How to get a 15% discount at the Apple online store from your own home (you’ve got to be a student though).

by Mike on August 18, 2010

Where Apple make desirable and well built products, their pricing is usually too keen for students who are assumed to have tighter budgets than normal. To help students along, Apple provide a rather helpful 15% discount for most of their hardware, software and accessories (excluding the iPhone).

Apple doesn’t want just anyone getting these discounts and so to get them they require you to place your student discounted order over the phone, in person at an Apple Retail store or online – the caveat being that Apple force you to log in from your university campus network.

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Or do they?

If, like me, you prefer to look through all the options in the comfort of your own home, pondering carefully the options and accessories and weighing up different configurations against your budget you might feel a little perturbed by Apple’s insistence that you go through a salesperson to make the sale. Generally a student wouldn’t have access to the campus network before their first induction day and you can forget cash back deal sites like Quid Co working on some campus networks.

As Vicky is starting a Higher Education course at Thames Valley University this year and I *cough*, I mean, she, could use a new Macbook Pro, I scoured Google for information on Apple’s secretive student discount scheme. On one hot internet deals forum for UK residents, I found this link: http://store.apple.com/uk_edu_5000716. It seems to be a public URL to the same store that you would get if you logged into the campus network of the “London Academy of Music & Dramatic”. All the discounted prices were there, but I’m not suggesting for a moment that anyone should use this link illegitimately – but I need the Thames Valley University link and the Apple online chat staffers simply won’t give it to me. I know they’d prefer their overly happy staff give us the hard sale instead.

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The public URL has an inviting integer at the end of it, one for each University. So I did what any self-respecting software developer would do. I went to get a Pot Noodle and ten minutes later, I had all of the URL’s for every Higher Education student discount Apple Store page in a handy text file.

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The code (written in VB.NET – it’s messy but it does the job):

Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Net

Public Module Apple_HE_Code_Crawler

Public Sub Main()

Try
Dim URL As String = “http://store.apple.com/uk_edu_”
Dim ReadLine As String = “”

Console.WriteLine(“Crawler Apple Store for HE discount store codes”)

For n As Integer = 5000800 To 5000866
ReadLine = FetchHTML(URL & n)
Console.WriteLine(“Found University ” & ReadLine)
File.AppendAllText(“Z:\Apple_HE_Agreements.txt”, “ID: ” & n & ” equals ” & ReadLine & vbCrLf)
Next

Console.WriteLine(“Process Complete”)
Console.ReadKey()

Catch ex As Exception
File.AppendAllText(“Z:\Apple_HE_Agreements.txt”, “An unhandled exception occured: ” & ex.ToString)
Console.WriteLine(“An error occurred.” & ex.ToString)
End Try

End Sub

Private Function FetchHTML(ByVal URL As String) As String
FetchHTML = “”
Try
Dim client As WebClient = New WebClient
Dim data As Stream = client.OpenRead(URL)
Dim reader As StreamReader = New StreamReader(data)
Dim str As String = “”
str = reader.ReadLine
If Not str Is Nothing Then
Do Until reader.EndOfStream
If Not str Is Nothing Then
If str.Contains(“s.prop2″) Then
data.Close()
client.Dispose()
Return str.Split(“=”)(1)
End If
End If
str = reader.ReadLine
Loop
End If

data.Close()
client.Dispose()
Return “”

Catch ex As System.Net.WebException
If ex.Status = WebExceptionStatus.ProtocolError Then
If DirectCast(ex.Response, System.Net.HttpWebResponse).StatusCode = HttpStatusCode.NotFound Then
Console.WriteLine(“HTTP 404: Page not found” & ex.ToString)
Return “No university found for supplied ID (HTTP 404)”
End If
End If

End Try

End Function

End Module

So now, if you’re a student of one of the below institutions – you can get your student discount and you don’t have to talk to Apple staff and you don’t have to log on in a busy library or campus network. Just make sure you’re a genuine student, because if you’re using one of these codes fraudulently it’s not my fault if your order gets declined when you can’t prove you’re studying there.

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To get to your chosen Higher Education institution’s Apple Store discount page, type the following URL into your web browser, followed by the number shown below:

http://store.apple.com/uk_edu_5000600 (replace the number with the one below that corresponds to your University or College).

