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Derrick
I graduate August 3. My ALA membership expires August 31. Would it be questionable to renew my membership before I graduate for another year at the student rate? Cause that's I'm sho nuff about to do.
June 27
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Do eet. Take the discount while you can.
- ωαřмaiden ❤Marrit Woman❤
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA you're cute
- Meg V. Meg
just do it.
- RepoRat
Do it. And then move to Canada. Because the "international" membership rate is even cheaper than the student rate (as I recall)
- DJF
I do love the Canadian National Anthem.
- Derrick
En francais?
- Julian
I think I still am a student.
- Chris Z.
Actually, you get the student rate for five years, even if you're not longer a student. I graduated in 2009 and I'm still paying the student rate (I think this is my last year).
- Laura Krier
Awesome, thanks Laura.
- Derrick
dangit, I paid too much then!
- Meg V. Meg
wait. what?
- DJF
Me too *cries with Meg*
- maʀtha
awww man! :'(
- John: Thread Killer
me too, Meg. :(
- ellbeecee
Yeah, totally do it.
- kaijsa
I'm looking at the form now and it says "STUDENT MEMBER - Includes individuals enrolled in a program for certificate or degree in library and information studies. Limited to five total years - $33" I'm assuming that ALA doesn't corroborate one's student status? Not that I'm still not going to do it at that rate.
- Derrick
Right, so no, you don't get to keep claiming to be a student when you're not. But you do get to claim to be a student for up to five years, probably for those folks who are doing it part time (like I was)
- DJF
Dude, I totally paid the "unemployed librarian" rate that one time when my membership came due when I was out on maternity leave (which was, technically, a period of unemployment inbetween one job and another job but I had the other job all lined up, contract signed, the whole shebang). Pay the student rate, my friend.
- Catherine Pellegrino
I gotcha, and I'm still only working part time at this point, so I am brazenly thinking that I should pay that student rate since I live like a student, IKEA furniture and ramen noodles be damned.
- Derrick
YES, and there may be an "earning less than $X,XXX" rate, and/or an "early career librarian" rate as well. It was painful when I aged out of the early career rate, let me tell you what.
- Catherine Pellegrino
If you are a student when you renew, then you can absolutely renew at the student rate.
- DJF
^Yup. True dat.
- Derrick
oh good. you all scared me :)
- maʀtha
Am researching full answer... For now, yes, you is a student ;) (means: renew now)
- awd