Our Founding Story

Hi there! My name is Aditya Palekar and I am the founder of Academic Allies. After taking and receiving a mid-1500's on my SAT and 5 on 5+ AP Exams, I received a full-tuition ride to school. Standardized exams are the number one reason for merit-based scholarships in the USA and I wanted to help out. But unfortunately, all test prep tutoring is often $150+/hr and simply not affordable. After running a summer beta class and average improvement being 180 points in 4 weeks, I created Academic Allies.

Academic Allies was found on the merge of high quality, affordable, and data-driven tutoring. We average a 5-star rating (75+ reviews and counting); our expectation is to keep that. All of our bootcamps are $15/hr or less and 1 on 1 tutoring starts at $60/hr (with additional discounts for bulk packages). Every one of our tutors is a top 1% scorer at a top 1% school. We are here to help every child hit that mark. We have also been featured in a number of publications, supported schools and clubs across the nation, and are hoping to give back in more ways!

With an average improvement of 220 points on SAT, 5.5 points on ACT, and 100% of our students scoring a 4 or 5 on AP Exams, we are proud to be your premier, affordable, test prep service. Reach out to us today and let us know how we can help you!

Our Team

Jenny Chen
SAT: 1600
UVA Scholar
Yael Spector
SAT: 1570
Cornell Pre-Med
Maya Bose
SAT: 1590
MIT; Author
Lucy Gale
ACT: 36
UPenn Scholar
Kyle Wu
SAT: 1580
UPenn Double Major
Karen Nakamura
ACT: 36
MIT CS Major
Arnav Jain
SAT: 1560
Rutgers Full-Ride
Sid Hejamadi
SAT Math: 790
UIUC CS Major
Angela Nguyen
ACT: 35
Stanford; Science
Maria De-Fex
SAT: 1570
UPenn; Finance
Jack Burgess
History Tutor
UPenn Double Major
Nafisa Khan
Reading SAT: 790
UIUC Pre-Law
Genna Handel
SAT: 1540
Cornell; AP Scholar
Arnav Sharma
SAT: 1550
UMich Pre-Michigan
Jessica Aldana
SAT: 1530
Yale Double Major
Natalia Ramos
SAT: 1540
Yale Double Major
Nkemdilim U.
Brown Graduate
Tufts Med School
Regina Velasco
SAT: 1530
Cornell; Engineering

+ Few More Amazing Allies

Sponsored Events

At Academic Allies, we are proud to be community sponsors across the nation. Check out some of the amazing events we have sponsored! If you'd like us to sponsor an event, please reach out at info@academicallieshelp.org, thank you!

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