ID: 5000600 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Aberdeen University”
ID: 5000601 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Abertay University”
ID: 5000602 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement AFRC Roslin Institute”
ID: 5000603 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement American Intercontinental University”
ID: 5000604 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Amersham & Wycombe College”
ID: 5000605 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Anglia Polytechnic University”
ID: 5000606 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Anglo European College of Chiropractic”
ID: 5000607 equals “AOS: The Arts University College at Bournemouth”
ID: 5000608 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Aston University”
ID: 5000609 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement ATL HIED STORE”
ID: 5000610 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Barnet College”
ID: 5000611 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Barnsley College”
ID: 5000612 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Barry College”
ID: 5000613 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Bath Spa University”
ID: 5000614 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Bath University”
ID: 5000615 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Bell Hamilton College”
ID: 5000616 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Berkshire College of Agriculture”
ID: 5000617 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Birkbeck College”
ID: 5000618 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Birmingham City University”
ID: 5000619 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Birmingham University”
ID: 5000620 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement University of Bolton”
ID: 5000621 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Borders College”
ID: 5000622 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Bournemouth and Poole College of FE”
ID: 5000623 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Bournemouth University”
ID: 5000624 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Bradford University”
ID: 5000625 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Bridgend College”
ID: 5000626 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Brighton University”
ID: 5000627 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Bristol University”
ID: 5000628 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Brunel University”
ID: 5000629 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College”
ID: 5000630 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Canterbury Christ Church University College”
ID: 5000631 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Cardiff University”
ID: 5000632 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement CCLRC”
ID: 5000633 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Central Lancashire University”
ID: 5000634 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Central School of Speech & Drama”
ID: 5000635 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Chelmsford College”
ID: 5000636 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Chester College University”
ID: 5000637 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement City and Islington College”
ID: 5000638 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement City University”
ID: 5000639 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Coleg Ceredigion”
ID: 5000640 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Coleg Glan Hafren”
ID: 5000641 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Coleg Gwent”
ID: 5000642 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Coleg Harlech”
ID: 5000643 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Coleg Llandrillo”
ID: 5000644 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Coleg Llysfasi”
ID: 5000645 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Coleg Menai”
ID: 5000646 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Coleg Merion Dwyfor”
ID: 5000647 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Coleg Morgannwg”
ID: 5000648 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Coleg Powys”
ID: 5000649 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Coleg Sir Gar”
ID: 5000650 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement College of North East London”
ID: 5000651 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement College of St Mark and St John”
ID: 5000652 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Courtauld Institute of Art”
ID: 5000653 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Coventry University”
ID: 5000654 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Cranfield University”
ID: 5000655 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Crawley College”
ID: 5000656 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Croydon College”
ID: 5000657 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement De Montfort University”
ID: 5000658 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Deeside College”
ID: 5000659 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Derby University”
ID: 5000660 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Doncaster College”
ID: 5000661 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Dundee College”
ID: 5000662 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Dundee University”
ID: 5000663 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Durham University”
ID: 5000664 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College”
ID: 5000665 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement East Berkshire College”
ID: 5000666 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Edge Hill College”
ID: 5000667 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Edinburgh College of Art”
ID: 5000668 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Edinburgh University”
ID: 5000669 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Edinburgh’s Telford College”
ID: 5000670 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Epping Forest College”
ID: 5000671 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Essex University”
ID: 5000672 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Exeter University”
ID: 5000673 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Falmouth Coll of Arts”
ID: 5000674 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Glamorgan University”
ID: 5000675 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Glasgow Caledonian University”
ID: 5000676 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Glasgow School of Art”
ID: 5000677 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Glasgow University”
ID: 5000678 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Goldsmiths College”
ID: 5000679 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Gorseinon College”
ID: 5000680 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Guildford College”
ID: 5000681 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Guy’s, King’s & St Thomas’ Schools of Medicine”
ID: 5000682 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Hannah Research Institute, Ayr”
ID: 5000683 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Harlow College”
ID: 5000684 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Harper Adams University College”
ID: 5000685 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Harrogate College”
ID: 5000686 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Havering College of F & HE”
ID: 5000687 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Heriot Watt University”
ID: 5000688 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Herts University”
ID: 5000689 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Highbury College”
ID: 5000690 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Huddersfield University”
ID: 5000691 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Hull University”
ID: 5000692 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Imperial College”
ID: 5000693 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Institute of Cancer Research”
