Ian S.

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About Ian S.

Subjects

Chemistry

Education

Bachelors in Chemistry, General from Boise State University

Career Experience

I worked as a chemistry lab instructor for several years, where open office hours were always the norm, and have enjoyed tutoring students of various ages and skill levels for more than 10 years!

I Love Tutoring Because

... it's rewarding to help others in their learning journeys and see their achievements. When I explain concepts a student has been struggling with and see that "light bulb" moment, it's incredibly satisfying. I strive to create a patient and accommodating environment, which some students might not find in their own classroom setting; that extra one-on-one time can make the difference in a student's success.

Other Interests

Card collecting, Reading, Video Gaming, Watching Movies

Reviews (1,371)

Emma

Science - Chemistry

Nov 3, 2025

This tutoring session was the best session I experienced thus far!

Katherine

Science - Chemistry

Nov 3, 2025

let me work it through

Sydney

Science - Organic Chemistry

Oct 31, 2025

patient tutor

Eliza

Science - Organic Chemistry

Oct 15, 2025

He was great

Fatmata

Science - Chemistry

Oct 15, 2025

It was great.

Matthew

Science - Organic Chemistry

Oct 14, 2025

ian is the bomb . com

Ally

Science - Chemistry

Oct 10, 2025

I like how he was slightly nonchalant and it simplified the problem and made it less intimidating

Maria

Science - Organic Chemistry

Oct 10, 2025

Excellent!

Cooper Shirey

Science - Chemistry

Oct 9, 2025

I Found Ian to be very helpful in understanding a concept I was not too sure about.

SophieB

Science - Chemistry

Oct 8, 2025

thank you

SophieB

Science - Organic Chemistry

Oct 8, 2025

thank you

Miru

Science - Organic Chemistry

Oct 3, 2025

Thank you!

DoreenJ

Science - Organic Chemistry

Oct 3, 2025

Ian is a great teacher.

Olivia

Science - Organic Chemistry

Oct 1, 2025

thank you

Miru

Science - Organic Chemistry

Oct 1, 2025

Thank you so much!

Mirena

Science - Chemistry

Sep 19, 2025

He made me think didtn just give me the answers

Maria

Science - Organic Chemistry

Sep 19, 2025

Exellent, very patient and willing to help to undertand the process to the answer!

Qamar

Science - Organic Chemistry

Sep 19, 2025

I really loved having Ian S. as a tutor, he was able to help me understand the material much more quickly than I was able to on my own, he also used great examples to make it easier for me to understand.

Olivia

Science - Organic Chemistry

Sep 17, 2025

Thank you

Dajah

Science - Organic Chemistry

Sep 16, 2025

He was really patient and helpful

Adriana

Science - Organic Chemistry

Aug 27, 2025

N/A

Joseph

Science - Organic Chemistry

Aug 22, 2025

Awesome!

Grecia

Science - Organic Chemistry

Aug 21, 2025

The tutor provides great feedback that is easy to understand, informative, and well explained. He helped by asking thoughtful questions that encourage deeper thinking and understanding in a clear and engaging way. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Luz

Science - Chemistry

Jul 2, 2025

Thank you for being patient with me!

Quanshay

Science - Organic Chemistry

Jul 2, 2025

great and easy to understand!

BRANA

FP - Chemistry

May 28, 2025

he's very good at explaining chemistry. Very clear, patient, and kind. I appriciated his help.

CHASE

FP - Chemistry

May 28, 2025

My tutor was really helpful and helped me understand my chemistry subject better. I would definitely recommend this service.

JENNIFER

FP - Chemistry

May 16, 2025

The tutors help me with the assignments.

Janaina

Science - Organic Chemistry

May 16, 2025

The tutor Ian S. responded to my request immediately. Pretty awesome!! Unfortunately, no tutoring for biochemistry is offered at the present.

Raitha

FP - Chemistry

May 14, 2025

Really helpful, thank you

Cherise

Science - Organic Chemistry

May 2, 2025

Great!

Alwaleed

Science - Organic Chemistry

Apr 29, 2025

Helped me review before my exam, stayed for two sessions. Would not have had a chance without his help!!

Jonathan

Science - Chemistry

Apr 24, 2025

Tutor.com is cool.

Myra

Science - Chemistry

Apr 15, 2025

excellent

Eric

Science - Chemistry

Apr 11, 2025

Ian is really helpful when it comes to working on Chemistry. I was confused with what I was doing and he was able to help me realize where I was making my mistakes and how I needed to fix them to progress in my homework. Thank you so much!

Michael

Science - Chemistry

Apr 4, 2025

Excellent.

