For current college students
You already did the work. Get paid to hand it over.
You poured months into that application and then never touched it again. Someone two years behind you is in the exact spot you were — the same uncertainty, the same 2 a.m. essay panic. You have what they need.
$360 a month for about two hours a week.
You’re paid $120 per mentee for a four-session package. Take on as many or as few as you want.
| Clients / month | Your time | You earn / month |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 min / week | $120 |
| 2 | 1.5 hrs / week | $240 |
| 3 | 2.25 hrs / week | $360 |
| 5 | 3.75 hrs / week | $600 |
Paid out every two weeks. That’s $40/hour — better than most campus jobs.
What you give
- Your Common App & UC application PDFs
- Your resume
- About 3 hours a month per mentee
What you get
- Paid every two weeks
- Leadership & mentorship experience for your own résumé
- A platform that handles scheduling, payments, and families for you
Applying takes one email.
No essays, no portal. Send us one email and we’ll respond within 24 hours.
- To
- runningstarthsprep@gmail.com
- Subject
- Running Start Mentor — [Your Full Name]
- Attach
- Common App PDF, UC application PDF, a professional or academic headshot (required), and your resume (optional)
- In the body
- Schools you were accepted to, your current school, major, graduation year, and the Gmail address you want to log in with (it must be a Google/Gmail account so your video calls work). Plus one short paragraph: why do you want to help a student who’s where you were two years ago? One paragraph, not an essay.
Mentors must currently attend an eligible school (T20 / Ivy-equivalent or a top-ranked university). One professional or academic photo required.