Fremont, California & online nationwide
Chemistry taught by someone who taught the college course
Dr. Navneet Sahota holds a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from Indiana University Bloomington and taught undergraduate chemistry at university level for nearly a decade. She tutors AP, Honors and regular high school chemistry and college general chemistry — one-on-one in person around Fremont or online, and in small semester-long group classes in Fremont.
What she teaches
Built around the course your student is actually in
AP Chemistry — $150/hr
All nine College Board units, plus the part that costs most students points: writing free-response answers that earn the rubric point rather than merely being correct. Plans run backward from the May exam date.
Honors & regular chemistry — $125/hr
For 10th and 11th graders at Fremont-area high schools. Focused on the foundations everything later depends on: moles, stoichiometry, and reading a problem for what it actually asks.
College general chemistry — $200/hr
The course she taught at university level for years, including as an Associate Instructor at Indiana University. First- and second-semester sequences, including pre-med.
Semester group classes — from $75
Small classes in Fremont that meet weekly through the school semester, alongside your student's own course. $75 per student per session for honors, $110 for AP.
Why the background matters
Most chemistry struggles are not memory problems
Students rarely fail chemistry because they did not memorise enough. They fail because nobody ever made the mole make sense, so every later unit — stoichiometry, gas laws, solution concentration, equilibrium, titration, thermodynamics — is built on a foundation the student is quietly guessing at.
A tutor who knows the textbook can re-explain the textbook. Someone who spent four years teaching undergraduate chemistry at Indiana University, and taught general, physical and organic chemistry before that, can hear a wrong answer and name the specific misunderstanding that produced it. That diagnosis is the whole job.
How tutoring works
Diagnose first, then teach
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A free 20-minute call
Which course, which teacher, what the last test looked like, and what the student says is hardest. That is usually enough to tell whether the issue is content, method or confidence — and they need different fixes. No charge and no obligation; you will leave the call knowing whether tutoring is the right fix.
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A diagnostic first session
Most students who describe themselves as bad at chemistry are missing two or three specific foundations — mole reasoning, unit tracking, or reading a problem for what it actually asks. Watching a student work a problem finds them faster than any test can.
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A plan tied to their own syllabus
Sessions follow the student's course calendar, so tutoring stays ahead of the next assessment instead of repairing the last one. For AP students, the plan runs backward from the May exam date.
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Honest progress reporting
Parents hear what is improving and what is not, including when a student no longer needs weekly help.
What families say
52 five-star reviews and recommendations
★★★★★
“My son was really struggling with AP Chem and felt completely lost this semester. Working with Dr. Navneet changed everything. She is so patient and explains difficult topics in a way that is easy to understand. His grade went from a C to an A, and he actually feels confident.”
★★★★★
“She’s an exceptional AP tutor who knows the curriculum inside and out. The strategies she gave us were precisely what was needed to master the FRQs.”
Families come from across the Bay Area, and over the years her students have come from Mission San Jose, Irvington, American, Washington, Milpitas, James Logan, Monta Vista and Gunn.
Common questions
How much does chemistry tutoring cost?
One-on-one sessions are priced by course level: $125 an hour for regular and honors chemistry, $150 for AP Chemistry, and $200 for college general chemistry. Semester group classes in Fremont are $75 per student per session for honors and college-prep, and $110 per student per session for AP. The first 20-minute call is free. See the pricing page.
What makes a Ph.D. tutor different?
Dr. Sahota taught undergraduate general, organic and physical chemistry at university level for nearly a decade. AP Chemistry is a rehearsal for the college general chemistry course — she has taught and graded that course, so she knows what it is genuinely testing and where students lose points.
Do you tutor online or in person?
Both. One-on-one sessions run online for students anywhere in the United States, or in person around Fremont and the Tri-City area. Semester group classes are in person in Fremont only.
What chemistry courses do you cover?
AP Chemistry, Honors chemistry, regular high school chemistry, and college general chemistry. Biology and earth science are also available.
How quickly can we start?
Enquiries are answered within a day, and most families have a first session scheduled within a week. Start with the free 20-minute call and you will know quickly whether it is a fit.
Tell her what is actually going wrong
Which course, which school, and what the last test looked like. You will get a straight assessment within a day — including if the honest answer is that your student does not need a tutor.