thanks for the info...i will renew my AC 12 EDU license and wait for 13. 
i'm not saying students should get the new version before paying customers, but why do we have to wait for over a month? all they have to do is change the link for the download on the website, nobody has to ship anything.
AFWIW, Revit 2010 was available for student download within a week of its release.
Students such as myself are the people who will be entering the work force, and often have more experience with a diversity of 3d BIM programs, including ArchiCAD, revit, rhinoe, 3ds max, maya, etc, than many of the older more experienced architects in the firms we work. many small firms look to the young talent for advice about what programs to use and purchase. so there is some value to providing decent customer service to students.
i'm not saying students should get the new version before paying customers, but why do we have to wait for over a month? all they have to do is change the link for the download on the website, nobody has to ship anything.
AFWIW, Revit 2010 was available for student download within a week of its release.
Students such as myself are the people who will be entering the work force, and often have more experience with a diversity of 3d BIM programs, including ArchiCAD, revit, rhinoe, 3ds max, maya, etc, than many of the older more experienced architects in the firms we work. many small firms look to the young talent for advice about what programs to use and purchase. so there is some value to providing decent customer service to students.
Actually it has not been a Month yet for me at least. I received my Box a week ago and some people still have not received theirs.
If you know somebody who has the professional version you can use the DVD to install Educational and your current (or upgraded) serial number will work with it.
If not you could try if there is an upgrade here:
https://eduregistration.graphisoft.com/registration.aspx
Or if you can download the trial version and install it as Edu.
https://trialregistration.graphisoft.com/
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Actually Professors teach the students that go and spread the word.
We get preferential treatment
If you know somebody who has the professional version you can use the DVD to install Educational and your current (or upgraded) serial number will work with it.
If not you could try if there is an upgrade here:
Or if you can download the trial version and install it as Edu.
https://trialregistration.graphisoft.com/
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Actually Professors teach the students that go and spread the word.
We get preferential treatment
10/29...still no AC 13 edu download... 
when oh when is ac13 coming out for the student 
