Student discounts you need to know about for the upcoming school year

FIVE AT 530. WE HATE TO BE THE ONES TO BRING THIS UP, BUT BACK TO SCHOOL MAY NOT BE AS FAR AWAY AS YOU THINK. IN ABOUT A MONTH, IT WILL, YES, BE BACK TO THE CLASSROOM, BACK TO THE ROUTINES FOR FAMILIES. ALL RIGHT. WE’RE NOT RUSHING SUMMER. NO, BUT HERE TO HELP US GET THROUGH IT IS DOCTOR SCOTT HADLEY. HE’S THE CHIEF OF ADOLESCENT MEDICINE AT MASS GENERAL FOR CHILDREN. DOCTOR HADLAND, GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU, TOO. ALL RIGHT. QUESTION NUMBER ONE. WE’VE HEARD YOU SAY THIS BEFORE. NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO START GETTING KIDS BACK IN THAT ROUTINE. THEY’VE HAD ABOUT SIX MONTHS OUT OF THE ROUTINE. WHAT WEEKS? SIX WEEKS? MONTHS WOULD BE NICE. SIX SIX WEEKS OUT OF THE ROUTINE. RIGHT. THANK YOU. UM, SO WHAT CAN FAMILIES BE DOING NOW TO KIND OF START THE PROCESS? WELL, SO SO SO YES AND NO. THEY SHOULD START TRANSITIONING NOW. RIGHT. SO I WANT TO SAY NO FIRST BECAUSE LOOK IT’S STILL JULY. WE GOT LOTS OF SUMMER AHEAD OF US. KIDS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE HAVING FUN RIGHT NOW MAKING MEMORIES, SLEEPING IN, STAYING UP LATE, WATCHING MOVIES. YOU KNOW, EATING UNHEALTHY FOOD. SO NOW IS TODAY IS NOT THE TIME TO START TRANSITIONING THE BACK TO SCHOOL. BUT TODAY, YOU KNOW, WE’RE ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE SUMMER. NOW IS A GOOD TIME FOR PARENTS TO START THINKING ABOUT THAT TRANSITION. STARTING TO PLAN AHEAD, STARTING TO ASK THEMSELVES, OKAY, HOW MUCH HAS MY CHILD OR TEEN’S SCHEDULE SLIPPED? HOW LATE ARE THEY SLEEPING IN? HOW LATE ARE THEY GOING TO BED? WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BEHAVIORS THAT WE’RE GOING TO NEED TO START TO FIX AS THE SUMMER PROGRESSES? ON HOW MUCH EXTRA SCREEN TIME ARE THEY? RIGHT. YEAH. ARE THERE CERTAIN STEPS TO SET UP YOUR CHILD FOR SUCCESS? I HAVE TO SAY WE GOT A MAILER FOR BACKPACKS AND MY DAUGHTER SAW IT, AND ALREADY SHE’S AT LEAST EXCITED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF A NEW BACKPACK. YEAH, WELL, I THINK THAT WHAT YOU WANT TO DO RIGHT NOW IS, AGAIN, START PLANNING FOR THE TRANSITION TO COME RIGHT. AND AND SOME OF THIS DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH THINGS HAVE SLIPPED OVER THE SUMMER. AND SO I THINK PROBABLY OF ALL THE BEHAVIORS THAT SORT OF SLIP OVER THE SUMMER, IT’S