Check the price of the product minus the student discount and then look around for your nearest Community College and check the price of a photography class.
You might find it in your best interest to take a class.
ps, this is not the place to even hint at pirating copyrighted material. NOT saying anyone has, just sayin.
Be mindful, students purchase the Student Edition of CS5 Extended ($999 retail - students get 80% off ($199), not the regular version of CS5 ($699 retail).
You don't have to take a photography or any other specific kind of class, you just have to "attend an accredited primary or secondary school, university, or college..." to be eligible to purchase from Adobe's Education Store: Adobe.com Site Requirements
I looked at Adobe TV and was amazed at what both Lightroom 3 and Photoshop can do. My program can't do 1/4 of what they can do. Before that I thought it was all hype - it's not.