For mentors
How mentoring works
Share your college journey, earn on your schedule, and make a real difference for students applying to schools like yours.
Sign up with your .edu email
Your university .edu email verifies your enrollment. No interview, no training required. Just create your profile and you're ready.
Build your profile
Add your bio, your school, your areas of expertise, and your hourly rate. Upload a sample essay if you want to stand out. Students browse profiles before booking.
Set your availability
Open time slots on your weekly calendar. Students can only book times you've marked as available — you stay in full control of your schedule.
Meet with students
When a student books, you get a notification. Sessions happen via built-in video call on the Luminao platform. Typical sessions are 1 hour.
Get paid
You keep 85% of every session. Earnings hit your bank account within 2 business days of a completed session via Stripe.
What you can earn
Your rate
You set it. Typical range: $30–$100/hr.
Your cut
85% of every session. We take 15%.
Payment speed
2 business days after each session.
Most active mentors (4–6 sessions/week) earn $400–$900/month while keeping full control of their schedule.
What mentors say
"It takes maybe 5 hours a week and I make enough to cover most of my rent. But honestly the best part is seeing students get into their dream schools."
— Jasmine, USC junior
"I was nervous at first but the first session just felt like talking to a younger version of myself. I know exactly what these students are going through."
— Marcus, Cornell sophomore