SLEEP THAT’S THE HARDEST TO SORT OF TURN AROUND, RIGHT. WE ACTUALLY CALL THIS SOCIAL JET LAG. WHEN YOUR KID IS SLEEPING IN A LOT AND GOING TO BED LATE, THEY MIGHT BE PHYSICALLY LOCATED IN BOSTON, BUT THEIR BIOLOGY MIGHT BE OVER IN LA, RIGHT? SO IT’S TIME TO START THINKING ABOUT THE TRANSITION TO COME. AND SO ONE RULE OF THUMB THAT WE THINK ABOUT IS FOR EVERY HOUR THAT YOUR CHILD IS SLEEPING IN LATER THAN THE TIME THAT THEY NEED TO WAKE UP, WHEN THEY GO BACK TO SCHOOL, IT’S GOING TO TAKE AT LEAST A DAY TO TRANSITION BACK. AND SO IF YOUR CHILD IS SLEEPING UNTIL 11:00, BUT THEY NEED TO BE WAKING UP AT 6:00 WHEN THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTS AGAIN, THAT’S A FIVE HOUR DIFFERENCE. THAT’S GOING TO TAKE AT LEAST BEST CASE SCENARIO, FIVE DAYS TO SHIFT THAT SCHEDULE BACK. I WILL SAY I THINK MOTHER NATURE HELPS WITH THE EARLIER SUNSETS AS MIKE WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT. THEY START MOVING SIGNIFICANTLY EARLIER THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, AND THAT IS EASIER TO GET THESE LITTLE KIDS IN BED AT AN EARLIER HOUR. ALL RIGHT, SO, UM, GETTING BACK INTO A ROUTINE ISN’T EASY FOR PARENTS EITHER. I WAS JUST SAYING TO ERIKA, UM, IT’S NICE WHEN THERE’S NO SCHEDULE IN THE MORNING, RUSHING OUT THE DOOR, GETTING THE KIDS OUT THE DOOR, GETTING SOMEWHERE RIGHT AWAY. ANY SECRETS FOR, UM, FOR PARENTS? YOU’RE A DAD AS WELL? YEAH. FIRST OF ALL, ENJOY THIS TIME NOW, RIGHT? WE STILL HAVE LOTS OF SUMMER AHEAD OF US AGAIN, START THINKING AHEAD TO WHEN THAT TRANSITION COMES. I’M A BIG FAN OF EVEN THOUGH IT’S GOING TO TAKE LIKE, YOU KNOW, FIVE MAYBE MORE DAYS TO KIND OF GET BACK INTO THE SLEEP SCHEDULE IN ADDITION TO THAT, I’M A BIG FAN OF SAVING AT LEAST A TWO DAY BUFFER BEFORE THAT BACK TO SCHOOL DAY SO THAT A FAMILY CAN BE CLOSE TO HOME, CAN START TO GET SOME OF THE ROUTINES BACK IN ORDER. MAKE SURE THE BEDTIME IS IN ORDER. START TO, YOU KNOW, PACK THE THE BACK TO SCHOOL BACKPACK. MAKE SURE IT’S READY, GET THAT LUNCH READY, PICK OUT CLOTHES THAT YOU KNOW YOUR CHILD IS GOING TO WEAR ON THAT FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. JUST STARTING TO GET EVERYBODY MENTALLY PREPARED FOR THAT DAY. AND THAT USUALLY TAKES AT LEAST A COUPLE OF DAYS OF JUST SORT OF ORGANIZATION BEFORE BACK TO SCHOOL, FOR SURE. DOCTOR SCOTT HAMLIN, THANKS SO MUCH. YOU ENJOY THIS BEAUTIFUL WEEK TO YO

