Quote Originally Posted by Tommy.net View Post
i am a student but unfortunately when i try to download it from the Dreamspark but unfortunately my college name is not present in the college list....

how to ensure microsoft that i am a student
I'm actually not sure how other people would do it. I happened to come across a (dutch, are you dutch?) site (www.surfspot.nl) that sells software for discount prices for students. I can login there with my university account and buy different products (like Windows 7 for €50 or something).
There was also a product called a "one year free DreamSpark license" or something like that. I could "buy" it (for €0) and it would get me a login for dreamspark, and now I can download anything I want from it.

So I'm pretty sure you need to get your login somewhere indirectly, via some site that can verify your student credentials (such as my university login account in my case). I would try contacting your school and see what they say.

Also note that everything you download is for learning purposes only, you cannot sell anything you make with those products.