ID: 5000694 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Institute of Education”
ID: 5000695 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Institute of Physics”
ID: 5000696 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Institute of Zoology”
ID: 5000697 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Inverness College”
ID: 5000698 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement James Watt College”
ID: 5000699 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Jewel & Esk Valley College”
ID: 5000700 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Keele University”
ID: 5000701 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Kent University”
ID: 5000702 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Kings College London”
ID: 5000703 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Kingston College”
ID: 5000704 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Kingston University”
ID: 5000705 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement KSS and London Deaneries”
ID: 5000706 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Lambeth College”
ID: 5000707 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Lancaster University”
ID: 5000708 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Leeds Metropolitan University”
ID: 5000709 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Leeds University”
ID: 5000710 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Leicester University”
ID: 5000711 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Lewisham College”
ID: 5000712 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Lincoln University”
ID: 5000713 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Liverpool Hope University College”
ID: 5000714 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Liverpool John Moores University”
ID: 5000715 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Liverpool University”
ID: 5000716 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement London Academy of Music & Dramatic”
ID: 5000717 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement London Business School”
ID: 5000718 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement London Metropolitan University”
ID: 5000719 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement London School of Economics & Political Science”
ID: 5000720 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement London School of Hygiene & Tropical medicine”
ID: 5000721 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement London School of Theology”
ID: 5000722 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement London South Bank University”
ID: 5000723 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Loughborough College”
No university found for supplied ID (HTTP 404)No university found for supplied ID (HTTP 404)ID: 5000724 equals No university found for supplied ID (HTTP 404)
ID: 5000725 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Manchester Metropolitan University”
ID: 5000726 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Medical Research Council (London)”
ID: 5000727 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Merthyr Tydfil College”
ID: 5000728 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Middlesex University”
ID: 5000729 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Moredun Research Institute, Edinburgh”
ID: 5000730 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement MRC Cambridge”
ID: 5000731 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Napier University”
ID: 5000732 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Nat. Inst. for Biological Stds & Control”
ID: 5000733 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Natural History Museum”
ID: 5000734 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement NE Surrey Coll. of Technology (NESCOT)”
ID: 5000735 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Neath Port Talbot College”
ID: 5000736 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Newbattle Abbey College”
ID: 5000737 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Newcastle University”
ID: 5000738 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Newcastle-under-Lyme College”
ID: 5000739 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Newham College”
ID: 5000740 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Newham College of Higher Education”
ID: 5000741 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement NEWI (North East Wales Institute)”
ID: 5000742 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Newman College”
ID: 5000743 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Northampton College”
ID: 5000744 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Northampton University”
ID: 5000745 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Northumbria University”
ID: 5000746 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Norwich University College of the Arts”
ID: 5000747 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Nottingham Trent University”
ID: 5000748 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Nottingham University”
ID: 5000749 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Oaklands College”
ID: 5000750 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Oatridge College”
ID: 5000751 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Open University”
ID: 5000752 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Oxford and Cherwell College”
ID: 5000753 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Oxford Brookes University”
ID: 5000754 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Oxford University & Oxford Colleges”
ID: 5000755 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Paisley University”
ID: 5000756 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Pembrokeshire College”
ID: 5000757 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Portsmouth University”
ID: 5000758 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Preston College”
ID: 5000759 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Queen Margaret University College”
ID: 5000760 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Queen Mary (UOL), St Bart’s & The Royal London School of Medicine & Dentistry”
ID: 5000761 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Queens University”
ID: 5000762 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Ravensbourne College of Design & Communication”
ID: 5000763 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Reading College and School of Art & Design”
ID: 5000764 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Reading University”
ID: 5000765 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Richmond Adult Community College”
ID: 5000766 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Robert Gordon University”
ID: 5000767 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Roehampton University of Surrey”
ID: 5000768 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Royal Academy of Music”
ID: 5000769 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Royal Agriculture College, Cirencester”
ID: 5000770 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew”
ID: 5000771 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Royal College of Art”
ID: 5000772 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Royal College of Music”
ID: 5000773 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Royal College of Surgeons”
ID: 5000774 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Royal Holloway College”
ID: 5000775 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Royal Northern College of Music”
ID: 5000776 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Royal Surrey County Hospital”
ID: 5000777 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Royal Veterinary College”
ID: 5000778 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Salford University”
ID: 5000779 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Salisbury College”
ID: 5000780 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement School of Oriental & African Studies”
