@souljourner1
You should get an EIN now and give it to the student before the end of the year. She and you will have problems with the IRS if you get your EIN in 2024 and she uses it on a 2023 1099-NEC. She and you will also have problems with the IRS if she issues a 1099 without your tax ID number.
You can get an EIN in a few minutes at the following link on the IRS web site. There is no fee for it. The link that Hal_Al posted is not an IRS web site. It's a company that charges a fee for what you can do for free on the IRS web site.
Apply for an Employer Identification Number (EIN) online
In the future you can give your EIN to anyone who is going to issue a 1099 to you. When you have an EIN for your Schedule C business you never have to give out your Social Security number.
Let me also emphasize something that Hal_Al said. The student is required to issue a 1099-NEC to you if she paid you $600 or more.
