Changes in Microsoft's Academic Exam Policies
Shdwmage
Member Posts: 374
Good Afternoon,
I was trying to take advantage of Microsoft Academic pricing through the PearsonVue website yesterday. I did a lot of searching, but I wasn't coming up with any results online. So I called PearsonVue who then referred me to Microsoft.
With Prometric you could select the 72 series exam and take exams at student pricing with valid student. On the phone with Microsoft I was told that academic pricing now only applies to those schools that are PearsonVue authorized testing centers. The discount will automatically apply if the PearsonVue website detects your .edu is one of the ones they are partnered with.
This is a bunch of malarkey.
I just wanted to share my frustration.
Update - Solution Found
This is the solution. It works! I wanted to put this at the top. Thanks again Langfod!!!
I was trying to take advantage of Microsoft Academic pricing through the PearsonVue website yesterday. I did a lot of searching, but I wasn't coming up with any results online. So I called PearsonVue who then referred me to Microsoft.
With Prometric you could select the 72 series exam and take exams at student pricing with valid student. On the phone with Microsoft I was told that academic pricing now only applies to those schools that are PearsonVue authorized testing centers. The discount will automatically apply if the PearsonVue website detects your .edu is one of the ones they are partnered with.
This is a bunch of malarkey.
I just wanted to share my frustration.
Update - Solution Found
Try this:
When you log in to the Pearson site from the Microsoft certification site, edit your contact details and change your "Job Function" to "Student". Then Submit and schedule a test. The student pricing seems to appear this way.
This is the solution. It works! I wanted to put this at the top. Thanks again Langfod!!!
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2014: [x] 22-801 [x] 22-802 [x] CIW Web Foundation Associate
2015 Goals: [] 70-410
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Asif Dasl
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Microsoft – Where do you want to go today?
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Microsoft - It's all about the Benjamins!
Oh wait that was P.Diddy!
Probably pretty easy to get a free .edu address after a little Google, probably why they have changed it... -
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I have three vouchers all to expire in May, being full time at WGU and work I don't think I can use all three by then if you want to buy one at a discount price. -
srabiee
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I noticed that too. Fortunately, my WGU .edu email address allows the 72- exams.WGU Progress: Master of Science - Information Technology Management (Start Date: February 1, 2015)
Completed: LYT2, TFT2, JIT2, MCT2, LZT2, SJT2 (17 CU's)
Required: FXT2, MAT2, MBT2, C391, C392 (13 CU's)
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srabiee
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@wgu.eduWGU Progress: Master of Science - Information Technology Management (Start Date: February 1, 2015)
Completed: LYT2, TFT2, JIT2, MCT2, LZT2, SJT2 (17 CU's)
Required: FXT2, MAT2, MBT2, C391, C392 (13 CU's)
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology Network Design & Management (WGU - Completed August 2014) -
langfod
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Try this:
When you log in to the Pearson site from the Microsoft certification site, edit your contact details and change your "Job Function" to "Student". Then Submit and schedule a test. The student pricing seems to appear this way. -
Shdwmage
Member Posts: 374
Try this:
When you log in to the Pearson site from the Microsoft certification site, edit your contact details and change your "Job Function" to "Student". Then Submit and schedule a test. The student pricing seems to appear this way.
Langfod this work. I
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2013: [x] MCTS 70-680
2014: [x] 22-801 [x] 22-802 [x] CIW Web Foundation Associate
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langfod
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I should have mentioned that I have not actually completed the signup and taken a test doing this yet, myself. If the procedure has not really changed then one should just need to show the proctor valid school identification.