It’s Back-to-School season, and savings are paramount for both teachers and students. Whether you’re a parent of a first-year college student, or you’re a senior in college looking to get the most bang for your buck as you prepare for your final year, we figured we’d help by highlighting some student discounts that we found online. These discounts range from your big-box retailers to some more specific shops that could help you score a deal either one-time, or throughout the school year. Related video above: How, when to get children back into school routineLet’s go through the list below. One note, the list is in alphabetical order, so if you know you’re curious about a YouTube discount (spoiler alert!) make sure to scroll down the list. Ableton - Student with a passion for music? Ableton is offering 50% off on a new Ableton live intro, standard or suite license. Adobe - Students can save over 60% on all apps in Adobe’s Creative Cloud. Instead of $60 a month, students who want to use Photoshop, Premiere and generative AI for their creative projects will spend $19.99 a month for the first year. Adorama - Adorama outfits creatives with the latest tech in photography, video, audio, music, gaming and more. Their EDU discount program allows students to score exclusive offers than can help them save on products from brands like Sony, Panasonic and Logitech. Students need to follow these steps:Step 1: Set up an Adorama account (if you don’t already have one)Step 2: Fill out the ID online verification applicationStep 3: After submission, you’ll receive a message confirming you’re verified. Step 4: Begin shopping exclusive offersAlo - The athleisure brand has an exclusive offer for college students. You can get one month of free yoga, workouts, mindfulness, nutrition and self-care on Alo Moves when you sign up with your student email. Once your trial is up, students can choose either a monthly membership of $5 a month, or sign up for an annual membership at $49 until graduation. Plus, students can get 20% off their next Alo Yoga in-app purchase. Amazon - If you didn’t know, students can receive Amazon Prime at a discount. As a Prime student, you receive Amazon Prime benefits (like two-day shopping, Prime Video and grocery delivery), including access to Prime student-exclusive deals at 50% off. The Prime Student membership is active all four years if you activate it as a first-year student, but if you’re in your final year, you can still enjoy the benefits of Prime student for your final year of undergraduate studies. And right now, students can enjoy Prime benefits for six months at no cost. Amtrak - Students can enjoy 15% off their train purchases, so long as the train ticket was purchased at least a day in advance. Apple - Apple isn’t known for offering discounts and sales, but if you’re a student, you’re in luck. The big tech company is known for their limited-time offers for students ahead of a brand new school year. Some of the offers we found are highlighted below:If you purchase a Mac or iPad, Apple will give you a gift card up to $150 in value. Save $100 on a MacBook Pro with education savings and get a $150 gift card with your purchase. Get a $100 gift card with the purchase of an iPad Air.Blue Apron - Students can enjoy 50% off for the first four weeks, so long as they can verify their student status and they are a new Blue Apron customer. Dell - Students can enjoy up to 10% off sitewide for college and university students.DoorDash - Students who want to order food or groceries for delivery will pay less for DoorDash’s monthly membership, DashPass. Students can enjoy all the DashPass benefits for $4.99 a month or $48 a year. Evernote - An one-stop shop for all your organizing needs. You can use it for note-taking, project planning, and it can be done either on your laptop or on your phone. Students can score a professional account for 40% off. Headspace - The health and wellbeing app’s subscription is currently 85% off for students, as college students can score a subscription for $9.99 per year. Health-Ade - Students can score a 25% off discount on Health-Ade kombucha and other products online. Hulu - Save 75% off the regular monthly price ($1.99 a month) when you sign up for a Hulu (with ads) subscription. Lenovo - Save up to 20% more by verifying you’re a college student on Lenovo products. Logitech - Students can enjoy 25% off Logitech products after verifying their student status with UNiDAYS. Microsoft - Students can enjoy Office 365 for Education for free, which includes Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and more. In addition, students and parents can get 10% off select devices at the Microsoft store. Pandora - College students can get a Pandora Premium account for $5.99 a month. Paramount Plus - College students can score 25% off a subscription on Paramount Plus. Peacock - Students can get a Peacock Premium subscription for $1.99 a month. There is a catch. After 12 months, the regular retail price will be activated ($7.99). Peloton - Students can get a Peloton app membership for only $6.99 (a savings of 50% off). New app members can get the Peloton app for 30 days free. Spotify - Students can score a bundle of Spotify Premium and Hulu (with ads) for just $5.99 a month. Squarespace - Looking to build a website? Students can get 50% off for the first full year at Squarespace. Target - The popular retailer is offering a 20% off discount on one qualifying storewide purchase if you’re a college student from now until September 28. There are some steps you need to take though to snag this deal:Step 1 - Create or sign in to your Target accountStep 2 - Join Target Circle for free (if you haven’t already)Step 3 - Verify your student status (uploading a student ID or class schedule will work)Step 4 - Apply the bonus before checking outIn addition, students can get unlimited same-day delivery to their dorm or home at just $4.99 per month compared to the regular price of $10.99 a month. United Airlines - This discount applies not just to students, but anyone who’s between 18 and 23 years old. From now until September 30, young adults can score a 5% discount on United economy and basic economy seats on flights within the United States. You do need a MileagePlus account. Walmart - Students can get a Walmart+ membership for 50% off ($6.47 a month or $49 a year), but the promotion ends on September 13. YouTube Premium - Students can score a YouTube Premium subscription for just $8 a month.

