Closing the college admissions guidance gap.
Upcoming Webinars
Join Rush Soccer’s new partner AKALA College Advising experts to gain both insights and practical tips to help your teen craft a standout college application. AKALA is backed by Google and USC, and Perry and Barbara are two of the stars of the Hit NETFLIX documentary, Operation Varsity Blues (on the Ethical Side!)
Sunday, September 22nd
8PM EST / 5PM PST
Wednesday, September 25th
8PM EST / 5PM PST
About AKALA
AKALA is a revolutionary College Admissions Counseling platform that helps students navigate the complicated journey to college. And…it’s affordable! AKALA uses AI and survey inputs to provide customized guidance to students as early as 8th grade. Students can work with the platform throughout their decision-making process to become the ideal college applicant by their senior year. This multi-year guided approach helps students create profiles that colleges want!
At its core, the platform is a blended model: It is part technology and part one-on-one consulting. They solve 90% of the college admissions battle with tech and fill in the remaining 10% with the best private college counselors in the world. The result is an intensely personalized pathway for each student to land at the perfect college.
The Reality Is…
%
High Schools don't have a dedicated college counselor
Average Student to Counselor caseload in the US
%
Time guidance counselors spend on college counseling
Hourly Cost of a private college Counselor
How AKALA Can Help
Born out of a 25-year legacy College Admissions business founded in Princeton NJ, AKALA understands the crucial role counselors play in helping students reach the college of their dreams. The AKALA program unleashes hidden potential and transforms students into the best possible college applicants they can be. The result is an intensely personalized pathway for each student to land at the perfect-fit college or other post-high school journey.
- Course/Rigor Selection
- Extracurricular Involvement
- Community Service Engagement
- Summer Activities
- Auxiliary Learning Options
- Scholarships
- Work and Internship Experience
- Career Exploration
- Soft-Skill Development
- Testing Recommendations
- Financial Aid
Individual packages are also available for College Search and Selection as well as Application Guidance and Essay Writing.