Starting out with Github Education: Getting the Student Developer Pack

this article talks about how to get a totally free student developer pack filled with tools and everything needed to start out with coding and why you should get it

// What is Github Student Developer Pack?

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this is a pack of very valuable benefits offered by Github's and it's Partners to verified students.

// Why Should you get it?

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It includes amazing benefits such as a year free of a Namespace .me top-level domain name, free access to the Github Copilot Pair Programmer while you’re a student, just to name a few

these benefits and resources will help you as a beginner or (not a beginner) to improve your learning experience.

// How to Get It.

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\ prerequisites

1. *be at least 13 years old.
   
2. *have a an account on Github (2FA^[2] must be enabled).
   
3. *must possess a school-issued email that can be verified.
   
4. *must possess school documents that prove current student status. [student id, admission letter].
   
5. *at the time of application, you must be currently registered in a program that grants a degree or diploma.
   

\ steps

1. *first, head over to github education.

2. *sign in into your github account.

3. *click sign up for a student developer pack button.

4. *fill the form attached.

5. *submit the form.

   
   and... that's about it.
   

   on submission, your application will be reviewed and processed between 1hr and 8days

^[2] | Two-Factor Authentication