new mac user

If you go to the apple store, I think they just check for an school ID

If you order online, I don't know that they do any sort of checking.

 

I've just bought mine via the phone through the educational store. Apparently you can't get educational discount from an Apple Store. You have to do it online or on the phone.

Over the phone you get assigned a rep, and they require a student ID card (scan/photo) you email through to him/her. Place your order with them and thats it.

I still have to do the rebate part. I have to cut some stuff off the boxes and send it back to Apple then they send out a cheque.

BTW I ordered my 13" MBP the day it was launched and it arrived the next day.

 

I would just order online.

 

grats for any kind of mac.

 

I don't know about the UK but for the US apple store online all you have to do is click the education store select your school and thats it. No check at all. I have never tried phone ordering.

 

Fortunately my university provides remote login (to the campus network) via Citrix. If this service is available to you then it's a very easy way to get access to the Higher Education discount while at home.

Rick

 

If you go to the Apple Store Online and click "Chat", someone will start to chat with you. Just explain that you are not at your school/college/uni at the moment and need to order a MacBook Pro 13-inch. They'll ask you which establishment it is, tell them.

They'll then send you a link to get you into the Higher Education store. Just click it, thank them and go ahead and order your new MBP!

They rarely ask for proof, but be prepared to give it when asked. I wasn't aware Apple did Higher Education pricing until my third year of uni, and I only just managed to get my order in while I was still eligible. I suggest you do so very soon.

And good luck with the sweet little goodness that is the new MacBook Pro 13-inch!

 

Where is that hidden?