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The 10 Best Student Discounts in Houston

Want a $50 season subscription? $10 ballet tickets? You're in luck—if you have a student ID, of course.

By Michael Hardy November 6, 2014

Oh, to be a student. The intellectual freedom. The summers off. The parties. And, oh yeah, the discounts. There's a reason I held onto my graduate school ID even after dropping out two years ago. (Lamentably, it expired at the end of September.) That magic card is a passport to arts deals otherwise unavailable until you hit old age and begin to qualify for senior citizen discounts. So as a service to Houston students of all ages and types, we've compiled a list of the best student discounts in town, many of them at locations accessible by MetroRail—which you can ride at a discount rate with your student Q Card.

Not a student? Check out our previous list of the 7 Best Arts Deals in Houston.

1. Houston Symphony

$15 tickets for any Classical or Pops concert; $50 for a season ticket (6 Pops & 18 Classical concerts)

Next performance: Beethoven's Fifth, Nov 14–16

houstonsymphony.org

2. Houston Grand Opera

$15 students tickets through the Nexus program (limited number of tickets—call ahead to reserve)

Next performance: Otello, thru Nov 7; Così fan tutte, thru Nov 15

houstongrandopera.org

3. Houston Ballet

$10 rush tickets available 90 minutes prior to selected performances, depending on availability

Next performance: Jubilee of Dance, Dec 5