Academic Discount... does it matter what college?
A couple nights ago I introduced a young man at our Bible study to Logos and he was very impressed. Yesterday I helped him setup an account and added all the freebies for him. He's interested trying out a subscription and I gave him a couple recommendations to start.
Now, he's not training for ministry, he's not attending any Bible college, he's just a 20 year old enrolled at the local community college. Would that qualify him for the academic discount?
His school isn't listed (so it would be Other), but it does seem to list a large number of community colleges that aren't religious as far as I can tell.
Does he qualify? I didn't want to tell him about the discount if he didn't (or even worse, it gave him a 10% penalty - that would turn him off for good I'm sure).
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@Justin Gatlin already answered the question definitively, but since I asked customer service via chat, I thought I'd provide further confirmation anyway. This is from the Logos representative:
"All students or faculty qualify as long as they can prove they are enrolled or they are part of the faculty even if we do not have a direct partnership with the school. You need to submit any proof like a student ID, or acceptance letter, but it needs to have your name visible, and it needs to be recent or cover the needed period of time."
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I'm not an expert in this, but I remember when I taught years ago, the school had to have a relationship with Logos.
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It certainly wouldn't hurt to apply. This article explains the process. I have read nothing to indicate that the program is restricted to professors or students of religious institutions.
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I thought that too, but the Academic page is very vague, and since it listed tons of community colleges that I would doubt have a relationship with Logos, I figured I'd see if I could find out for sure here.
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Well, it might hurt to apply. I would hate to see him buy something then to find out he didn't qualify and have his order canceled and be charged a 10% fee…
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That sounds like a disclaimer meant to protect Logos from people who try to fraudulently sneak into the program. I would think that one would apply and wait to be approved before making any purchases, as I don't think the program applies retroactively to prior purchases. If he applies and Logos approves his application, this isn't going to happen unless he lied about his enrollment.
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The academic program is for all students. There are only two possible reasons to delay that I can think of. If he is going to a school that requires a certain base package, those generally come at an even steeper discount and I don't think they qualify for dynamic pricing. The second is that you can only get a student discount for a certain number of semesters, but I think it is either 4 or 6 years. I would get the discount for the subscription if I were him; it should be well worth it.
Using Logos as a pastor, seminary professor, and Tyndale author
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@Justin Gatlin already answered the question definitively, but since I asked customer service via chat, I thought I'd provide further confirmation anyway. This is from the Logos representative:
"All students or faculty qualify as long as they can prove they are enrolled or they are part of the faculty even if we do not have a direct partnership with the school. You need to submit any proof like a student ID, or acceptance letter, but it needs to have your name visible, and it needs to be recent or cover the needed period of time."
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Thanks for the clarification on that!
Lew
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