About Your Score Booster
Our Tutors and Instructors
All tutors are certified to teach The PointsBooster® Method.
Richard Dalton
Richard obtained a dual bachelor of science degree in computer science and mathematics from the University at Albany (New York) and a master’s degree in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has worked as a computer programmer and journalist. In 2005, he began teaching university-entrance exams. Contact us to reserve tutoring with Richard, preferrably 6 months or more in advance. Richard is also the founder of Your Score Booster, find out more here.
- Created The PointsBooster® Method, a special method of test preparation demonstrated to boost scores
- SAT critical reading score: 800. Writing score: 800.
- Holds degrees in both mathematics and journalism
- Was a journalist at a top New York newspaper
- Taught journalism at a university in New York (Stony Brook University)
- Has specialized U.S.-based university-entrance exam training
- SAT: All sections
- ACT: All sections
- SSAT: All sections
- ISEE: All sections
- GRE: All sections
- GMAT: All sections
Craig
Craig specializes in teaching the SAT and ACT reading and writing sections, helping students gain entry to top U.S. universities. He obtained a bachelor of arts in history from the University of Victoria. After completing his TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) certificate, Craig taught ESL (English as a Second Language) in Korea. Craig has helped students achieve top scores on the reading and writing sections.
Craig currently has limited availability.
Craig teaches:
- SAT Reading, Writing and Essay tutoring
- ACT Reading, English and Essay tutoring
- SSAT Reading and Verbal
Neha
Neha has been tutoring since 2011. Neha obtained a Bachelor of Education from Maharshi Dayanand University and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Delhi. She has helped students excel on SAT, ACT math and science, and GRE quantitative.
Neha teaches online only, for one hour per session.
Neha teaches:
- SAT Math section tutoring
- ACT Math tutoring
- ACT Science tutoring
- GRE Quantitative tutoring
- GMAT Quantitative tutoring
- SSAT Math
Riaaz
Riaaz has been teaching the SAT and ACT for several years. He has excelled on standardized exams, having scored a 5 on the AP Chemistry, Calculus AB, Physics and Psychology exams, a perfect 36 on both the math and science sections of two previously administered ACT exams released as diagnostic tests by ACT Inc., the 96th percentile on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) and in the 99th percentile for his composite Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) score.
Riaaz graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2015 with a BSc in Microbiology and Immunology.
He was awarded the AP Scholar with Distinction and a full scholarship from the Zimmerman Family Foundation.
Riaaz has since continued his studies in the UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and has won multiple awards, including the 2018 CAPSI UBC Award of Professionalism, 2019 Apotex Inc. Future British Columbia Pharmacy Leader Award and the 2019 CAPSI National Future of Pharmacy Excellence Award.
Riaaz teaches:
- SAT math tutoring
- SAT reading and writing tutoring
- ACT math and science tutoring
- ACT reading and English tutoring
- AP Chemistry tutoring
- Calculus AB tutoring
- AP Physics tutoring
- AP psychology tutoring
- MCAT tutoring
- PCAT tutoring
Louisa
Louisa has experience tutoring students of all ages and in various topics, such as English to elementary school students and AP level subjects to high-school students.
She scored within the 99th percentile on the ACT and earned a near perfect score on the SAT II Biology test. On an diagnostic SAT, she scored a 770 on reading/writing and a 780 on math. She also earned perfect scores on the AP Biology, AP Chemistry, and AP Calculus tests. Louisa is a student at UBC pursuing an honours Bachelor of Science. She has a deep interest for the sciences, especially biology. A National Biology Scholar with Distinction after placing 18th in the University of Toronto’s National Biology Competition, Louisa has received a research scholarship from UBC to further pursue her passion in biology.
Louisa teaches:
- SAT Reading, Writing, Essay and Math tutoring
- ACT Reading, English, Essay, Science and Math tutoring
Percy
Percy has been tutoring students for over ten years, primarily in English and ESL. He earned his BA in medieval studies and English from the University of British Columbia, and his MA in the same from the University of Victoria. During his years as a student, his academic excellence awarded him admission to the Golden Key Honour Society and a scholarship for the best term essay. He subsequently also earned TESOL certification online and taught English in Daejeon, South Korea.
A life-longer learner, Percy is a voracious reader of classics, a student of history, philosophy and philology, and a creative writer. Percy loves to help people discover the richness of the English language and the joys of reading and writing through an understanding of the language’s structure and history, and an appreciation of the style of individual authors.
Percy usually teaches only at our downtown office.
Percy teaches:
- SAT reading, Writing and Essay tutoring
- ACT Reading, English and Essay tutoring
- SAT subject tests in French tutoring
- SAT subject tests in Latin tutoring
- SAT subject tests in literature tutoring
- SAT subject tests in world history tutoring
- SAT subject tests in U.S. history tutoring
- TOEFL
- IELTS
- GRE verbal and essay tutoring
- SSAT Reading
- SSAT Verbal
Luis
Luis, a native speaker of Spanish, was born in Medellin, Colombia. He has been tutoring Spanish since 2006. Luis, who obtained a perfect 800 on the SAT Spanish subject test, can help you excel on that exam. He also can help you learn Spanish for travel or business.
Luis teaches:
- Secondary School Spanish tutoring
- SAT Subject Test in Spanish tutoring
- Spanish for beginners, intermediate and advanced, including Spanish for business tutoring
Harmandeep
Harmandeep has a passion for mathematics, physics and engineering, all of which he enjoys sharing with his students. Since he was fifteen, he has applied his skills and knowledge to many projects in and out of school. Some conversation starters for Harmandeep are topics in computer science, physics, AI, engineering, business, philosophy and video games. Harmandeep currently attends BCIT and is studying to become an engineer.
Harmandeep teaches:
- SAT Math
- ACT Math
Richard Dalton, creator of The PointsBooster® Method
A long-time investigative reporter specializing in data analysis, Richard has “cracked the code” of standardized tests.
- Created The PointsBooster® Method of SAT & ACT Preparation
- Has degrees in mathematics and journalism
- Taught journalism at a university in New York
The PointsBooster® Method of test preparation, which I developed, helps students improve their scores dramatically.
