All,

HAVE TO HAVE AN ACTIVE .EDU EMAIL! IE - BE A STUDENT

Ive seen some folks are paying maybe too much for exam vouchers. This link:

https://academic-store.comptia.org/certification-vouchers/c/11332

Lists various exam vouchers such as $97 for A+, $150 for Net+, and $209 for Sec+ and so on. Take a look. Cheers!

It was already difficult for many students to receive the student discount before this new rule (that one must provide proof of enrollment on checkout) as many of us did not receive .edu accounts from our respective education institutions. Instead of trying to remedy this obvious and glaring problem, CompTIA now requires you to have both a .edu email account and submit private information about one's enrollment (something my school advised us not to share with anyone) to get the student discount. Personally, I took a semester off of school so that I could focus on my certifications. Now, with my 901 out of the way, I have to wait until fall semester to finish my cert when I'm back in school with 16+ hours. That or I could pay for a more expensive summer class, which would negate any savings I'd receive on my cert.

And, honestly, whats wrong with people who have already spent tens of thousands of dollars on an education that ended up being unprofitable saving a hundred or so on a certification? Especially ones that, judging by recent posts, are becoming less and less valuable the more popular they get? I thought this was supposed to be a nonprofit organization with the altruistic goal of helping the less fortinate break into a more lucrative industry? For a nonprofit this just comes across as unnecessarily greedy and exploitative.

Just my two cents, but I would encourage everyone to look into different routes into the industry until PearsonVUE and CompTIA decide to actually start helping students, instead of setting up more hurdles to get the assistance they need. Do what you will.