Built on a belief that the system needed to change.
India sends more students to US universities than any country in the world — yet the system gives those students almost nothing to build a real academic profile before they apply. Go Early College was built to change that. Not as a platform, not as a coaching centre — as an institution.
A category that did not exist.
When families researched ways to give their children a genuine head start for US university applications, they found coaching for exams, consultants promising admissions, and online platforms selling certificates that no university had heard of. Nobody had built the real thing — a WASC-accredited institution in India that could issue a legitimate US academic transcript to a CBSE, ICSE, or State Board student, and give that student access to real, credit-bearing university courses while they were still in school. So we built it. American World School — WASC-accredited, UGC-equivalent, founded in Chennai — is the institutional backbone of everything Go Early College offers.
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Access before arrival.
The moment American World School issued its first WASC-accredited US transcript to an Indian school student, something changed that had never changed before. For the first time, a student enrolled in a CBSE school in Chennai could have a legitimate US academic record — with courses graded by American faculty, credits transferable to universities across all 50 states, and a GPA that admissions committees could evaluate. Not preparation for university. Actual, completed, verifiable academic history at college level.
“By the time our students apply, they have already done university-level work. Their transcripts prove it.”
Ambitious students, not just high scorers.
We look for curiosity, discipline, and a genuine willingness to be challenged. Our students come from CBSE, ICSE, State Board, IB, and IGCSE schools across India. Grade 8 through Grade 12. Every city. Every board. United by one thing — the ambition to go further than the standard path allows.
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American World School established in Chennai. WASC-accredited, UGC-equivalent. Built to give Indian students access to a legitimate US academic pathway.
Go Early College takes shape
Program designed in partnership with US faculty and 350+ university partners.
First cohort enrols
Indian school students earn transferable US college credits while continuing at their existing schools.
University partnerships formalised
Formal transfer pathways established across 50 US states.
A growing institution
Expanded faculty, counsellor network, course catalogue, and city coverage.
The accreditation that makes everything else possible.
American World School holds direct WASC accreditation — Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The standard American universities use to evaluate transfer credit. Without this, the transcript means nothing. With it, every credit opens doors.
The American High School Diploma issued by AWS is formally recognised by India’s University Grants Commission as equivalent to an Indian Higher Secondary Certificate.
Real documents. Real institutions. Fully verifiable.
Five values. Every student journey.
We inspire students to aim higher than the standard path suggests is possible.
Every claim we make is backed by accreditation, documentation, and institutional standing.
We create access to university-level education early — for every student, on every board, in every city.
We pursue the highest academic standards every day, in every course, with every student.
We believe in every student's potential. The evidence, consistently, confirms it.
Led by educators and institution-builders — not marketers.
Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar
Founder and Chief Executive, American World School
Educator, entrepreneur, Women Champion Award (British Parliament). Creator of the Kidspreneur curriculum under Singapore MOE. Founder of Asia's first entrepreneurial school.
Paul Montague
Chief Executive Officer, Go Early College
Partnership Director with experience in dual diploma programs, early college access, and international school networks across South Asia, Southeast Asia, Middle East, Africa, and Europe.
Counselling Team. Every Go Early College counsellor is a trained educator fluent in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, and English — assigned 1:1 to every student from enrolment through university application.
The institution is built. The pathway is open. Your child's moment is now.
Free. No commitment. Available in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, and English.