By: Aaron Rotter
Your student ID comes with a lot of value in the form of discounts. Your student ID provides helpful discounts, everything from food to entertainment to transportation.
If you don’t have a student ID the steps are very simple. Officer Wyatt, a security guard at Wilbur Wright College, described it as simply coming down to security with your student ID number, requesting the physical ID, and then security will lead you into their office and handle the picture and printing.
As long as you are enrolled in more than six credit hours at a City College of Chicago, your student ID can get you a discounted Ventra U-pass which gives unlimited free rides on CTA buses and trains throughout the semester. The opt-in, returning student, and new student instructions are on ccc.edu/services/get-your/u-pass/.
86 Narragansett/Ridgeland bus stop infront of Wrigth College. Photo Credits: Jenin Hattab
There are many discounts Wright students are eligible for, including common entertainment apps. If you go to the YouTube student planning landing page and follow the steps listed, you can get one month trial of YouTube premium plus and a discounted monthly rate of $7.99 after that.
Spotify has a similar deal for college students. Go to spotify.com/us/student to receive a one month of a free trial, following a discounted monthly rate of $5.99.
If shopping is more of your thing, Amazon Prime has a lucrative discount for students that are new members. It is called Prime Student, you receive all the benefits of Amazon Prime with a six month free trial and a discounted price of $7.49 a month afterwards to continue, Amazon Student.
Student ID benefits are not limited to online discounts; many museums offer discounted or free general admissions. Museums that offer this are The Art Institute of Chicago, American Writers museum, Richard H. Driehaus museum, Dusable Museum of African American History, International Museum of Surgical Science, and Chicago History museum. The exact details of the discounts are found on their individual websites and it would be useful to call ahead.
Many of your favorite fast food locations offer 10 - 20% discounts on full meals just for showing them your student ID. It’s worth it to ask at any place you visit but the most common discounts are at McDonalds, Burger King, TCBY Yogurt, Papa Johns, Subway, Pizza Hut, Dunkin’ Donuts, Arby’s, Buca Di Beppo, Taco Bell, Dominoes, IHOP, and Waffle House. Other benefits include a free drink at Chick-fil-a and Chipotle, also a choice between a free drink or a $5 burrito meal at Qdoba.
Mcdonalds infront of Wright College, on Narragansett and Montrose. Photo Credit: Jenin Hattab
A couple final benefits include free Microsoft Office applications and a Chime account. To access the Microsoft Office space, go to your outlook email in your browser and on the left hand side there is an apps tab that lists them all out free of charge. Chime is an online mobile banking app and benefits from your student ID include no monthly service fees, early direct deposit, and free atm usage.
Don’t let your student ID rot in your wallet, use it to its fullest and save money on a substantial amount of activities.
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