle School Math

Four years of tutoring organic chemistry at Yale — while simultaneously doing pre-med coursework — gave Marcus a sharp sense of where students get stuck, particularly with carbonyl reactivity and multi-step synthesis planning. His current research at the Hospital for Special Surgery keeps him active...

Education

Yale University

Bachelor in Arts

Test Scores
SAT
1480
ACT
33

Certified Tutor

Jamie

Doctor of Medicine, MD Program
Jamie's other Tutor Subjects
10th Grade Writing
Pre-Algebra
Calculus
Algebra

Reaction mechanisms are the core of organic chemistry, and most students struggle because they try to memorize arrow-pushing patterns instead of understanding why electrons move where they do. Jamie has tutored organic chemistry extensively alongside his pre-med and medical coursework, and he teache...

Education

PENN. STATE University

Bachelor of Science, Pre Medical Medical Program

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Jefferson University

Doctor of Medicine, MD Program

Test Scores
SAT
1550

Certified Tutor

13+ years

Daniel

Bachelor in Arts, major in Biology
Daniel's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
Physiology
Organic Chemistry

Daniel's PhD work in genetics and neuroscience at Rockefeller means he uses organic chemistry daily — understanding how small molecules interact with proteins, how drug candidates are designed, and why stereochemistry matters at the molecular level. That real-world context turns topics like carbonyl...

Education

Columbia University

Bachelor in Arts, major in Biology

Columbia University in the City of New York

Bachelor in Arts, Biology, General

Certified Tutor

Alex

Current Undergrad, Chemistry
Alex's other Tutor Subjects
College Algebra
Calculus
Algebra
Honors Chemistry

Currently studying chemistry at Carnegie Mellon, Alex is immersed in organic chemistry coursework right now — which means he knows exactly which concepts are tripping students up this semester, from stereochemistry assignments to multi-step synthesis problems. His 4.8 rating speaks to an approach th...

Education

Carnegie Mellon University

Current Undergrad, Chemistry

Test Scores
SAT
1560

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Thomas

AM
Thomas's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
Linear Algebra
College Algebra

Thomas earned his biochemistry and molecular biology degree alongside a master's in biology, which means he spent years working through the organic chemistry that underpins enzyme catalysis, metabolic pathways, and drug interactions. That biochemical context gives him a practical angle on topics lik...

Education

Columbia University in the City of New York

AM

Dartmouth College

AM

Test Scores
Perfect Score
GRE
1410

Certified Tutor

Shin

Bachelor of Science, Earth and Environmental Engineering
Shin's other Tutor Subjects
1st-12th Grade Math
1st-12th Grade Writing
1st-12th Grade Reading
3rd-8th Grade Science

Reaction mechanisms are the backbone of organic chemistry, and the difference between struggling and succeeding often comes down to whether a student can track electron movement through each arrow-pushing step. Shin approaches orgo by connecting functional group reactivity to the underlying principl...

Education

Columbia University in the City of New York

Bachelor of Science, Earth and Environmental Engineering

Test Scores
ACT
34

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Susan

Bachelor in Arts, Biology, General
Susan's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
Microbiology
Organic Chemistry

Susan's biology concentration at NYU means she first tackled organic chemistry as the molecular foundation underneath everything from metabolic cycles to pharmacology — so she teaches arrow-pushing and functional group behavior with an eye toward why these reactions show up again in biochemistry and...

Education

New York University

Bachelor in Arts, Biology, General

Test Scores
SAT
1570

Certified Tutor

4+ years

Meghna

Bachelor in Arts, Biochemistry
Meghna's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
Calculus
Algebra

Reaction mechanisms are the language of organic chemistry, and Meghna speaks it fluently after years of tutoring orgo to both high school and college students. She walks through arrow-pushing, stereochemistry, and functional group transformations step by step, building the pattern recognition that t...

Education

Barnard College

Bachelor in Arts, Biochemistry

Test Scores
SAT
1520
ACT
35

Certified Tutor

Matt

Bachelor of Science
Matt's other Tutor Subjects
College Algebra
Algebra 3/4
Calculus
Algebra

Reaction mechanisms are the language of organic chemistry, and Matt learned to speak it fluently during his molecular biology concentration at Cornell, where understanding nucleophilic substitutions and carbonyl additions was essential lab knowledge. He teaches students to recognize electron-flow pa...

Education

Cornell University

Bachelor of Science

Certified Tutor

Andrew

Bachelor in Arts, Environmental Science
Andrew's other Tutor Subjects
Arithmetic
Middle School Math
Elementary Math
Calculus

Reaction mechanisms are the language of organic chemistry, and Andrew teaches students to read them fluently — identifying nucleophiles, predicting leaving groups, and tracking electron movement through arrow-pushing. Rather than treating each reaction type as an isolated thing to memorize, he shows...

Education

Oberlin College

Bachelor in Arts, Environmental Science

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Aman

Current Undergrad, Biology, General
Aman's other Tutor Subjects
10th Grade Math
Pre-Algebra
College Algebra
Statistics

Reaction mechanisms in organic chemistry demand a kind of visual storytelling — tracking electron flow through arrow-pushing, predicting products from stereochemistry, and recognizing functional group behavior across dozens of reaction types. Aman brings a medical student's perspective to orgo, conn...

Education

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Current Undergrad, Biology, General

Test Scores
ACT
32

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