{"id":873,"date":"2019-01-31T20:53:08","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T01:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/mewsnews\/?p=873"},"modified":"2019-01-31T20:53:08","modified_gmt":"2019-02-01T01:53:08","slug":"freebies-and-discounts-for-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/mtanews\/freebies-and-discounts-for-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Freebies and Discounts for Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>College is expensive, but software doesn&#8217;t have to be. With your .edu email address, you have access to a variety of free and discounted software. The following is a list of apps and software that may prove useful in your studies that you can use your mtholyoke.edu email address to get for free or for a discount.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/education\/free-software\/featured\">Autodesk<\/a>: if you&#8217;ve taken an engineering, architecture, design, or animation class, you&#8217;ve likely come across or used Autodesk before. Autodesk software is\u00a0<strong>free<\/strong> for students<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/creativecloud\/plans.html?plan=edu\">Adobe<\/a>: while still relatively expensive ($19.99\/month), Adobe offers <strong>60% off\u00a0<\/strong>for students. Get the full suite of Adobe products, including Photoshop and Illustrator.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/products.office.com\/en-us\/student\/office-in-education?SilentAuth=1&amp;wa=wsignin1.0\">Office 365<\/a>: if you&#8217;re tired of using google docs, sheets, and slides for everything, you may be happy to hear that you can get the whole Microsoft Office suite of products for\u00a0<strong>free<\/strong> with your student email<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/evernote.com\/students\/\">Evernote<\/a>: while Evernote&#8217;s basic plan is always free, the premium plan\u2014which includes pdf annotation, email integration, and 10 GB of cloud storage\u2014is\u00a0<strong>50% off<\/strong> for students. Start taking notes in a whole new way.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wolframalpha.com\/pro\/pricing\/students\/\">WolframAlpha<\/a>: WolframAlpha is every math student&#8217;s savior. With the Pro plan, you can get access to step-by-step solutions and practice problems with hints for <strong>$4.75\/month<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.rosettastone.com\/lp\/ebsco\/?custid=s8884507\">Rosetta Stone<\/a>: though Rosetta Stone offers a general\u00a0<strong>10% off<\/strong> for students, you can get it for\u00a0<strong>free<\/strong> through the Language Resource Center. Start learning a language now, and stop by the Language Resource Center in Ciruti Room 6 for additional language learning resources!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/us-hed\/shop\/product\/BMGE2Z\/A\/pro-apps-bundle-for-education\">Apple Pro Apps<\/a>: while still pricy, if you&#8217;re looking ahead to a career in multimedia, you may be thinking about investing in Apple Pro Apps such as Final Cut Pro. The full suite of Apple Pro Apps is\u00a0<strong>68% off<\/strong> for students ($199.99, versus the standard $629.99)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As a Mount Holyoke student, you also have access to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smith.edu\/its\/computerstore\/\">Smith College Computer Store<\/a>, where you can shop for discounted hardware, including Apple and Dell computers.<\/p>\n<p>Looking for something more specific, and wondering if you can get a student discount on it? Try\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/e5.onthehub.com\/WebStore\/Welcome.aspx?ws=78b0467b-be15-df11-856f-0030487d8897&amp;vsro=8\">Mount Holyoke&#8217;s Academic Software Hub<\/a>; shop for various products through the site at discounts. You can also try\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/onthehub.com\/\">OnTheHub<\/a>, where you can shop for more deals you may be eligible for.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sources:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theleading.co\/free-stuff-you-can-get-as-a-college-student-e07c2e4d247b\">The Leading<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/zapier.com\/blog\/best-education-software-discounts\/\">Zapier<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wallethacks.com\/freebies-college-students-discounts\/\">Wallet Hacks<\/a>\u00a0(try these links for other things you can use your student email for discounts on, such as clothing!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>College is expensive, but software doesn&#8217;t have to be. 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