Chemistry tutor in Fremont, CA
Dr. Sahota is a Fremont-based chemistry tutor with a Ph.D. in chemistry and more than ten years of teaching experience. She works one-on-one with students from Fremont's high schools and from Ohlone College on AP Chemistry, Honors and regular chemistry, and college general chemistry — in person across Fremont or online. One-on-one sessions are $200 per hour; she also runs small semester group classes in Fremont at $75 per student per session for Honors and $110 for AP. The first intro call is free.
Fremont students she works with
- Mission San Jose High
- Irvington High
- American High
- Washington High
- John F. Kennedy High
- Ohlone College
- Private & homeschool
Chemistry sits in 10th or 11th grade for most Fremont Unified students, with AP Chemistry typically taken in 11th or 12th. Fremont is an unusually competitive academic environment — Mission San Jose in particular sends large AP cohorts every year — and that has a specific consequence: a student can be genuinely good at chemistry and still be sitting at the middle of a very strong curve, which is demoralising in a way that has nothing to do with their actual understanding.
Tutoring is worth considering when the gap is real, and worth not buying when it is not. That is what the free intro call is for.
Neighbourhoods served in person
- Mission San Jose
- Warm Springs
- Irvington
- Centerville
- Niles
- Ardenwood
- Brookvale
- Glenmoor
- Cherry-Guardino
What Fremont families usually come for
AP Chemistry, aiming at a 5
The largest group. Strong students who want the score, working from autumn through the May exam. AP Chemistry tutoring →
Honors chemistry gone sideways
Usually a foundation problem in moles or stoichiometry that surfaced two units later. High school chemistry →
Ohlone & college general chemistry
College-pace courses, often for pre-med students who need an A rather than a pass. College chemistry →
In person or online?
Both work. In-person sessions suit younger students and anyone who focuses better with someone in the room. Online sessions save the drive, save the worked whiteboard for later review, and are easier to fit around a packed Fremont extracurricular schedule. Many families do in-person during the school year and online over the summer.
Also serving nearby
Union City · Newark · Milpitas · Hayward · Pleasanton · Dublin · San Jose
Questions from Fremont families
Do you tutor in person in Fremont?
Yes. In-person sessions are available across Fremont — Mission San Jose, Warm Springs, Irvington, Centerville, Niles and Ardenwood — as well as online for families who prefer it.
Which Fremont high schools do your students come from?
Students come from all five Fremont Unified comprehensive high schools: Mission San Jose, Irvington, American, Washington and John F. Kennedy, plus private and neighbouring-district schools.
How much does a chemistry tutor cost in Fremont?
Rates in Fremont typically run from about $50 an hour for a student tutor to $150 or more through an agency. Dr. Sahota charges $200 an hour for one-on-one work, directly with families and with no agency margin in between. Her semester group classes in Fremont are the lower-cost route — $75 per student per session for Honors and $110 for AP, for a 90-minute weekly class.
Do you tutor Ohlone College students?
Yes. Ohlone College general chemistry students are a regular part of the practice, in person or online.
Fremont-based, and used to Fremont-level expectations
Tell Dr. Sahota which school, which course and what the last test looked like.