because its not a subscription

Talk to your IT dept. They might have a student version you can get for cheap.

And btw, 3 years is nothing for software like that. All the major features are already in the software. They just have to keep adding crap to it so people will buy the new version. It’s a big cause of software bloat.

If you think it’s crazy your school uses three year old programs wait until you find out how many businesses are running XP!