MAYA 6 and a bare neck

I asked one of the support people at AM what version of MAYA I'd need, and I found out that the version I have (4.5) will not do! So, I need to purchase the student version of 6.5 ASAP!

On another note, I went a head and stuck my neck out and suggested an L.A. Chapter of AM Mentees. We'll see what comes of that. I thought it would be cool to meet the other students, perhaps at least haev contact to share info specific to the L.A. animation scene. We'll see...