Someone I know did a fellowship and then became a mentor in the program. I was curious and checked it out; realized it’s a paid fellowship (student pay) and people also have to pay to be a mentor 🧐 Feel s like some weird cross if degree mill X pyramid scheme for mid career pivot seekers. What an I missing? Is this common?

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Not sure if it’s common, but I guess it’s something to help fluff your resume.

Not common to pay for the privilege of mentoring others. I have seen courses in graduate school that teach you how to mentor and you mentor others as part of the course work. So in that sense you paid the tuition, but what you describe seems like a scam.

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