ID: 5000781 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement School of Pharmacy”
ID: 5000782 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Scottish Agricultural College, Edinburgh”
ID: 5000783 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Scottish Crop Research Inst., Dundee”
ID: 5000784 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement SHEFC”
ID: 5000785 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Sheffield Hallam University”
ID: 5000786 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Sheffield University”
ID: 5000787 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement South Kent College”
ID: 5000788 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement South Thames College”
ID: 5000789 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Southampton Solent University”
ID: 5000790 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Southampton University”
ID: 5000791 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Southwark College”
ID: 5000792 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement St Andrews University”
ID: 5000793 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement St Francis Xavier 6th Form College”
ID: 5000794 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement St George’s Hospital Medical School”
ID: 5000795 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement St John College”
ID: 5000796 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement St Martin’s College”
ID: 5000797 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement St Mary’s University College”
ID: 5000798 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement St Mary’s University College NI”
ID: 5000799 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement St. David’s 6th Form College”
ID: 5000800 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Stafford University”
ID: 5000800 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Stafford University”
ID: 5000801 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Stevenson College”
ID: 5000802 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Stirling University”
ID: 5000803 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Stoke on Trent College”
ID: 5000804 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Stranmillis University College”
ID: 5000805 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Strathclyde University”
ID: 5000806 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement University Campus Suffolk”
ID: 5000807 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Sunderland University”
ID: 5000808 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Surrey University”
ID: 5000809 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Sussex University”
ID: 5000810 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Swansea College”
ID: 5000811 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Swansea Institute of Higher Education”
ID: 5000812 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Teesside University”
ID: 5000813 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Thames Valley University”
ID: 5000814 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement The City Academy, Bristol”
ID: 5000815 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement The College of North East London”
ID: 5000816 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement The Wellcome Trust”
ID: 5000817 equals “AOS: UK HIED South Essex College ”
ID: 5000818 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Trinity College Carmarthen”
ID: 5000819 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Trinity College of Music”
ID: 5000820 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement UHI Millennium Inst., Inverness”
ID: 5000821 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Ulster University”
ID: 5000822 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement University College Chichester”
ID: 5000823 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement University College for the Creative Arts at Canterbury”
ID: 5000824 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement University College for the Creative Arts at Epsom”
ID: 5000825 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement University College for the Creative Arts at Farnham”
ID: 5000826 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement University College for the Creative Arts at Maidstone”
ID: 5000827 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement University College for the Creative Arts at Rochester”
ID: 5000828 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement University College London”
ID: 5000829 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement University College Northampton”
ID: 5000830 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement University College, Winchester”
ID: 5000831 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement University of Bedfordshire”
ID: 5000832 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement University of Cambridge and related institutions”
ID: 5000833 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement University of East Anglia”
ID: 5000834 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement University of East London”
ID: 5000835 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement University of Gloucestershire”
ID: 5000836 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement University of Greenwich”
ID: 5000837 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement University of London”
ID: 5000838 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement University of Manchester”
ID: 5000839 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement University of Plymouth”
ID: 5000840 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement University of the Arts London”
ID: 5000841 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement University of Wales Aberystwyth”
ID: 5000842 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement University of Wales Bangor”
ID: 5000843 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement University of Wales Institute Cardiff”
ID: 5000844 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement University of Wales Lampeter”
ID: 5000845 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement University of Wales Newport”
ID: 5000846 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement University of Wales Registry”
ID: 5000847 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement University of Wales Swansea”
ID: 5000848 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement University of Westminster”
ID: 5000849 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Uxbridge College”
ID: 5000850 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Waltham Forest College”
ID: 5000851 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Warrington Collegiate Institute”
ID: 5000852 equals No university found for supplied ID (HTTP 404)
ID: 5000853 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement WEA South”
ID: 5000854 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Welsh College of Horticulture”
ID: 5000855 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement West Cumbria College”
ID: 5000856 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement West Herts College”
ID: 5000857 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement West of England University”
ID: 5000858 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Westminster Kingsway College”
ID: 5000859 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Wolverhampton University”
ID: 5000860 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Worcester University College”
ID: 5000861 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Wye College”
ID: 5000862 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Yale College”
ID: 5000863 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Yeovil College”
ID: 5000864 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement YMCA”
ID: 5000865 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement York University”
ID: 5000866 equals “AOS: UK HE Agreement Ystrad Mynach College”

