Student IDs

It’s perplexing why so many college students don’t take advantage of their student IDs. There are those who only use them to check out books from the library, while others never bother to pick them up from the student center even when the cost is already included in enrollment. The savings on movies alone, if you go a few times a semester, is worth the effort. Actually, you can save fifty times that if you just know how to use it! But what if you are a “student of life” – where’s the ID card and discounts for that?

We obviously can’t promote the forging of identification cards, as holding such cards can cost hundreds of dollars in fines and/or community service, a misdemeanor, and generating them can cost over a thousand dollars, possible jail time and incur a felony. Of course, most convictions are in regards to fake driver’s licenses or state IDs which give a false age and identity, not the student card created for a young looking 29-year-old simply interested in getting a few bucks shaved off the price of admission.

Though “novelty” IDs are sold all over the internet (magnetic strips, holograms, and smart chips included), they’re mainly from companies located outside the U.S. – and whether or not you receive your card is another story. Best place for the drop-out to fast-track into a graduate program, is near any border town or city center that has a large number of -ahem- immigrants. In Los Angeles, that would mean Macarthur Park, where you can become a student of Whatever University for a small fee.

Another option is simply becoming a student! You can enroll, get your card, and withdraw in time to get a refund. Or hey – you could come to the realization it is time to take a few classes. Anyway, the card itself will give you discounts for museums, internet lounges, computers, restaurants, travel, etc., and with it you can then get other discount cards, such as the ISIC and ISC which saves you money across Europe, Korea, Singapore, Egypt, Australia. Note: If you are home-schooled, IDs can be obtained online at Parents Educating at Home which offers student IDs as well as IDs for parent teachers so they can get teacher discounts.