Terms of Service

Nearpeer is where high school students (grades 9-12) and transfer students find college students and recent graduates (“counselors”) to help them with college applications, essays, and tutoring. Students choose who they work with. By using Nearpeer, you agree to these terms.

Before launch

Nearpeer opens to students on December 18th. Until then, counselors can create accounts and profiles, and students can join a waitlist. No sessions happen and no payments are taken before launch.

Who can use Nearpeer

• Counselors must be 18 or older and a current college student or recent graduate.
• Students must be 13 or older.
• You must give accurate information and keep your login secure.

Counselors

• Counselors set their own hourly rate. Nearpeer is pay as you go: after each session the counselor logs the time, and the student is charged for exactly that time once it's approved.
• Messages and payments stay on Nearpeer. Sessions happen on Nearpeer's own video calls. Sharing contact info or outside links, and arranging payment outside Nearpeer, isn't allowed.
• Counselors agree to the Nearpeer Counselor Agreement before their profile is listed.
• Counselors are independent and are not employees of Nearpeer.

Conduct

Be honest and respectful. No harassment, no misrepresenting your credentials, and no sharing contact details to move work off the platform. We may remove accounts that break these rules.

Safety monitoring

Communication on Nearpeer is monitored for safety. Messages, documents, comments, files, and profiles are checked automatically, and anything that shares contact info, links to outside apps, asks for payment outside Nearpeer, or is harassing, sexual, or predatory is blocked and reviewed by our safety team. We may warn, suspend, or ban accounts that break these rules, and we may report suspected harm to a child to the authorities. Details are on the Privacy & Safety page.

No guarantees

Counselors share their own experience. Nearpeer doesn't guarantee admission to any school or program.

Contact

Questions? Email hello@getnearpeer.com.