If this post helps you, or if the inner fanboy (or reverse fanboy) in you is rising to say something, please let rip in the comments section below.

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MDW September 24, 2011 at 10:45 am

So what happens if you are asked for proof of student status, but can’t produce it?

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TRP October 4, 2011 at 9:40 pm

MDW, if you’re an actual student then it isn’t hard at all to provide proof.

The admissions office would be a good place to start.

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Nick October 19, 2011 at 10:43 am

Just looked at US site. There is an easily accessible homeschool store URL
http://store.apple.com/us_edu_21023
Anyone fancy crawling through to find the USA codes?

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John November 5, 2011 at 12:01 am

Zareen: wow, just wow. You’re on student loan and you still want the piece of junk macbook even though a normal laptop does just fine and costs 40% less.

I hope you also participated in the anti-fees riots, because the irony would just be absolute.

This rampant consumerism is exactly why this country is going in the shit.

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mannaman December 13, 2011 at 12:07 am

cock.

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Connor January 14, 2012 at 1:31 pm

Don’t be a twat.
How do you know that the person needing the Mac doesn’t need a mac specifically?
I need a mac so that i can use the Mac only software Logic Pro
While i agree that Macs are un needed for day to day Facebook use they are needed in the world of music and photo editing.

Think before you speak.

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Stevie November 9, 2011 at 5:17 pm

Do you take requests? I need a code for west Cheshire college. Please help

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Craig Mullen November 28, 2011 at 3:25 pm

This is no longer correct (Returns ‘Page not found’) Please ammend this was really useful!

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mikelwilson November 28, 2011 at 3:41 pm

It works, Craig. Which URL are you using that you see as not correct?

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Sam November 28, 2011 at 4:16 pm

Wow!! Great work, I used this to compare deals on Black Friday. Thank you!

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mikelwilson November 28, 2011 at 4:18 pm

Thanks Sam :) How does this compare to the deals available on Black Friday/Cyber Monday?

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Mikef November 28, 2011 at 9:50 pm

Thanks very much, great info

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louise December 1, 2011 at 1:18 pm

Cannot find URL for University of Cumbria – Please help!

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dave December 5, 2011 at 9:25 am

Hey buddy, this isn’t working anymore…they must have discovered the loop hole!

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mikelwilson December 5, 2011 at 9:28 am

It works for me. What are you trying that isn’t working?

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dave December 5, 2011 at 9:59 am

I just clicked the link and it came up with page not found!

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dave December 5, 2011 at 10:06 am

It’s okay I changed the code and works fine now…sorry!! :)

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mikelwilson December 5, 2011 at 11:10 am

Good stuff :-)

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mick December 5, 2011 at 7:49 pm

Can you please tell me that when you go through the process above does the student discount show up right away, or do you have to go to payment/checkout?

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sanyia December 5, 2011 at 9:33 pm

Hiya Mick,
the discount come up straight away!
I had two web pages up the uni web site and the normal mac web page.
I saw they apply the discount straight away!

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mick December 6, 2011 at 1:43 pm

Cheers Sanyia…

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mick December 6, 2011 at 2:00 pm

Hi Sanyia, just tried the Apple store using above instructions, and even though the uni name does come up on the Apple store site when I forward on to purchase there is no discount applied.

