A NOTE FROM THE INSIDE
They are currently working on a solution for students with non-.edu email addresses due to some institutions having .net addresses and so on. I’ll update here when I get the official word on when they will release that capability.
As stated below some universities do offer it for a cheaper price, but there are actually very few of them with that level of Student Select. The real issue we are encountering is this $59.95 price undermines the actual campus bookstore’s prices and they are not pleased. I don’t foresee this affecting the campaign as it is already rolled out and it is impossible to please everyone. Plus, they make enough off of textbook margins anyway.
Throughout the country there are Microsoft Student Partners like myself promoting campaigns such as this one.
Link:
CLICK HERE AND SELECT YOUR SCHOOL
If your school isn’t listed, please select: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
(Note: this is not a referral and I don’t work on commission. It just helps our Marketing people track where our exposure is coming from. Thanks.)
If I get a positive response from the people of FatWallet, I’ll be more inclined to post similar campaigns and deals here before the public is aware of them.
Check with your university first, Microsoft has licensing agreements with most universities where you get MS software for very cheap. this usually runs about $30 at universities with licensing agreements.
Regarding Eligibility, notice this:
You must hold a valid email address at a U.S. educational institution ending in .edu (for example, leina@contoso.university.edu)
AND
Be actively enrolled with at least 0.5 course load.
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Getting a Physical Copy:
If you are interested in receiving the CD, just write them an email. Yesterday, they sent me a link where I could order the physical CD. Here's the link:
http://gc.digitalriver.com/servlet/ControllerServlet?Action=DisplayPage&Env=BASE&Locale=en_US&SiteID=wmp_phy&id=ProductDetailsPage&productID=81594400
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