Myra

Science - Chemistry

Apr 4, 2025

excellent

Myra

Science - Chemistry

Apr 4, 2025

excellent

Melissa

Science - Chemistry

Apr 4, 2025

Ian was very helpful!

Lauren

Science - Chemistry

Apr 3, 2025

It was fine!

Jean

Science - Organic Chemistry

Apr 2, 2025

The best tutor in organic chemistry. Very knowledgable and helpful. Another student and I have used him multiples and will continue to.

OSCAR

FP - Chemistry

Apr 1, 2025

Helped exterminate any misconceptions I had.

Quanshay

Science - Organic Chemistry

Apr 1, 2025

He was great, I enjoyed the interactive component

Myra

Science - Chemistry

Apr 1, 2025

excellent

Emma

Science - Organic Chemistry

Apr 1, 2025

He's so awesome. Very kind and answers all of our question properly.

Emma

Science - Organic Chemistry

Apr 1, 2025

Amazing! He is a great tutor!

Hanna

Science - Chemistry

Mar 28, 2025

great tutor.

Katie

Science - Organic Chemistry

Mar 28, 2025

Very helpfull!!

Eric

Science - Chemistry

Mar 21, 2025

I'm very grateful that the tutor took the time to explain how to work this problem and explained what steps I needed to take to solve the problem.

Michael

Science - Chemistry

Mar 21, 2025

Excellent

Armindo

Science - Chemistry

Mar 19, 2025

good

Tristan

Science - Chemistry

Mar 18, 2025

I work fulltime and do college online. It is hard for me to schedule normal meeting times with my instructors and their assistants. This will be a huge help going forward for me.

Zach

Science - Organic Chemistry

Mar 18, 2025

The first tutor had to transfer me, he was stumped on my question too. The second tutor helped me understand a little better

Zandra

Science - Organic Chemistry

Mar 12, 2025

I learned so much more from my tutor! Hr helped me understand things that my instructor did not teach. Thank you so much!

Adhm

Science - Organic Chemistry

Mar 12, 2025

No, the tutor was great.

Myra

Science - Chemistry

Mar 12, 2025

excellant

ADRIANA

FP - Chemistry

Mar 7, 2025

The tutor was so helpful! I could tell he really wanted me to understand the material and explained it in the best way possible

Alwaleed

Science - Organic Chemistry

Mar 4, 2025

Excellent instructor!!

Katie

Science - Organic Chemistry

Feb 28, 2025

Very helpful!!

Sydney

Science - Organic Chemistry

Feb 27, 2025

great tutor

Deisy

Science - Organic Chemistry

Feb 25, 2025

This tutor was really nice and helpful, they were patient and really helpful.

Tracy

Science - Organic Chemistry

Feb 20, 2025

The audio didn't connect. Had to do session with no audio

Jeffrey

Science - Chemistry

Feb 20, 2025

had an ok experience

Emma

Science - Organic Chemistry

Feb 20, 2025

He was so helpful. Made me answer questions instead of just giving me the answer. He is a life saver. He explained to to me in the best way possible.

Jean

Science - Organic Chemistry

Feb 20, 2025

Very nice, super knowledgeabl, and very helpful

Alwaleed

Science - Organic Chemistry

Feb 18, 2025

Very patient and great at explaining concepts!!

Katie

Science - Organic Chemistry

Feb 18, 2025

amazing help!!!

MELANIE

FP - Chemistry

Feb 11, 2025

great! connect fast and good help and understanding.

Sydney

Science - Organic Chemistry

Feb 11, 2025

very great tutor.

Sydney

Science - Organic Chemistry

Feb 11, 2025

very kind tutor

Ninoshka

Science - Chemistry

Feb 10, 2025

there was still confusion since I am a visual learner

Jacob

Science - Chemistry

Feb 7, 2025

The tutor was very helpful. He helped me understand one of my chemistry problems.

Desirae

Science - Organic Chemistry

Feb 5, 2025

My session ended randomly

Cynthia

Science - Chemistry

Feb 4, 2025

Thanks to my tutor Ian for helping me and taking the time to explain

Courtney

Science - Chemistry

Feb 4, 2025

Very glad this service is available

HoangNhatAnh

Science - Organic Chemistry

Jan 30, 2025

simple and straight to the point. much appreciated!

Taylor

Science - Chemistry

Jan 28, 2025

I just got over stressed by the questions They asked, I came in because I wanted to actually understand how to solve for Net Ionic Equations and got asked questions that asked as if I know them already. It's my fault for it I just need to be more clear.

