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How does MAAS Academic Mentoring work?

Submit your brief, get matched with a PhD or Master mentor, then collaborate through Outline → Draft → Final until you submit.

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How does MAAS protect academic integrity?

Every engagement runs through Outline → Draft → Final with 1-on-1 mentor feedback. Every deliverable is Turnitin-checked before handover.

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Can you help with very urgent deadlines?

Yes — with 100+ mentors across disciplines we can take engagements with deadlines as short as 24 hours for most subjects.

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General Information

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01Who will be mentoring me?
You will be paired with a subject-matter expert holding at least a Master's degree, and ideally a PhD, in your specific field. Our roster is 100+ vetted academics — 23% PhDs — recruited from Vietnamese and international universities. Every mentor passes a multi-stage screen: credential verification, subject test in their discipline, written sample review, and a mock mentoring session with our Editorial team. We re-check performance every quarter based on student feedback and revision rates. You can request a CV summary of your assigned mentor before confirming the engagement.
02Is my personal information kept confidential?
Yes. MAAS treats your identity, university, and engagement details as confidential by default: • Mentors never see your real name or institution unless you choose to disclose. Engagements are routed through internal IDs. • Email, phone, and chat data are stored encrypted and never shared with third parties. • Engagement materials (briefs, drafts, mentor feedback) are deleted from our active systems 90 days after delivery unless you request earlier deletion. Read the full data handling policy at the bottom of the site under Privacy.
03What makes MAAS different from other academic support services?
Three things that distinguish MAAS in the academic support space — especially for Vietnamese international students in AU / UK and domestic: • Scopus Q1/Q2 publishing advisory — most providers stop at coursework. We coach Master's, PhD candidates, and early-career researchers through the full path to top-quartile journal acceptance (journal selection, structural review, response-to-reviewers, submission strategy). • Mentor depth — 100+ vetted PhD and Master mentors (23% PhDs), each tested in their actual discipline. No generalist freelancers. • Outcome guarantees — every engagement is backed by a 3-tier guarantee (Pass / Merit / Distinction matched to your target) with a 90-day warranty window. Underpinning all three is the Outline → Draft → Final framework — you stay the author and learn the craft, the mentor accelerates your thinking.
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Pricing & Payments

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01How is the price of my engagement calculated?
Engagement pricing reflects four variables: • Academic level — Undergraduate, Master, or PhD. Higher levels need more senior mentors. • Service tier — full mentor-led coaching (Outline → Draft → Final cycle), structural advisory, or editorial review only. • Scope — total word count, number of chapters / sections, complexity of methodology or data analysis. • Deadline — engagements under 72 hours carry a rush surcharge; 7+ days gets the standard rate. After you share your brief, a consultant returns a fixed quote within 30 minutes — no hidden fees added later. Scholarship discounts available for verified PhD candidates and repeat clients.
02What payment methods do you accept?
We currently accept PayPal and bank transfer. Card payment directly on the website is not yet enabled — we will notify clients when it goes live. Bank transfer — inside Vietnam (VND) • Account name: CÔNG TY CP CÔNG NGHỆ GIÁO DỤC MAAS • Account number: 19135766514018 • Bank: Techcombank (Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank) — Tan Cang branch Bank transfer — international (USD or other currencies) • SWIFT code: VTCBVNVX • Beneficiary bank address: Ground floor, service house L2-SH.06, Landmark 2 apartment, Dien Bien Phu street, Ward 22, Binh Thanh district, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Remitly is also supported for Vietnamese students paying from abroad — send to the same Techcombank account using the SWIFT details above. Company information (use for invoice / transfer reference) • Company name: MAAS Education Technology JSC • Address: 7th floor, 60 Nguyen Van Thu street, Tan Dinh ward, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam • Phone: +84 899 488 088 • Postal code: 700000 Once payment is confirmed, a MAAS consultant will email you the receipt and start matching you with the right mentor within 30 minutes.
03Do you offer refunds if the outcome falls short?
Yes. Every MAAS engagement is backed by our 3-tier outcome guarantee, matched to the grade target you set at booking: • Pass tier — material reaches a clear pass against your university's rubric. • Merit tier — material reaches the merit / 2:1 band. • Distinction tier — material reaches distinction / 1st-class band. If the final submitted work does not reach the agreed tier, the first remedy is unlimited free revisions within the 90-day warranty window. If revisions cannot close the gap because the original brief or rubric was misjudged on our side, a partial or full refund applies — calculated against the engagement type and stage of revision. Conditions: the guarantee assumes you submit the materials as the mentor delivered them and engaged with feedback through the Outline → Draft → Final cycle. Grades cannot be guaranteed if the work is materially altered after delivery without consulting the mentor, or if the brief shared at booking did not reflect the actual rubric. Full terms in the Refund Policy at the bottom of the site.
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Quality, Guarantees & Specialist Services

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01How do you ensure the quality of every engagement?
Quality is checked at three points, not one: • Mentor selection — every mentor is screened against your specific brief before assignment. Not all mentors in the network are right for every engagement. • In-cycle review — at each Outline → Draft → Final milestone, our Editorial QA team reviews against the brief, the target rubric, formatting (APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, IEEE, Vancouver), academic tone, and source quality. • Pre-delivery check — final materials run through Turnitin originality screening and a senior mentor signs off before handover. Only work that passes all three checks is delivered. We track every engagement's revision rate and grade outcome to keep mentors accountable.
02What if I am not satisfied with the deliverable?
You get unlimited free revisions within 14 to 90 days of delivery, depending on the engagement tier (longer windows on Master and PhD tiers). How to request a revision: • Send the marker's feedback or your own notes through your engagement dashboard or email. • The assigned mentor responds within 24 hours with a revision plan. • Revisions are completed within the timeline you agree with the mentor. If revisions cannot resolve the gap and the original brief was met on our side, the 3-tier outcome guarantee kicks in (see refund FAQ). If the deliverable falls short because the brief was not fully met, we revise free of charge until it is — no deadline restriction within the warranty window.
03How does the Scopus Q1/Q2 publishing advisory work?
Scopus Q1/Q2 publishing advisory is MAAS's signature service for researchers — Master's, PhD candidates, and early-career academics aiming for top-quartile peer-reviewed journals. The advisory covers four stages: • Journal selection — target journals matched to your manuscript scope, impact factor goals, and realistic acceptance odds. • Structural review — alignment with the target journal's style, review criteria, and recent publication patterns. Includes IMRaD checks, methodology rigour, and contribution framing. • Response-to-reviewer coaching — when reviewer comments arrive, mentors help you address each point without compromising your argument or methodological position. • Submission strategy — timing, cover letter, suggested reviewers, ethics statement, and back-up journal sequencing if the first submission does not progress. Mentors on this track all have first-author Scopus Q1 / Q2 publications themselves. This is not a generic editing service — engagements run 8–16 weeks for first submission and through the full revision cycle.
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