For high schoolers
- Tell peerco AI what you need or browse every counselor: their college, rate, what they help with and their top activities. Open a profile and tap “I'm interested”; the counselor reviews your profile and accepts.
- Start working together and message your counselor. Nothing is charged until you approve a session.
- Before a session, peerco AI tells you what to bring and what to ask.
- Meet on a private video call with chat, a whiteboard and a math pad.
- Write your essay together: your counselor comments and suggests edits, and you accept or reject them.
- After each session, approve the time logged and pay only your counselor's rate for it.
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Students pay $0 to peerco.
For college students
Set your own rate and help high schoolers with college apps, on your own schedule.
- Set one hourly rate. You keep 80% of every session.
- Students who are interested send you their profile. Accept the ones you want to work with.
- Before a session, peerco AI writes a one-page brief: progress, doc changes, to-dos and deadlines.
- peerco AI suggests essay feedback. Only you see it until you approve it.
- After a session, log the time. The student approves it and is charged for exactly that time.
- See what you earned. Payouts go to your bank through Stripe.
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Making a profile is free.
Questions and answers
Who are the counselors?
College students and recent grads, many at top schools, who were on your path a few years ago. Each one confirms their college email and signs our Counselor Agreement before students can see them.
What does it cost?
Joining and browsing are free for students. You pay only your counselor's hourly rate, for the time you approve after each session. Counselors keep 80%; peerco keeps a small marketplace fee.
How do counselors get paid?
Through Stripe Express. Counselors set up payouts once, get 80% of each session a student approves, and receive their 1099 tax forms from Stripe Express.
How do approving and denying sessions work?
Approve it with one click, or press Deny if something's wrong. With no answer, it's approved automatically after 3 days, with a reminder the day before. A denied session isn't charged while it's settled. The counselor can accept the denial or contest it within 3 days; small contested amounts are split in half automatically, and larger ones are decided by the peerco team.
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Will someone write my essay?
No. Counselors help you brainstorm, plan, and revise, but the work is always yours.
How do you keep students safe?
Everything happens on peerco: messages, video calls, documents, and payments. Contact details are never shared, and conversations are checked for safety.
When does peerco launch?
We haven't set a date yet. We'll share it here as soon as we do.