Wanted: Cubase 3/4

Wait, you mean when you expand the "inserts" thing on the track display on the left while in the edit window? Well the lack of that in Reaper doesn't bother me, that's what the mix window is for ;) (PT is also this way)

Actually in Pro Tools you can have the Inserts show up to the right of the track names in the Edit Window much like Nuendo.
 
What's the rules on being a student and getting a discount? not looking for a freebee just curious..... Like if i'm going to college to be an electrician. Does that count? Or do you have to go to a certain school and taken certain audio production classes?
 
On sites such as musiciansfriend they say for the education edition all you need is a student/teacher ID number or the school's PO. So as long as you have an ID card with a number I think that's all they want.