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Writing your third language at one of the world's hardest universities? Our professional French-to-English proofreaders — affordable proofreading EPFL students trust, the best professional editing EPFL can offer — understand exactly what EPFL students need — from BA1 first-year reports to Master's thesis final submissions. Human editors. AI-free. CHF pricing. 6-hour express.
French-to-English academic editing — the #1 challenge for EPFL students
Most EPFL students are French-dominant. Academic French and academic English follow completely different logic. French prefers long, elaborated sentences with heavy subordination. English academic writing demands short, precise, active constructions. The patterns carry over automatically — and they signal a non-native writer to your professor immediately. Our professional proofreaders correct these patterns precisely, invisibly.
Why EPFL students need professional English editing
50% international. One of the world's hardest first years.
EPFL Lausanne is consistently ranked among the top 15 universities globally. It accepts students from 130+ countries, runs a legendarily demanding first year, and requires most advanced work to be submitted in English. For the majority of EPFL students, that English is not their mother tongue.
Whether you're a French-speaking Swiss student drafting your engineering thesis in your second language, an international student writing EPFL reports in your third, or a master's-level student whose supervisor expects publication-standard English — the gap between your technical brilliance and your written English expression is a real and solvable problem.
proofreadingservice.ch has offered professional online proofreading for EPFL students since 2010. We understand EPFL's academic culture, the specific English challenges French-language writers face, and the pressure of submitting in one of the world's most demanding academic environments. Our professional editors don't just correct — they restore the academic English voice your ideas deserve.
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What you get when you choose our professional EPFL editing service
No upsells. No hidden extras. Affordable proofreading EPFL students can rely on — every feature below is included with every proofreading and editing order — from a 1,500-word BA1 essay to a 25,000-word Master's thesis. This is what professional, online, human academic editing looks like in 2026.
Services for EPFL Lausanne students
Every EPFL document — professionally edited in English
From BA1 first-year reports to PhD dissertations — human English proofreading and editing matched to EPFL's specific academic environment and your discipline.
- French subordinate clause patterns corrected
- Heavy nominalisations replaced with active verbs
- Impersonal constructions rewritten to academic English
- Tense consistency checked throughout
- Grammar, spelling, punctuation — zero errors
- Academic register restored throughout
- EPFL formatting conventions checked
- French-English transfer errors corrected
- Chapter-by-chapter editing as you write
- Full thesis pre-submission polish option
- Citation style check (APA, IEEE, EPFL style)
- Individual NDA — your research is confidential
- Technical vocabulary accuracy preserved
- Scientific passive voice — correctly applied
- Methodology and results section editing
- Figure captions and data labels checked
- Full NDA — original research fully confidential
- Subject-matched PhD-level editor
- Abstract and introduction — highest priority
- Reference list checked to your citation style
- AI-pattern correction — reads like you wrote it
- EPFL AI transparency policy compliant
- Individual academic voice restored
- Grammar and citation checking included
Before & after — real EPFL editing example
What French-to-English professional editing looks like
A real example from an EPFL electrical engineering report submitted by a French-speaking student. Every change tracked. Every correction explained. This is professional, human, AI-free proofreading.
Before: original French-speaker draft
"It is important to note that the measurements which have been taken show a significant variation which is due to the temperature fluctuations that occurred during the experiment. This variation, which is of the order of 8%, can be considered as acceptable given the fact that the experimental conditions were not ideal."
After: professionally edited
"The measurements reveal significant variation attributable to temperature fluctuations during the experiment. This variation — approximately 8% — falls within acceptable limits considering the non-ideal experimental conditions."
Classic French academic preamble ("Il est important de noter que") translated directly into English. In English academic writing, these openers are redundant — the fact that you write it makes it important. Removing them sharpens the argument immediately.
French relative clauses are grammatically mandatory in many constructions. English avoids them where possible. "The measurements reveal" is stronger and more direct than "the measurements which have been taken show."
French academic hedging ("peut être considéré comme") translates into English as weak, subjective language. "Falls within acceptable limits" is quantitative, objective, and appropriate for engineering reports.
