A firm understanding of chemistry helps decipher medicine, engineering and opens doors to exciting professional paths. A top notch chemistry tutor can help one understand the world at the molecular level, assisting with the development of powerful skills that range from enabling the development of live saving drugs to the understanding of the origins of life.

How do we hire great tutors?

1. Check at least two references
2. Only hiring tutors with experience
3. Utilize thorough background checks
4. Ask how the tutor would respond hypothetical scenarios during interview

High school chemistry can be tough. If you’ve noticed your teen struggling with confusing concepts, strange symbols, and complicated equations, it might be time to consider expert tutoring support.

Why Chemistry Tutors Matter

A good chemistry tutor does more than help with homework:

• Builds a Strong Foundation: Tutors make sure your teen grasps the basics which are key for later, more complex topics.
• Breaks Down Complex Ideas: Chemistry is full of new terms and ideas. Tutors explain them clearly and relate them to real-world examples.
• Boosts Confidence: Personalized tutoring helps students feel more capable and less anxious about tests and assignments.
• Improves Overall Grades: With better understanding, your teen’s effort will start showing better results.

What makes chemistry so hard?

• Abstract Concepts:
  • Atoms, molecules, and subatomic particles are difficult to visualize and conceptualize.
  • Chemical bonding and complex reactions can be hard to grasp.
• Mathematical Skills:
  • Stoichiometry (calculations of reactants and products) involves algebra and ratios.
  • Understanding unit conversions and working with scientific notation is essential.
• Vocabulary Overload:
  • New scientific terms can be overwhelming (e.g., titration, redox, enthalpy).
• Lab Skills and Procedures:
  • Understanding the proper use of equipment and safety protocols can be complex.
  • Interpreting and analyzing experimental data can be difficult.
• Connecting Concepts to Real-World:
  • Difficulty seeing the relevance of chemistry in daily life can make it feel less engaging.

Common challenging topics where we can help

Our experienced tutors are ready to help your student with those tricky chemistry topics:

• Acids and Bases: Your teen will learn about these common substances, how to measure them (pH), and how they react with each other.
• Titrations: We’ll explain how to carefully measure liquids to find out the strength of unknown solutions. It’s like a science experiment with a purpose!
• Stoichiometry: Sound intimidating? It’s just the math behind chemical reactions. Our tutors will make those calculations clearer.
• Balancing Equations: Chemicals always react in specific amounts – a tutor will help your teen write the “recipes” for these reactions.

Meet the Tutor

Our expert chemistry tutor is Maddie, a UW Neurobiology major. Learn more about her and others on our Tutors page. She has over four years of part time tutoring experience.

  Professional, accommodating, affordable and knowledgeable! Highly recommend if you need extra help with math!

Seth A.
2/22/2017

Seattle Tutoring services helped me get into calculus, my first math class in 10 years. After all my own independent review using online courses like Khan Academy it was helpful that I get brought up to speed with the help of someone who could help me focus on what I needed to learn to be best prepared for calculus. In my calculus class I was just as well equipped as students who had taken math the previous quarter and finished as one of the top students in the class. Follow up support, scholarship recommendations and educational advice were unexpected and generous support that continued after. Not necessarily a part of the tutoring service but a benefit of working with an educator passionate about helping their students.

Arica Schuett
December 20, 2016

My daughter who was taking Physics as a senior in high school wrote this: Jeremy's deep understanding and excitement on the topic created a good learning environment. He was very welcoming to help me with the subject which in turn made me comfortable to ask as many questions as needed. Very good tutor and helped my grade in the class a ton!

Rima Ellard
July 10, 2018

They combined the best of both worlds -- convenience and ease of using technology, and caring and thoughtful interpersonal skills -- to help my student get over a big hump and the anxiety that accompanied. We were in a time crunch and reached out, with a pretty specific subject need, and I knew that the wrong match between tutor and students could make things worse. I explained my student's situation in an email, and heard back promptly and with detail -- not just explaining how to get started, and different service delivery options, but giving me background on personality and experience from a few different tutors so that I could figure out the best "match" for our situation. I was really impressed. And then highly impressed with the ACTUAL tutoring and tutor. The mental block was eased, the snag was figured out and my student was back on track. It set a positive stage for starting high school, knowing that if there was a wrinkle, my student could get through it and knew the steps to self-advocate and work the problem. I've recommended them several times already, and will continue to do so. I think we'll be setting up regular check-in appts this year in a subject or two - so convenient that student can discuss with tutor while at home and in the evenings after sports.

Lisa Geisness
August 27, 2019

Great experience! Quick response to a last-minute request for calculus help. Jeremy was great at quickly understanding where I was and clearly explained the concepts. I will definitely call them again.

Stephen Shettler
June 2, 2018

Used them for three years. Always very helpful and receptive to our students needs. Very highly recommended!

Dan Allison
November 19, 2019

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