I've seen a lot of students serious about video editing switching from (typically pirated) Premiere Pro to Resolve as the free version got better and better. One student told me his high school filmmaking class was switching from FCP to Resolve so that everyone could easily work on their projects at home. It's pretty much the only freeware professional editing suite available - and if some of those students later work in the industry they'll prefer the system they're familar with.
When I used Resolve several years ago the system requirements were high but you could mitigate that by using a proxy workflow.
When I used Resolve several years ago the system requirements were high but you could mitigate that by using a proxy workflow.