French academic sentences average 40+ words. English academic sentences average 20–25. The restructuring removes 60% of the words while preserving 100% of the meaning — and making it significantly easier to read.
Why EPFL students choose our French-to-English specialists
Our professional proofreaders don't just apply general English rules to your document. They specifically look for French-to-English transfer errors — relative clause overuse, heavy nominalisations, impersonal constructions, and sentence length patterns — because these are the exact errors EPFL examiners notice.
Our STEM-trained human editors understand that your technical content is correct. They edit the language around it — not the science inside it. Your data, methodology, and conclusions stay exactly as you wrote them.
We've edited thousands of EPFL assignments, lab reports, and theses since 2010. Our editors know what EPFL professors expect in academic English across the main EPFL faculties — because they've been editing for those expectations for 15 years.
Every significant edit comes with a comment that explains the French→English pattern being corrected. You don't just receive a polished document — you understand the correction, and you write better in your next EPFL submission.
The process
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Why proofreadingservice.ch — not the others
The best proofreading service for EPFL students — here is why
We are not the only online proofreading service Swiss students can find. We are the only professional editing service built specifically for Swiss university students — with French-to-English expertise, EPFL academic knowledge, and CHF pricing. Here is exactly what that means in practice, compared to your other options.
| Feature | proofreadingservice.ch | ProofreadingServices.com | Scribbr | Grammarly Premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French→English specialist editing | ✅ Our core specialism | ❌ Not offered | ❌ Not offered | ❌ Not offered |
| EPFL academic experience | ✅ Since 2010 | ⚠️ Generic Switzerland page | ❌ Global only | ❌ |
| 100% human editing — no AI | ✅ Contractual guarantee | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ AI + human hybrid | ❌ AI only |
| CHF pricing — no conversion | ✅ CHF always | ❌ USD | ❌ EUR/USD | ❌ USD subscription |
| PhD subject-specialist matched | ✅ Every order | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Broad categories | ❌ |
| 6-hour express, 7 days | ✅ Including exam season | ✅ | ❌ 12hr minimum | ✅ Instant (AI) |
| Tracked changes with comments | ✅ + pattern explanations | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ Inline only |
| EPFL AI policy knowledge | ✅ Compliant service | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| 1 free revision included | ✅ 7 days | ⚠️ Paid extra | ✅ | ❌ |
| Starting price | CHF 0.03/word | ~CHF 0.04–0.07/word | ~CHF 0.05–0.09/word | CHF 12/month (AI only) |
EPFL student pricing
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Every EPFL document is edited by a qualified native English professional with an academic background in your field. Our editors are recruited from the top 2% of applicants and pass a rigorous editorial assessment before their first assignment. Since 2010, our team has edited thousands of EPFL assignments, lab reports, and Master's theses.
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Three free academic guides — from our EPFL editors
Useful resources created by our professional proofreaders and used by EPFL students before submitting. Download instantly, completely free. No email address required — just useful content.
The exact checklist our professional EPFL editors run through before signing off on any document. Cover every common error before you submit — academic tone, citation style, abstract clarity, figure captions, and French-pattern checks.
- Academic register — no informal or French-influenced constructions
- Citation consistency — same style throughout every reference
- Abstract — research question, method, findings all present
- Sentence length — no French-length subordinate chains
- +18 more editor-tested checkpoints
Used by 600+ EPFL students · Instant download
Written by our French-to-English specialist editors — the ten structural differences between French academic writing and English academic writing that EPFL students need to understand. Practical, with examples from real EPFL documents.
- Why French relative clauses must be restructured in English
- How to replace "Il est important de noter que" in academic English
- Sentence length — French average vs English academic standard
- Active vs passive voice — when French and English differ
- Real before/after examples from EPFL STEM documents
Used by 320+ EPFL students · No email required
Which citation format does your EPFL faculty require? This guide answers that question for each major EPFL discipline with worked examples in APA, IEEE, and Harvard — the three most common formats across EPFL's faculties in 2025.
- EPFL engineering faculties — IEEE format with full examples
- EPFL life sciences — APA format guide
- EPFL management — Harvard format
- In-text vs footnote citation — when each applies
- Reference list vs bibliography — key differences explained
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