How Apple knows that I am student

[Fenir]

So I am writing again to share my experience. I went to the Apple store and told the guy that I want to buy MB and Touch with that rebate, he asked me for some student ID so I showed him my Czech ISIC students card, he looked at it and found out that I don't study in US so he couldn't sell me what I wanted.
I decided to go to another Apple store and try my luck somewhere else. In that other store apple guy also asked me for students ID so i showed him again my ISIC, this time he didn't read much of the facts on it, he probably saw that it is a students card and that's all, so he sold me what i wanted.
Later that day I submitted rebate online and the rebate check came within a week.

So if you want to use that student discount you actually don't have to be a US student because Apple don't need to know any school/university info. If you shop online you are not even asked for Student ID or letter.

Glad to hear!

 

[neiltc13]

im a uk student who finished my course in june however my NUS card (national union of students) that entitles me to my discount expires on the 1st of september. i paid a membership fee for this so am i therefore allowed to purchase as a student despite having finished my course?

You do not have to be a NUS member to get a student discount from Apple.

 

[spaceballl]

Audits

Apple does indeed audit these purchases. Over the past 5 years or so, my family has bought about 6 macs w/ student discounts. We did get a call on one of them, and we had to fax a student ID in!

 

[FrenchPB]

There's nothing to worry about regarding the student discount. You can purchase whatever you want using it on the online Apple store. They can potentially check if you're a student or not, and if you can't prove it, they can POTENTIALLY cancel your order, but that's it ^^

Now, you can be a good boy and not use it if you're not a student, and you can't use the system to your advantage, cause if you don't do it, others will. My take on it.

 

[skye12]

They do audit student discount purchases. I know of someone who
used it and was not a student. He was invoiced for the difference.

 

[FrenchPB]

That shows you it's no big deal !! You can always try it, if it doesn't work then just pay the normal price ^^