One of the best parts about being a college student is the fact that you can get academic pricing on software. This means that instead of shelling out only $119 for a Student version of Maple 10 instead of $2000 for a “my-boss-paid-for-this” copy of the same exact software. It also means that you can buy cheap hardware and other student-oriented things.
The best place I’ve found to buy academically-priced stuff online has recently become a RyeBlog sponsor. (Honestly, I did like them before they started writing me checks… They are the fastest and cheapest online academic store - period.)
You can visit them at: AcademicSuperstore.com
They will need some kind of verification that you are a student. For BYU students, this is as easy as going to Route Y and clicking on the “Student ID” link and copying the image that it has of your Student ID and emailing it to them. They are required to have such documentation, and they are pretty easy to deal with as far as getting it to them.
Some things you will find an easier time getting from the Bookstore - but the Bookstore doesn’t stock anywhere near the amount of crap that these guys do. (Interestingly enough, AcademicSuperstore.com has much cheaper prices on things such as Calculators and voice recorders than the Bookstore does… so I guess their pricing is more “academic” than the bookstore)
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