PHALANX
CONSULTing

I offer a wide range of educational consulting and counseling services, including PSAT/SAT/ACT/AP exam prep, subject tutoring, college list building, essay coaching, application package review, and supplemental document translation from Chinese to English. See the Services page for more details about my services!

I'm a recent Cornell graduate who studied Computer Science and Philosophy in college and is currently working as a professional Chinese-to-English linguist. I have tested at the 4+/5 level on the ILR scale of proficiency in Mandarin Chinese (equivalent to or possibly higher than CEFR C2 and ACTFL D). I'm passionate about helping high school students find their direction and stand out in their college applications. My approach helped me attend my dream school right out of Early Decision, and I'm confident that it will help others get into their dream schools too.

For consultations and tutoring sessions, head right over to the booking page using the Book button from the navigation bar at the top of this homepage, or the footer at the bottom!
For our other services, please shoot us a message using the form on our Contact page so that we can better understand your needs and how we can help you.

Our consultations are 100% virtual and accessible from anywhere in the world — no need to worry about getting to an office!

Our services are highly personalized and time-consuming. We firmly believe that your application is a reflection of your humanity, and we do not use artificial intelligence for any part of any service we offer. I review every single essay and application by hand.
Additionally, for our essay revision, document translation, application review, and application management services, I'm the only person you'll be working with — no need to worry about getting assigned to less competent agents, as sometimes happens at larger college consulting firms.
As a result, spots for these services are highly limited every application cycle, and once they are filled I do not take any additional students in order to ensure the quality of my work.

30-minute consultation: 40USD, credited towards purchase of any non-translation service.
SAT/ACT tutoring: 60USD/hour
Subject tutoring: 70USD/hour
Application review: 400USD+80USD/school-specific application
Application management: From 800USD+150USD for fourth school-specific application and beyond
Application advising: 60USD/hour
Document translation: 30USD per 100 characters/words, rounded to nearest hundred; 30USD minimum charge. 100% rush fee applies for deadlines within a week.
Essay revisions: 150USD/essay
Essay rewrites: 250USD/essay
See the Services page for more details about each service.

We primarily accept payment via credit card. Payment for consultations is made at time of scheduling, and payment must be provided before any services will be rendered.