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mikelwilson December 6, 2011 at 10:33 pm

Hi Mick,

What are you attempting to purchase? Some items (like iPhones) have no discount.

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Jim December 6, 2011 at 9:57 pm

Was working for me a week or so ago, tonight I get a page not found error. Jim

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mikelwilson December 6, 2011 at 10:32 pm

Hi Jim,

What page isn’t loading for you? Can you post the URL?

Thanks,

Mike

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mick December 7, 2011 at 12:48 pm

Hi Mike. It was indeed the iphone I was trying to purchase. Obviously they are a no go! Thanks for your help.

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Jim Black December 7, 2011 at 10:36 pm

Tried a few random urls tonight and last night, ie http://store.apple.com/uk_edu_50000630

Browsing from an iPad.

Jim

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mikelwilson December 7, 2011 at 10:55 pm

Looks like that URL’s been invalidated.

All the best,

Mike

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Jim December 8, 2011 at 10:25 pm

Just noticed you have a extra 0 in the main URL. Now works

http://store.apple.com/uk_edu_50000600

Should be

http://store.apple.com/uk_edu_5000600

Jim

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mikelwilson December 8, 2011 at 10:59 pm

Thanks for the heads up, Jim! :)

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Carly December 9, 2011 at 4:35 pm

Not working for me, although im not sure im doing it right, just putting in the numbers code for nottingham trent uni with the url that you listed above and im getting page not found? Could really do with the discount.

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mikelwilson December 9, 2011 at 5:19 pm

Hi Carly,

It works fine for me. What URL are you getting? Take the number “5000747″ and put it on the end of the URL: “http://store.apple.com/uk_edu_” and you get this working link: http://store.apple.com/uk_edu_5000747

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Mongorock December 10, 2011 at 10:20 pm

hey say you werent a student and u’d like to use these discount codes would that be possible? not that i’d be so unscrupulous…..

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bex December 15, 2011 at 6:33 pm

hi, its not 15% its just £15.

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mikelwilson December 15, 2011 at 10:36 pm

It’s 15% on most items. Which item are you attempting to purchase that shows a £15 discount?

For example, the basic iMac on the standard UK store is £999. Via the education store it is £879.60. That’s a wee bit more than £15 ;)

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NGM December 29, 2011 at 10:57 am

Hi Mike,
Have just tried the Open University code to price an Ipad and just getting £15 instead of 15%. eg full price for 32GB is £479, discounted price is £464.40. Any ideas.

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mikelwilson December 29, 2011 at 10:59 am

Hi NGM,

Yep. The student discount on the iPad is £15 (it used to be £0).

All the best,

Mike

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ekta December 20, 2011 at 2:51 pm

its same price aftr including a vat price so its useless

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mikelwilson December 20, 2011 at 2:53 pm

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Alisha December 27, 2011 at 5:26 am

Hey, I can’t find University of Hertfordshire there…any help will be much appreciated.

Thanks

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Lloyd December 27, 2011 at 8:04 pm

Could you provide a code for Swansea University?

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mikelwilson December 28, 2011 at 1:34 am

CTRL+F (or CMD+F if you’re using a Mac), enter “Swansea” in the search box and voila – there’s the code (probably the third one down…).

First top tip: Basic computer skills are very helpful for university students
Second top tip: So is the word, “PLEASE”.

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John D December 28, 2011 at 12:44 pm

Thanks Mike great info ….good work

daughters MBP ordered

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Jon J December 30, 2011 at 1:05 pm

I love you just gotta ask my sister to help me out.

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dan December 30, 2011 at 1:33 pm

Do apple ask for proof?

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Mike December 30, 2011 at 1:47 pm

Hi Dan, see above comments. Are you not a student, then? ;)

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GFL January 1, 2012 at 5:00 pm

Hi
I tried this for a bose soundlink for my son (he’s at sheffield uni) and the price was the same. Am I doing something wrong or does it ony work for certain items?
Thanks

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md January 2, 2012 at 12:37 pm

This works brilliantly, one of our part-time staff is a student and we bought the computer for him to work on whilst he is here.

