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Professional Mentors
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Mr. Richard Dalton
MA Journalism University of South Carolina 
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Subjects: SAT Reasoning Exam, ACT Test Your Score Booster owner Richard Dalton, who has been teaching college-entrance exams since 2005, developed The Dalton Method of test preparation, which includes tips and tricks he developed by analyzing nearly 50 College Board SAT exams. He holds a dual bachelor's degrees in computer science and mathematics and a master’s degree in journalism. Before he began teaching college-entrance exams, he was an award-winning investigative reporter, contributing to several news stories nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Richard has taught journalism at The State University of New York, helping students improve their grammar and writing. After teaching university students for nearly a decade, he took a 51-hour SAT Princeton Review training course in New York to teach SAT classes. Learn more about Richard at YourScoreBooster.com. |
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Mr. Craig Elworthy
BA History University of Victoria 
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Subjects: SAT Reasoning Exam Craig Elworthy specializes in teaching the SAT and ACT reading and writing sections, helping students gain entry to top U.S. universities. After completing his TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) certificate in Vancouver, he taught ESL (English as a Second Language) in Korea. Craig graduated from the University of Victoria with a degree in History. Learn more about Craig at YourScoreBooster.com. |
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Ms. Angela Wu
Current BSc Pharmacology student University of British Columbia 
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Subjects: AP English, AP Calculus, AP Chemistry, AP Physics Angela graduated from Crofton House School in Vancouver with top marks in AP Literature, AP Calculus, and French. She is doing exceedingly well at UBC, receiving the Trek Excellence Scholarship, Charles and Jane Banks Scholarship, J Fred Muir Memorial Scholarship in Science on the basis of her grades. In her free time, she's passionate about music, and went on to receive an ARCT diploma in Piano Performance from the Royal Conservatory of Music. She also made it to the final eight in Sunshine Nation 2015, a pageant hosted by Fairchild Radio. |
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Ms. Kexin Feng
MA Economics University of British Columbia 
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Subjects: Physics, AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics Kexin was born in Chengdu, China. Before she came to UBC Economics masters program, she studied at Gustavus Adolphus College, U.S., with full scholarship, double majored in Mathematics and Economics, and finished her undergraduate degree within only three years. From her sophomore year to a graduate student, she has been a teaching assistant for more than three years, and has fell in love with teaching. She is now one of IWE student's favourite teachers. Last semester, two students achieved top 1 in their classes with her help. |
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Ms. Shelly Xiao
MA English Education East China Normal University 
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Subjects: English, IELTS, TOEFL Shelly got Bachelor Degree from Beijing Normal University, majoring in Biology and minoring in English Literature. Then, She pursued Master’s Degree in English Education from East China Normal University. Her experience of working as a teacher and director in several international schools for 14 years enabled her to be adapted to a multicultural setting. During the period of working in the most reputable English training school in China, she acted as the teaching supervisor. She was awarded the Teacher of the Year in 2012 and her team of teachers was presented Team of the Year at the same time. In 2015, her book This Is Canada: Studying in the Country of Maple Leaf was published and hailed among parents and students who want to study in Canada. Her happiness in career lies in empowering students to tap their potentials and achieve their goals. |
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Ms. Eva Luo
MSc Statistics University of British Columbia 
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Subjects: AP Calculus, AP Statistics, SAT II Math, Algebra, High School Math Eva graduated with a Master of Science in Statistics from UBC in 2010. In China, Eva had six years of experience with Math Olympics. Starting from 2005, Eva has helped countless students with high school math, SAT Math, AP Calculus, and AP Statistics. She believes that math is not too hard, and that every student has a chance for success. Eva is an expert at helping students learn the proper method for approaching math problems. |
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Ms. Amy Cheng
BA History & English Literature BEd Education (Secondary) University of British Columbia 
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Subjects: English 12, Social Studies 11, History 12 With her passion for literature and writing, Amy went on to complete a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and History from the University of British Columbia and is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Education degree back at UBC. She aspires to convey her passion to her students by supporting them as partners in learning, encouraging them to take ownership over their own work and becoming self-directed within their own learning. Those are the core elements to her teaching philosophy, as she believes that those qualities will help her students beyond the classroom and later in life. |