Unless you really need Transposer (and it's pretty cool to import Poser animations) I'd wait and see how the new C6 vs C6Pro stacks up. Should be out in the fall..., and there are some questions what will happen with Transposer. My money is that DazStudio will import into C6 -- no extra plugin required.

The other reason to get Pro is the additional animation improvements. But I doubt as a student you'd have extra computers lying around idle for a render farm.... If you are not animating yet, I'd say hold off and wait. Another few months can't hurt.

If you can wait until the fall and see what C6 has in store (vs C6Pro -- we assume there will be a C6Pro), you could put a little of that money towards some useful plugins. ShaderOps and Veloute are just essential for complex procedural shaders.... AnythingGoos is probably essential for realism. Again, C6 or C6Pro might absorb some of the current plugins' capabilities....

Of course if you have extra money lying around get Pro -- you won't regret it, but don't do it based on features you might use some day. Daz will probably keep a similar upgrade path for C6 (similar price range anyway), so I'd say save your money now and wait to see what new features separate standard from Pro.

holly