Slight correction - you only have to have a dot edu email! I know, I already picked up the Office pro for $80! I love my edu email!
And while's the "kind of" true, the actual stipulations are:
1. You must have a valid e-mail address at an educational institution ending with the domain suffix .EDU (i.e., leina@contoso.edu) OR have a valid email address at one of the educational institutions listed here.
2. You must be a student at a U.S. educational institution and must be actively enrolled in at least 0.5 course credit and be able to provide proof of enrollment upon request.
I doubt they check if you are actually enrolled, though.
