First, it stems from the original aspiration when the brand was founded. Our name, TOPS, comes from the English word "tops." Therefore, from the very beginning, we have committed to the high-end U.S. study-abroad track rather than expanding into broad, multi-country, or full-spectrum services. We have devoted ourselves solely to perfecting applications to top U.S. institutions. Second, after years of deep focus on U.S. Top 30 applications, we have thoroughly developed deep insight into each school's admissions criteria and possess a large number of authentic acceptance cases from Ivy League and other elite universities. Finally, we precisely target students aiming for top schools, providing a one-stop, full-cycle service that covers planning, profile building, application, and overseas academic and career support.

TOPS's core and high-end service focuses on applications to U.S. Top 30 universities, covering multiple stages in our customers’ educational journey: U.S. high school planning, undergraduate school application, college transfer, application to master's, and doctoral programs. In addition, we also accept applications to top universities in the U.K., Hong Kong, Singapore, Canada, and Australia, including the U.K. G5 (Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, Imperial, UCL), the University of Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, and other prestigious international institutions.

TOPS has always adhered to the core service philosophy of "beginning with the end in mind." Over 18 years of deep engagement in U.S. Top 30 applications, we have built a profound understanding of the admissions standards of elite institutions. We help students secure offers from their dream schools, cultivate their global perspective, and support their long-term personal growth and overall development. We cling to our core service values: "client first, passion and respect, professionalism and pragmatism, and win-win cooperation." We stay true to our high-end boutique brand positioning and completely reject assembly-line, template-based study abroad services. In practice, we treasure our reputation through limited enrollment, a transparent, 21-step application process, and a dedicated "5+1" service model that tailors academic plans to each student. We ensure full transparency throughout the process by sharing all application account credentials; every piece of essay writing and every application step must be confirmed with the student and parents, fully safeguarding the client's right to know and participation. Moreover, we have built a full-cycle, long-term service system that covers study planning, school applications, pre-departure guidance, overseas academic tutoring, and career placement. With rigorous professional service control and sincere, attentive companionship, we balance short-term admission outcomes with long-term personal development, truly giving students and parents peace of mind at every stage.

To ensure every student who journeys with us experiences high-quality service and achieves satisfying admission results, TOPS adheres to a strict limited-enrollment policy, tightly controlling the number of students served each year. To maintain service quality and fully safeguard each student's competitive edge, we have explicitly stipulated that a single service team serves no more than 10 students concurrently. Our mentors provide meticulous, full-cycle follow-up on background planning, essay polishing, and online application procedures, discarding the assembly-line template approach in favor of customized, one-student-one-plan coaching.

First, it allows us to become even more professional and specialized in the U.S. Top 30 applications. Second, it gives our team sufficient time and energy to design tailored profile-building plans for each student. One important reason for limiting the number of enrolled students is that it ensures the best possible admission outcomes. Another reason is to avoid internal competition. Initially, we did not restrict enrollment, but because we focus exclusively on the Top 30 U.S. universities and the number of desirable majors is limited, internal competition among our students inevitably arose, which negatively impacted their results. For this reason, TOPS introduced the concept of a limited enrollment quota to protect each student's chances of admission.

TOPS's average service fees range from 100,000 to 400,000 yuan. Regular master's applications start at 100,000 yuan, and undergraduate applications start at 150,000 yuan. Customized high-end applications to elite schools can be quoted separately, with no hidden fees throughout the process. We specialize in U.S. Top 20/30 applications, featuring international educational advisors and former admissions officers from elite universities. We provide a long-term profile-building process and multiple rounds of dedicated essay polishing, avoiding template-based applications. Our premium, scarce faculty resources and in-depth planning services justify our high-end pricing.

Absolutely not. All legitimate charges are clearly stated in the contract. We have a unified national pricing system; Offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu, and other cities all offer the same package prices, with no regional differences.

TOPS has pioneered the exclusive "5+1" service model, which uses a dual-track, domestic and overseas, faculty system. In brief, five mentors jointly serve one student, with a clear division of responsibilities and full follow-through. The overseas team includes two mentors: former admissions officers from U.S. Top 30 universities such as Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, Yale, MIT, and UC Berkeley, as well as subject-matching international educational consultants who interpret elite-school preferences and guide essay writing. The domestic team includes three service mentors: a consulting advisor with over 5 years of experience, a planning advisor with over 8 years of experience, and an application advisor who handles time planning, profile building, school selection, applications, interviews, and visa coaching. These five mentors each perform their roles, complement each other's strengths, and work in synergy to enhance students' competitiveness holistically, empowering them to confidently aim for U.S. Top 30 schools.

TOPS has over 30 former admissions officers from U.S. Top 30 universities, all from elite institutions such as Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and MIT. They have been deeply involved in admissions review processes and are thoroughly familiar with elite schools' preferences and selection criteria. These former admissions officers will actively participate in the students' application process throughout, providing the following services:

1.Policy interpretation and trend analysis: Continuously tracking the latest admissions policies and shifting trends at elite U.S. institutions, offering timely and accurate information to support company strategy and student planning.

