Pricing

One decision. Priced like it matters.

Two flat, public tiers. Paid only by you — zero university commission, ever.

Most families choose this
Complete Guide
USD 3,000
approx. ¥21,600
one-time · one year of access · always expert-reviewed

The full decision portal, built for your exact situation. 12+ programmes deep-compared (the sample guide compares 19), screened from 120+.

  • The verdict — an honest top-line call, with the conditions that turn it into a yes
  • A deep dossier per programme: true cost, cohort, where graduates go, the downsides
  • Money & visa modelling — fees, living costs, scholarships, post-study work rights
  • An interactive application plan from today to enrolment
  • Every figure linked to its primary source
  • 10-perspective expert panel on every option
  • Expert-reviewed before delivery
  • Delivered in one language of your choice — English, Simplified (简) or Traditional (繁) Chinese
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For complex, multi-path decisions
Bespoke Guide
USD 8,000
approx. ¥57,600
one-time · built around your exact situation

For decisions that cross countries, careers, or family stakeholders — when the question itself needs work before the answer does.

  • Everything in the Complete Guide
  • 30+ programmes deep-compared
  • Custom analyses on request — scenario modelling, funding strategy, multi-country trade-offs
  • Two live sessions with the expert panel
  • Priority build
  • A parents' briefing pack
  • A 12-month refresh of key figures
  • All three languages — read and switch between English, Simplified & Traditional Chinese
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Traditional agents charge USD 7,000+ for feedback over a few 1:1 calls. Both tiers are flat, public prices — with zero university commission, ever.

RMB equivalents use the June 2026 rate of about 7.2 and are indicative only.

Compare your options

Four ways to make this decision, side by side.

Complete · Bespoke · a traditional agent · doing it yourself. Here's the factual difference — judge it yourself.

Complete · USD 3,000 Bespoke · USD 8,000 Traditional agent Do it yourself
Who they work for You — and only you You — and only you The universities that pay them You
Programmes deep-compared 12+, screened from 120+ 30+, screened from 120+ A handful they're tied to However many you can research alone
Independent of commissions Yes Yes No — paid per enrolment Yes
Evidence & sources for every figure Every figure linked to its source Every figure linked to its source Rarely shown You build it yourself
Languages 1 of 3 (EN / 简 / 繁) All 3 — EN / 简 / 繁, switchable Varies
Expert review Reviewed before delivery Reviewed + 2 live sessions Varies None
Time you spend Hours Hours Many meetings Weeks
Honest "no" when it's the right answer Yes — we'll say "don't go" Yes — we'll say "don't go" No — they earn on you going Yes
How payment works

From free assessment to your live guide.

There's no self-serve checkout — a human confirms we can actually help before any payment link is sent.

1

Free assessment

Answer the questionnaire — about 3 minutes. It costs nothing and commits you to nothing.

2

We reply within 24 hours

A human replies with your fit and a payment link — international cards via Airwallex; invoice available on request.

3

Watch the build

Your guide is built in stages you can follow from your account.

4

Your live guide

A live link with one year of access — and the refund ladder below applies throughout.

Our guarantee

A refund policy we apply exactly as written.

No fine print, no negotiation. Three lines, the same ones in our terms.

100%

Before research starts

Full refund, no questions asked, if you change your mind before we begin work on your guide.

50%

Before first delivery

Half back if you withdraw after research has started but before anything is delivered.

0%

After delivery

Once your guide is delivered, the work is done and no refund applies. We'd rather be clear than flexible.

This matches our terms word for word — read the full terms.

Questions families ask

Before you pay us anything.

Is USD 3,000 really worth it?

Weigh it against what it's protecting. One wrong-programme year costs you tuition, living expenses, and a year of your life — easily ten times this fee, before counting the career you didn't start. USD 3,000 is a small fraction of one such mistake, spent up front to make sure you don't make it. You're not paying for a document; you're paying to get the biggest decision of the next decade right.

Why not just use a free agent?

Because "free" isn't free — agents are paid commissions by the universities they place you at, so the schools you're shown are the ones paying them, not the ones that fit you best. We take nothing from any university; we're paid only by you. That independence is the entire product. An agent can't sell it to you, because the moment they did, they'd lose their commission.

Do you guarantee admission?

No — and anyone who does is lying to you. No honest advisor can promise an admissions committee's decision, and "guaranteed admission" is the oldest red flag in this industry. What we improve is your decision and your odds: an honest read on where you realistically stand, the evidence behind it, and a plan to act on it. We clarify the choice; we don't sell outcomes.

What exactly do I receive?

A private guide site built for your exact situation: a clear verdict, your shortlisted programmes deep-compared side by side, money and visa modelling (fees, living costs, scholarships, post-study work rights), an interactive application plan from today to enrolment — and every figure linked to its primary source so you can check our work.

What if I'm not happy?

There's a refund ladder, applied exactly as written: a full refund before research starts, 50% if you withdraw after research begins but before anything is delivered, and none once the guide is delivered and the work is done. No fine print and no negotiation — the same three lines are in our terms.

How do I pay?

Start with the free assessment — it costs nothing and commits you to nothing. Within 24 hours a human replies with your fit and an Airwallex payment link that takes international cards (invoice / 发票 available on request). There's no self-serve checkout: we confirm we can actually help before any money changes hands.

One language or three?

The Complete Guide is delivered in one language of your choice — English, Simplified Chinese, or Traditional Chinese — so pick the one your family reads. The Bespoke Guide comes in all three at once: the same content under one shared link, switchable as you read, so the whole family can move between English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese.

Pay for the answer — not the placement.

A questionnaire of about 3 minutes starts it. An honest, fully-sourced answer ends it.