Saved £110.80 on an iMac. Fantastic for him and for us.

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Al January 3, 2012 at 12:47 pm

You are awsomee! thankss ordered my MBP :D

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Tom January 4, 2012 at 3:32 pm

Hi. Do you have the code for Regent’s College london?

Thanks!

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Tom January 4, 2012 at 3:33 pm

(Please!) :-)

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Mike January 4, 2012 at 3:37 pm

:-)

Ain’t Regent’s College part of the University of London? (5000837)

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Mark January 4, 2012 at 5:16 pm

You are such an amazing man Mike! Thank you so much for your help, I ordered a Macbook Air this morning using your shortcut!

So happy that there are software developers out there that are as clever and helpful as you! Thank you so much! Hope you have an amazing 2012!

Best wishes. Mark.

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Mike January 4, 2012 at 6:58 pm

Flattery gets you everywhere :-) Thanks for your kind comments.

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Joeseph January 5, 2012 at 1:58 am

Please help me get a student discount. I am in Toronto, Canada. Please I don’t have enough money to actually pay full price. Is there anyway you can show me or paste a link for any University/College or whatever works in Toronto, Canada? I hope you can help I don’t have a lot of money. I’m being completely honest and if you can help thanks, if not thank you anyways.

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Joeseph January 5, 2012 at 2:28 am

I forgot to mention that here in Toronto, Canada we use Apple.ca as a website not com, nor uk. Hope you can help me get my student discount on my home Pc where I can browse about. Thanks

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Mike January 5, 2012 at 11:08 am

Hi Joespeh,

I did this for UK students, not international non-students.

If you’re looking to save money on an Apple computer, you could try the Apple refurb store http://store.apple.com/ca/browse/home/specialdeals/mac or second hand on eBay http://www.ebay.ca

Or alternatively consider a PC. PC’s are generally priced much lower than Macs.

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j January 5, 2012 at 11:31 am

do you have to supply proof because i don’t have id yet

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Mike January 5, 2012 at 11:34 am

Read the comments above.

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j January 5, 2012 at 11:38 am

i did none of the comments give an answer

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Mike January 5, 2012 at 11:38 am

You have to be a student and if you don’t have your ID, as a fellow commenter suggests, try your university admissions office.

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Joeseph January 6, 2012 at 1:58 am

I am a student sir I just need the info for Toronto so I can do it at home before my new course starts. I have the proof and everything I’d just like the URL. They tell me I can’t do it I’ve the phone. I don’t know why I can’t just do it over the phone, the rep said to do it at my UNI.

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RJW January 7, 2012 at 7:55 pm

Is there a code for the College of Law (Birmingham)?
Many thanks…

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Tim January 23, 2012 at 9:18 pm

This is really useful. Open University don’t have a campus, it’s all distance learning. I did wonder if I could still get discount.

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SteveTT January 26, 2012 at 4:00 pm

This doesn’t work anymore

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SteveTT January 26, 2012 at 4:03 pm

Amended Comment:
This doesn’t work anymore for open university (UK)

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Mike January 26, 2012 at 4:05 pm

I went to check a few URL’s and you’re right – they appear to be (temporarily?) down.

The Open University one however is still up and moreover it now sports a huge (328×301 pixel) OU logo on the landing page.

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VC January 29, 2012 at 4:41 pm

Appreciate your technical skills, Mike. :) . Hope you might have modified by now to selectively pull stuff from the html-pages, using something similar to Regular Expressions too.

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Cheeky January 31, 2012 at 6:06 pm

Well your link works fabulously as I’ve literally just taken delivery of my whizzbang new Macbook Pro saving 15%.

The order process was seamless and worked like a treat.

I simply made my order, it was confirmed, about 9 hrs later shipment was notified and 2 working days later it arrived!

I’m really pleased, no student ID asked for either.

Thanks!!!!!

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Gabs February 4, 2012 at 10:51 am

Hi Mike – just came across this and wanted to commend you on your patience :) You’ve also explained a potential hazard from ordering at home. My laptop’s just packed it in mid-term, so I have no option but to order from uni. Will do it next week. Thanks and try not to feel walked over by those demanding more of your kindness x

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