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The student experience brings exciting discoveries and learning paths. It also brings extra costs. As a student, you’re working hard to further your education and achieve your career goals, which means you could always benefit from discounts. Saving money is a universally loved perk, helping you set aside more funds for fun activities or student essentials.
However, knowing how to get student discounts and where to find them isn’t always easy.
Student discounts are the reduced prices, as a percentage of overall cost, that you get from businesses for being an enrolled student. Some businesses offer discounts openly, while others only offer if asked.
In most cases, you’ll need to show a student ID or provide your student email to access these discounts. Some businesses use third-party verification services, like ID.me or SheerID, to verify student status for online student discounts. To use these third-party services, you’d need to provide information such as:
Full name
Email address
Name of enrolled institution
You’ll also be asked to upload some documents, such as an official enrollment letter, tuition receipt, class schedule or student ID.
In many cases, yes, you can get student discounts as a MedCerts student. However, each business has its own rules for student discount requirements and what they’ll accept as proof.
MedCerts doesn’t provide physical student ID cards or a separate MedCerts email address for each student. So, to use your student discount online, it’s best to use a third-party service. Once you're verified, you can use that service to prove your student status.
Another perk of enrolling in MedCerts as a former student is using the alumni discount. Perhaps you took the Electronic Health Records and Reimbursement Specialist training and now want to add the Medical Coding and Billing certification. When you come back to MedCerts for additional training, you can get 40% off the cost of tuition.
Stackable credentials increase the potential for salary bumps and new career opportunities. You’ll gain a competitive advantage over other candidates when you can show a broader skill range and proven certification.
Not sure what discounts are available? Here are a few examples.
Samsung: Up to 30% off
Adorama: Exclusive discounted pricing
Microsoft: 50% off Microsoft 365 Personal
Amazon: Prime Student subscription, free six-month trial
DoorDash: Student DashPass for $4.99 per month
KIND: 15% off
Ripple: 15% off
Hulu: Subscription for $1.99 per month
Treehopper: 20% off
Nike: 10% off
Converse: 10% off
Some brands have an integrated button to prove student status on their website. You can shop there and be redirected to the verification site once it’s time to prove your student status. Or, you can shop directly through the ID.me Shop and SheerID Student Deals portals. These portals give you easy access to brand discounts organized by category.
If you don't see a discount, ask a representative. You never know what discounts might be available.
MedCerts lifelong learning opens doors and gives you opportunities for personal and career growth. It also gives you access to student discounts. Now that you know how to get student discounts, enjoy the savings!
Julie Campos is the Vice President of Student Success and Career Services at MedCerts. She brings over 14 years of experience in Online Higher Education in both Student Support and Enrollment and started her career at the University of Phoenix, serving most of her tenure as a student-facing leader.
Julie has her Bachelors of Liberal Arts in Political Science from the University of Texas at El Paso, and her Masters in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. Her areas of expertise are student support in online higher education environments and working with nontraditional students. At MedCerts, she is focused on creating a pro-active student central support model for MedCerts students to reach their goals and has developed the MedCerts Student Support and Outreach Model, created MedCerts Student Success Advisor reports and Dashboards, as well as the Student Success Advisor Playbook. Her proactive approach to student support has been crucial in meeting MedCerts’ student’s needs, as well as completion and certification goals.
Julie has three children – a 10-year-old son and 12- and 4-year-old daughters, who keep her and her husband busy with sports. She is also an avid crafter with an entire room of her home dedicated to the hobby. In her free time, she enjoys teaching wreath making and even has a few “how-to” YouTube videos on the subject!