"Heads up: GitHub Copilot is still free for students (just need college email)
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Hey everyone,
I saw some confusion about GitHub Copilot recently, especially since it became a paid service. Thought I’d clarify and share my experience — it might help students here.
If you're a verified college student, you can get GitHub Copilot (the AI code assistant from GitHub) completely free through the GitHub Student Developer Pack, which is partnered with Microsoft.
✅ No credit card needed
✅ Works with just your college/university email
✅ Valid until the end of your 4th year
It will take a while for it to be verified, here’s what you’ll have access to after all of that :
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GitHub Copilot (AI pair programmer that writes code with you in VS Code, JetBrains, or your browser)
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$100 in Azure Credits (can be used to deploy apps, test backend stuff, or experiment with cloud services)
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Free domain from Namecheap
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Access to premium developer tools like Canva Pro for design, MongoDB Atlas, and more
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Visual Studio Dev Tools for building real-world projects
Here’s the direct link I used to sign up:
👉 https://github.com/features/copilot?wt.mc_id=studentamb_39764