Preparing high schoolers to thrive in college.

RECO is a one-stop platform for students in Grades 8-12 to craft academic writing projects across all subjects for selective college admissions.

Work one-on-one with Ph.D. mentors using resources personalized to your interests and level, and build your profile over multiple years.

Explore our courses

Learn with mentors from the world’s finest universities.

Our Purpose

As admissions grow increasingly competitive, padded résumés and superficial optics no longer work. Students must demonstrate sincere, consistent, and rigorous academic work over multiple years.

Colleges seek students who are curious, academically prepared, and socially conscious. RECO provides structure, resources, and mentorship to achieve this.

Founded by an alum of Stanford University and the University of Chicago, RECO is known for the quality of its mentors, personalized approach, and commitment to academic ethics.

About Us

Get started with our project-based courses…

Explore Our Courses

… and build your profile over time.

Combine your favourite RECO courses into year-long packages and receive discounts. Here’s how we tailor our students’ journeys.

Grade 8: Samples different topics across biology and psychology. Identifies an interest in the neuroscience of mental health and starts a blog.
Grade 9: Reads accessible sources—articles, interviews, essays, and talks—on mental health and identity. Finds a deep interest in literature, and writes blogs about representations of mental health in children’s books.
Grade 10: Writes research articles while engaging with more complex scientific and literary texts. Develops a research proposal examining how biological explanations of mental illness shape social narratives. Excels in an essay contest.
Grade 11: Writes a research paper examining how clinical models of depression — drawing on neuroscience and DSM-based research — align or clash with literary representations of depression in Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar.
By Grade 12, Mili has written 15,000+ words and can focus on just college applications.

Grade 8: Explores global issues such as trade, poverty, and inequality through short readings. Starts a blog with an article on why inequality between countries persists.
Grade 9: Reads across news articles, long-form journalism, and speeches on global inequality, focusing on the role of international institutions like the IMF and World Bank in shaping unequal outcomes. Builds his blog and worldview.
Grade 10: Publishes articles on development and inequality. Develops a research proposal on aid, trade, and industrial policy based on a literature review.
Grade 11: Completes a research paper analyzing global inequality through an economic and policy lens. Excels in an essay contest.
By Grade 12, Rehan has written 15,000+ words and can focus on just college applications.

Grade 8: Samples themes including pollution, waste management, and environmental health, and writes her first blog on her own relationship with recycling.
Grade 9: Reads curated news reports and case studies on industrial pollution from multiple sources. Writes blogs on climate issues from the perspectives of businesses, policy, bioconservation, and economy.
Grade 10: Writes a public-facing article explaining the chemistry behind particulate emissions or water contamination. Develops a research proposal on a chemical solution to improve sustainability in industry.
Grade 11: Completes a research paper analyzing the effectiveness of a particular pollution-control technology, combining chemical principles, environmental data, and policy constraints.
By Grade 12, Mili has written 15,000+ words and can focus on just college applications.

Book a consultation

Meet our growing team of mentors.

K Mohan Reddy

PhD Student, Biology, Ashoka University
Paritosh Kanoria

Founder, RECO. MA, University of Chicago. BA, Stanford University.
Dr. Marcos Sorá

Assistant Professor, Economics, UIUC. PhD, University of Chicago.
Abhishek Dudi

PhD Student, Environmental Studies, Ashoka University
Zachary Kuloszewski

Ph.D Student, Economics, University of Chicago.
Sanam Sheriff

Visiting Assistant Professor, Creative Writing, Bryn Mawr College. MFA, Washington University in St. Louis.
Vivan Malkani

Clean Energy Consultant, E3. MS, BA, Stanford University.
Anirudh Raghavan

PhD Student, Sociology and Anthropology, Ashoka University
Rohin Bhatt

Advocate, Supreme Court of India. MS, Bioethics, Harvard University.
Shabdita Tiwari

Researcher, BRMA. Member, Royal Historical Society. MA, Ashoka University.
Philip Cherian

Ph.D Student, Physics, Ashoka University. Former Research Fellow, Columbia University.
Dr. Anubha Anushree

PhD, History, Stanford University. Global Editor, The Review of Democracy.
Naomi Harris

Joint PhD Candidate, Comparative Literature and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Chicago.

Classroom videos

Watch our students and mentors interact. Learn with empathetic and experienced Ph.D. mentors and professionals from top universities.

Mahi, Grade 10, JBCN Parel, discusses connections between data on gender and education and her own observations of her school in RECO Impact.

Aditya, Grade 8, Aditya Birla World Academy, explores global trade using Harvard University’s Atlas of Economic Complexity in RECO Spark.

Watch our alums present!

Karthik Agarwal (Seth M.R. Jaipuria School, Lucknow) explores how social media algorithms intensified the Rohingya Refugee Crisis.

Riya Kaulwar (10X International School, Bangalore) critiques how STEAM education curriculum and pedagogies and proposes solutions.

Explore our courses

Testimonials

“Most students go to college without purpose. RECO is doing important work in helping students make the most of their time in college."

Anuja Kohli Mariwala, Education Consultant
“The approachability and friendliness of the team made my experience extremely enjoyable. I’ve connected with my mentors even post the program.”

Aarush Kamdar, Grade 11, Don Bosco International School, Mumbai
“I appreciated how flexible they were, prioritizing each student and their specific needs and not burdening them with additional work.”

Fuad Agha, Grade 12, Reva Independent PU, Bangalore