2.Overall application quality control: Conducting one-on-one holistic evaluations from a former admissions officer's perspective, assisting planning advisors in precisely identifying areas for profile building, and ensuring that students' experiences closely align with elite school standards.

3.Admissions logic and essay standard control: Deeply understanding the review logic and value preferences of U.S. admissions committees, using these as core standards to guide one-on-one essay content and quality improvement.

4.Final essay review and polishing: Collaborating with international educational advisors to refine essays, performing final reviews on every piece to ensure that they both highlight the student's unique personality and precisely match the preferences of top schools. 5.Interview coaching: Participating in interview preparation and mock sessions, recreating authentic interview scenarios to help students adapt to the American interview style in advance, enhance their expression and adaptability through practice, and significantly strengthen their core competitiveness.

TOPS uses a customized "one school, one essay" approach, avoiding assembly-line template writing. The full package includes the personal statement, supplemental essays for each school, a CV/resume, and 2-3 letters of recommendation. Throughout the process, we hold multiple brainstorming sessions to thoroughly explore student material and develop writing frameworks. International educational advisors write original drafts, which are then reviewed and polished by former admissions officers, with originality checks. We also assist with online essay submissions and the preparation of interview materials. We reject template-based, assembly-line creation at every stage.

Admission criteria at top U.S. universities differ significantly from those of domestic schools. U.S. elite schools value academic performance and place great emphasis on soft skills. Recognizing this difference, TOPS designs scientific, professional, and personalized profile-building plans tailored to each student's background and goals. We emphasize both the four hard-dimensional standards and the six soft-dimensional background factors to ensure comprehensive improvement in capability. Moreover, TOPS offers a wide range of profile-building resources, including internships at Fortune 500 companies in China and abroad, U.S. government internships, research opportunities at prestigious universities worldwide, domestic and international paper publications, patent applications, Ivy League summer schools, volunteer activities, course selection guidance, standardized test score improvement plans, and more.

TOPS has developed a unique, refined 21-step study abroad service system that provides a full-cycle, closed-loop service, paving the way for students to reach world-renowned universities. Adhering to the philosophy of meticulous, intensive care, every student in our service system receives the full 21-step process. We share email accounts and online application credentials with students so they can understand and participate in the entire planning and application journey. All essays and application materials are formally submitted only after the student's confirmation. After submission, all status updates and correspondence with schools are directly accessible to the student. Each step is professional, transparent, and traceable, creating an efficient, worry-free application experience. Parents are also encouraged to participate throughout the planning and application process.

The reason TOPS consistently helps numerous students gain admission to elite U.S. institutions lies in our 18-year unwavering focus on the U.S. Top 30 universities application track, during which we have deeply comprehended elite schools' preferences and admission logic. We rely on our unique "5+1" service model, covering the entire application cycle from long-term planning, profile building, customized essays, and precise school selection to online submission and interview/waitlist follow-ups. Additionally, we provide exclusive resources from former admissions officers who genuinely review and refine every application material from the admissions committee's perspective, uncovering each student's distinctive strengths, precisely matching elite school standards, and systematically amplifying application competitiveness. In quality control, TOPS enforces limited enrollment, rejects the industry's assembly-line batch-application model, and implements refined full-process control with multilayer review mechanisms to reduce error rates and maximize admission chances. It is this commitment to quality, deep specialization, and dedicated attention to each student's personalized growth path that has enabled TOPS to consistently receive a wealth of Ivy League and U.S. Top 30 offers year after year, earning sustained trust from students and parents.

TOPS has been deeply engaged in high-end U.S. Top 30 applications for 18 years, with consistently impressive admission data. Cumulatively, over 4,000 students have received offers from U.S. Top 30 universities. The overall admission rate for the U.S. Top 30 undergraduate programs is 86.8%, and 96.7% for the U.S. Top 30 graduate programs. We celebrate that 96% of students secure admission to their preferred dream schools. In the 2025 application cycle, we received over 1,700 offers from U.S. elite schools, including more than 30 admissions to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, and MIT. For the 2026 fall cycle, we continue to update heavyweight cases from Ivy League and Top 30 schools, including Harvard, UPenn, JHU, CMU, and Michigan. We have numerous real "turnaround" cases from diverse backgrounds, including regular Chinese high schools, U.S. high schools, non-985/211 universities, low GPAs, cross-disciplinary applications, and transfers. Relying on our "5+1" dedicated service, guidance from former admissions officers, and a limited-enrollment boutique model, we consistently deliver outstanding high-end admissions results.

TOPS has overseas service personnel in major U.S. states and cities, offering comprehensive life services, including airport pickup and accommodation arrangements; academic services, including transfer, major change, and extracurricular tutoring; and career services, such as internships and job placement, helping students enter world-renowned companies. Our attentive services give students confidence and provide parents with peace of mind.