Dani

Science - Chemistry

Jan 23, 2025

I feel like I understand some of the basics of Chem 1110 better now

HYATT

Science - Chemistry

Jan 22, 2025

Very helpful session. Tutor explained very clearly and helpfully. I understood a lot by the end of the session. Overall, a very helpful session.

Michael

Science - Chemistry

Jan 22, 2025

Excellent.

Robert

Science - Organic Chemistry

Jan 16, 2025

Thank you

PREETI

Science - Chemistry

Jan 10, 2025

This tutor was amazing, a great help!!!!

WILLIAM

FP - Chemistry

Jan 9, 2025

I only ended early because I might need to evacuate soon.

WILLIAM

FP - Chemistry

Jan 8, 2025

I now actually know how to do molar mass

Isabella

Science - Chemistry

Jan 8, 2025

helps a lot

HYATT

Science - Chemistry

Jan 7, 2025

Very helpful session. Tutor explained clearly and helpfully. I understood a lot by the end of the session. Overall, a very helpful session.

Madina T.

Science - Organic Chemistry

Dec 18, 2024

My top 2 favorite tutors for ochem! He makes sure you know where your mistakes are so you don't make them again!

Paula

Science - Organic Chemistry

Dec 12, 2024

Ian does a fantastic job explaining things so that I can grasp the concepts quickly.

Riley

Science - Chemistry

Dec 11, 2024

Great tutor!

Paula

Science - Organic Chemistry

Dec 10, 2024

Ian is one of my favorite chem tutors. He is always super helpful.

Mahad

Science - Chemistry

Dec 10, 2024

great tutor

Patrick

Science - Organic Chemistry

Dec 6, 2024

Ian is the best

Alaric

Science - Chemistry

Dec 4, 2024

Was able to explain the questions and clear up parts i was lacking on

Tianna

Science - Organic Chemistry

Dec 3, 2024

So informative

Gwendy J.

Science - Chemistry

Dec 3, 2024

I really liked this tutor. He was very patient and explained difficult concepts to make them simple.

Tianna

Science - Organic Chemistry

Dec 3, 2024

Amazing we love Ian

Tianna

Science - Organic Chemistry

Dec 3, 2024

Efficient

Kylie

Science - Organic Chemistry

Dec 2, 2024

Ian was very helpful. He gave little acronyms to help remember what certain reagents do in a reaction.

Jamira

Science - Organic Chemistry

Dec 2, 2024

awesome!

Parwana

Science - Chemistry

Dec 2, 2024

Thanksssss

Latonya

Science - Chemistry

Nov 26, 2024

Tutor was patient.

Jon

Science - Chemistry

Nov 26, 2024

Helpful and friendly

Harlynn

Science - Chemistry

Nov 22, 2024

This was great! I was completely lost but this service helped me to get back on track and also feel accomplished in doing the material myself. I just needed a push in the right direction

Zachary

Science - Chemistry

Nov 22, 2024

This was great, my tutor was very knowledgeable and helped me bridge the gap in my understanding.

Elijah

Science - Chemistry

Nov 21, 2024

very helpful, knew material which is a BONUS!!

Jaden

Science - Chemistry

Nov 21, 2024

amazing tutor!

Michael

Science - Chemistry

Nov 20, 2024

Excellent.

Steffanie

Science - Organic Chemistry

Nov 19, 2024

wonderful session! Ian did not make feel dumb but the lights turned on and it was fantastic to finally get the answer I was looking for!!

Joell

Science - Chemistry

Nov 19, 2024

The tutor was great

NINA

FP - Chemistry

Nov 18, 2024

nice person :D

Mitchell

Science - Organic Chemistry

Nov 18, 2024

AWESOME

Kamilah

Science - Organic Chemistry

Nov 15, 2024

Very very helpful and a great tutor!

Paula

Science - Organic Chemistry

Nov 13, 2024

Ian does a great job explaining how the chemical reactions take place.

Mary Shannon

Science - Organic Chemistry

Nov 13, 2024

amazing

Paula

Science - Organic Chemistry

Nov 13, 2024

Ian was great at helping me to understand the portion of the problem I was overhthinking.

Khawla

Science - Chemistry

Nov 11, 2024

great teacher

Gwendolyn

Science - Chemistry

Nov 8, 2024

he was very quick to help and good at explaining difficult concepts

DAYLNN

FP - Chemistry

Nov 7, 2024

Danah

Science - Organic Chemistry

Nov 6, 2024

The session was really good even though that this was my first time using it. I was a bit nervous at first because this was my first time, but overall, it was great!

Amanda

Science - Chemistry

Nov 6, 2024

great

Priscila

Science - Chemistry

Nov 5, 2024

thx

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