About Choose and Rise

Built by students,
for students.

We were the kids with the open tabs at 1 a.m. — eight college websites, a half-finished essay, a vocab list nobody could pronounce. Choose and Rise is the platform we wished we'd had: career planning, college admissions analytics, and a study coach that actually explains, all in one place. Free for every US high schooler.

Our mission

One free platform.
Real outcomes.

College prep is a $4B industry built on the assumption that only wealthy families can afford real guidance. Private advisors run $4,000+. Tutors charge $80 an hour. And most students just guess. We built Choose and Rise to close that gap — permanently.

One free account gives you admission odds calculated from real data, a 4-year course planner built around your actual school's catalog, a major explorer matched to your interests, and an AI study coach that explains, not just answers. No premium tier. No upsells. No waitlist.

How we work

Four principles.

01
Explain, never just answer.

The AI never solves a problem without showing how it got there. The work is the point.

02
Time, not tickets.

No "premium support." A student in their first week gets the same product as a senior on their fourth year.

03
Your data is yours.

Export everything you've ever written, scored, or planned in one click. We never sell it.

04
Build for 11 p.m.

Most homework happens late. Our UI is designed for low light, low energy, and high stakes.

Who's here

The team.

Abhinav Allani

Abhinav Allani

FOUNDER · FEATURES · IDEAS

Sophomore in high school, tired of watching classmates juggle five different apps just to calculate odds, pick a major, and get study help. I built every feature and designed every idea — so any kid in the US can open this for free and use it for the next four years.

Reach me anytime: abhinavallani02@gmail.com

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Sree Lakkaraju

Sree Lakkaraju

CO-FOUNDER · MARKETING

Sree leads growth and outreach for Choose and Rise — making sure every high schooler who needs this platform actually finds it. He brings a sharp lens for brand, audience, and how to communicate what we're building in a way that actually lands.

Deeply interested in AI, technology, and information science, with a growing focus on business strategy. He thinks about how products reach people, not just how they're built.

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