General Chemistry I & II Tutoring · Johnson City, TN & Online
One-on-one General Chemistry tutoring for pre-health, pre-pharmacy, and pre-vet students. We work from first principles, so a hard-ball question is just another problem you know how to take apart.
Explosives Chemist Turned Tutor!
I took these courses too.You can memorize every formula on the review sheet and still freeze when a question is worded in a way you haven't seen. That isn't a work ethic problem. It's what happens when you learn answers without learning the reasoning that produces them.
And in Gen Chem, the gap compounds. Stoichiometry leans on moles, equilibrium leans on stoichiometry, and acids and bases lean on all of it. For pre-health students, the grade on the transcript leans on everything.
It felt solid at midnight and was gone by the second page of the exam.
You knew the formula. You just couldn't tell which one the problem wanted.
Every new chapter assumes the last one made sense. It didn't, and now it's stacking.
We cover the rules, formulas, and numbers in detail. But before we touch a calculator, we zoom out and ask three questions. Once you can answer them, the formula is just the last step.
Pull every quantity and condition out of the problem, including the ones hiding in the wording.
Name the target and its units before doing any math. Half of all wrong answers start here.
Reason from first principles to the bridge. That's the step a memorized formula can't do for you.
Worked example
How many grams of water form when 4.0 g of hydrogen gas reacts completely with excess oxygen?
grams → moles → moles → grams.
Same bridge, every stoichiometry problem.
Passing the next exam matters. So do organic chemistry, the MCAT, the PCAT, and everything after. These are the habits we work on in every session.
Purpose
Medicine, pharmacy, PA, vet school. When the reason is clear, the hard weeks get easier to show up for, so we keep it in view.
Confusion
Most students steer around the topics that confuse them. We go straight at them, because that's how you get the A.
Intuition
The students who "just get it" have usually worked more problems. Deliberate practice builds the instinct for finding the right answer.
Ownership
I bring structure, clear explanations, and honest feedback. You bring the dedication. That partnership is what moves a grade.
Sometimes the breakthrough is a better way to work a problem. Sometimes it's a better way to run your week. Good tutoring covers both.
Problem solving
Organic Chemistry · Exam 2
Kendall reached out after a rough first organic chemistry exam. One session, a couple of hours before her second exam, where we worked the material from first principles and her score increased 40% from the first exam.
Kendall said she walked into that exam feeling far more confident.
Kendall, Organic ChemistryStudy strategy
General Chemistry I
Baylee felt like there was never enough time to study. So before we touched a single problem, we mapped out her week together and found more than 60 hours of free time she could put toward her priorities, with dedicated blocks set aside for Gen Chem.
Baylee, Pre-Vet · General Chemistry IFor students at ETSU, Northeast State, and other colleges across the Tri-Cities. Bring your syllabus, slides, and old exams, and we'll build every session around your course. Already past Gen Chem? I tutor Organic Chemistry I & II too.
Johnson City, Kingsport, Bristol, and Elizabethton. A campus library, coffee shop, or wherever you study best.
Live video sessions with a shared whiteboard, for nights when driving isn't realistic.
Mon–Fri 2–8 PM, Saturdays 9 AM–4 PM. Flexible around exam weeks.
Your intro session is always free.
I'm Kole. I earned a B.S. in Chemistry and a B.S. in Biology at ETSU, completed Honors-in-Discipline in Chemistry with a published thesis, and went on to formulate explosives as a Senior Scientist before turning to tutoring. I remember exactly which Gen Chem units sorted people out, and why.
What I enjoy most is the moment a student stops asking "which formula is this?" and starts asking "what is this problem actually telling me?" That shift is what I teach toward, every session.
We'll work through your actual assignments, but the goal is that you can solve the next problem without me. Every session ends with you doing the work, not watching it.
Yes. Bring your syllabus, lecture slides, problem sets, and old exams. Sessions are built around your course, your pace, and your next exam date.
Yes, Organic Chemistry I and II. Kendall's result above came from an Orgo exam. The same approach applies: figure out what the problem gives you, what it wants, and the principle that connects them.
Both. In person anywhere in Johnson City and the surrounding Tri-Cities, or online by video if that fits your schedule better.
No charge and no obligation. We look at where you are in the course, what's giving you trouble, and when your next exam is, and we start working real problems together. You leave with a plan whether or not you book another session.
No. Reach out anyway. A focused session or two before an exam can do a lot, and starting before the following unit does even more.
Of course. I'm glad to answer their questions by phone ((423) 759-8256) or email (easyawithkole@gmail.com) before you start.
Book a free intro session and we'll map out what to cover before it.
Rather talk first? Call or text (423) 759-8256
or email easyawithkole@gmail.com