These discounts range from your big-box retailers to some more specific shops that could help you score a deal either one-time, or throughout the school year.

Related video above: How, when to get children back into school routine

Let’s go through the list below. One note, the list is in alphabetical order, so if you know you’re curious about a YouTube discount (spoiler alert!) make sure to scroll down the list.

Ableton - Student with a passion for music? Ableton is offering 50% off on a new Ableton live intro, standard or suite license.

Adobe - Students can save over 60% on all apps in Adobe’s Creative Cloud. Instead of $60 a month, students who want to use Photoshop, Premiere and generative AI for their creative projects will spend $19.99 a month for the first year.

Adorama - Adorama outfits creatives with the latest tech in photography, video, audio, music, gaming and more. Their EDU discount program allows students to score exclusive offers than can help them save on products from brands like Sony, Panasonic and Logitech. Students need to follow these steps:

Step 1: Set up an Adorama account (if you don’t already have one)
Step 2: Fill out the ID online verification application
Step 3: After submission, you’ll receive a message confirming you’re verified.
Step 4: Begin shopping exclusive offers

Alo - The athleisure brand has an exclusive offer for college students. You can get one month of free yoga, workouts, mindfulness, nutrition and self-care on Alo Moves when you sign up with your student email.

Once your trial is up, students can choose either a monthly membership of $5 a month, or sign up for an annual membership at $49 until graduation. Plus, students can get 20% off their next Alo Yoga in-app purchase.

Amazon - If you didn’t know, students can receive Amazon Prime at a discount. As a Prime student, you receive Amazon Prime benefits (like two-day shopping, Prime Video and grocery delivery), including access to Prime student-exclusive deals at 50% off.

The Prime Student membership is active all four years if you activate it as a first-year student, but if you’re in your final year, you can still enjoy the benefits of Prime student for your final year of undergraduate studies.

And right now, students can enjoy Prime benefits for six months at no cost.

Amtrak - Students can enjoy 15% off their train purchases, so long as the train ticket was purchased at least a day in advance.

Apple - Apple isn’t known for offering discounts and sales, but if you’re a student, you’re in luck. The big tech company is known for their limited-time offers for students ahead of a brand new school year. Some of the offers we found are highlighted below:

If you purchase a Mac or iPad, Apple will give you a gift card up to $150 in value.
Save $100 on a MacBook Pro with education savings and get a $150 gift card with your purchase.
Get a $100 gift card with the purchase of an iPad Air.

Blue Apron - Students can enjoy 50% off for the first four weeks, so long as they can verify their student status and they are a new Blue Apron customer.

Dell - Students can enjoy up to 10% off sitewide for college and university students.

DoorDash - Students who want to order food or groceries for delivery will pay less for DoorDash’s monthly membership, DashPass. Students can enjoy all the DashPass benefits for $4.99 a month or $48 a year.

Evernote - An one-stop shop for all your organizing needs. You can use it for note-taking, project planning, and it can be done either on your laptop or on your phone. Students can score a professional account for 40% off.

Headspace - The health and wellbeing app’s subscription is currently 85% off for students, as college students can score a subscription for $9.99 per year.

Health-Ade - Students can score a 25% off discount on Health-Ade kombucha and other products online.

Hulu - Save 75% off the regular monthly price ($1.99 a month) when you sign up for a Hulu (with ads) subscription.

Lenovo - Save up to 20% more by verifying you’re a college student on Lenovo products.

Logitech - Students can enjoy 25% off Logitech products after verifying their student status with UNiDAYS.

Microsoft - Students can enjoy Office 365 for Education for free, which includes Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and more. In addition, students and parents can get 10% off select devices at the Microsoft store.

Pandora - College students can get a Pandora Premium account for $5.99 a month.

Paramount Plus - College students can score 25% off a subscription on Paramount Plus.

Peacock - Students can get a Peacock Premium subscription for $1.99 a month. There is a catch. After 12 months, the regular retail price will be activated ($7.99).

Peloton - Students can get a Peloton app membership for only $6.99 (a savings of 50% off). New app members can get the Peloton app for 30 days free.

Spotify - Students can score a bundle of Spotify Premium and Hulu (with ads) for just $5.99 a month.

Squarespace - Looking to build a website? Students can get 50% off for the first full year at Squarespace.

Target - The popular retailer is offering a 20% off discount on one qualifying storewide purchase if you’re a college student from now until September 28.

There are some steps you need to take though to snag this deal:

Step 1 - Create or sign in to your Target account
Step 2 - Join Target Circle for free (if you haven’t already)
Step 3 - Verify your student status (uploading a student ID or class schedule will work)
Step 4 - Apply the bonus before checking out

In addition, students can get unlimited same-day delivery to their dorm or home at just $4.99 per month compared to the regular price of $10.99 a month.

United Airlines - This discount applies not just to students, but anyone who’s between 18 and 23 years old. From now until September 30, young adults can score a 5% discount on United economy and basic economy seats on flights within the United States. You do need a MileagePlus account.

Walmart - Students can get a Walmart+ membership for 50% off ($6.47 a month or $49 a year), but the promotion ends on September 13.

YouTube Premium - Students can score a YouTube Premium subscription for just $8 a month.

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