Like regular Prime, Student Prime offers special pricing, faster delivery, and other benefits such as free LinkedIn Premium. Sound enticing? Before you make the switch, here’s some more about Prime Student.
What exactly is Prime Student?
Prime Student is a discount service that gives higher education students access to the same benefits as a regular Prime member for half the cost. The membership gets you unlimited photo storage, savings on rental textbooks, ad-free music for 99 cents a month, LinkedIn Premium, and the usual Prime member deals and free shipping services.
Who is eligible for a Prime Student membership?
How much does Prime Student cost?
Prime Student users start with a free six-month trial that you can cancel at any time. So, if you wanted, you could start your trial when you went back to school, cancel before the membership fee and summer and/or winter break started. After the trial period, the membership will cost $69 per year or $7.49 per month. So if you subscribe in August, for example, you can go until the New Year (January) before needing to pay anything for your discounted membership. Also: Your Netflix subscription includes Nike fitness classes now. Here’s how to access them Prime Student members can also stream music and TV shows for an additional 99 cents per month. Are you convinced yet?
How to switch to a Prime Student membership
How long does Prime Student last?
Note: The six-month trial comes with every Prime Student subscription. You’ll still be enrolled once it’s over, but now you’ll be paying. To verify your continuing enrollment, click here or search for “Verify Continuing Student Status” in the Help and customer service search library.
How do I join Prime Student if I don’t have a Prime account?
Do I have to cancel my current account to get Prime Student?
No, you do not have to cancel or deactivate your account. Just follow this link to transfer your account. The benefits you currently have, however, may change. For example, if you currently have a 20% discount on home appliances, that may be revoked in place of a cheaper video streaming service or another discount.
