College and Laptops

I'd say Macbook because that's what I have and haven't had a single problem with it (only had it for a year and a half tho). I know that's not what you wanted, but w/e.

never have more than one other roommate. I live in a quad right now and it's hell (but I'm in the process of moving to a single). There's always so many people in our room, can't study in your own room, and can hardly move. Plus, the more roommates you have, the better chance of having a douchebag roommate.

Another piece of advice: get involved with something. Join a sports club or something if you're not doing cross country/track.

Watch this site for pretty ridiculous deals on laptops. If you're patient, you can get a really good computer for a few hundren bucks.

Macs are for wimps. Get a PC.

The first mistake you are making is calling yourself a freshmEn. Freshman....

I like to bag some freshman ladies outside the KK at the end of Langdon. Hotties like my polo logo sweaters.

ya bagging a freshmen has been fun for the past 3 years

I'm about to graduate from college and have used my Mac the whole time I've been here and have had no problems with it except some trouble with the battery (going on year 4, I now have to keep it plugged in or it goes dead in about 30 min.)

In high school we had to have laptops, but they weren't Mac and I had so much trouble with mine and the repair costs weren't kind so....in short go for a Mac, they are also really user-friendly.

As for your other q's get involved with something: a club team/community service group...really, anything you're interested in, your school is bound to have a group or club for it. As for study tips, I tended to stay on top of my schoolwork better the more I had going on...so hope that helps and good luck.

Yeah man, few to no roommates the way to go. or at least have a room to yourself or studing in the dorm will be rough. Join some sport or club.

I don't think you need a laptop, a desktop is fine. I haven't found my or my brother's laptops to be very durable. Desktops really do not take up that much more space and they are cheaper and like I said likely more durable saving money in the future. You don't need a laptop for class either. People who have just surf the net.

I think that depends on your major. I have a desktop, but now I could really use a laptop (I'm a senior). As far as brand goes, that also depends on what you are studying.

Tips for a freshman...

- Live off campus if you can, as soon as you can.

- Stay away from the dining hall(s)...cook your own food.

- Get enough sleep.

- Don't drive drunk or ride with a drunk driver...designate a driver, call a cab, or do what my friend does and keep a sleeping bag in your car in case you need to spend the night at someone's house.

- Know how to change a flat.

- Do not speed on campus...campus police are always bored and will stop you any chance they get.

- Join an organization(s), including xc/track if you are doing that.

- If you are running on a college team, run EASY on your recovery days, warm-ups, etc. and fast during workouts and races.

- It's your choice, but I'd advise you not to date anyone on your team as a freshman.

- Do not get a dog or cat...you may end up moving somewhere in the future that doesn't allow pets.

- Talk to a counselor if you feel depressed, etc.

- Do not consult letsrun.com for any medical issues.

- Study something you enjoy.

- Stay in touch with your family.

- Have fun.

Wonderful advice above.

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Thanks for the advice. I am not doing track/xc next year. Does anyone have any other laptops that they would suggest getting? thanks

Having experience with PC's and Mac's I would go with a PC. Especially for what you are using it for.

I would go with a rather cheap laptop if you ONLY plan on using it for internet and papers. As far as what brand name, that doesn't really matter if you still plan on using it only for those things you mentioned. Computers start having problems for people who use them more than just internet and school (games, music etc.) Check out

www.tigerdirect.com

for some good deals. You can usually find a laptop between 599 and 799 that would suit you perfectly.

If you want to actually go to a store, go to your local best buy, look at the laptops, pick one that you like. Memory, Hard Drive, etc. isn't going to matter much, unless you plan on having a lot of music, pictures. If so, I can help you out a little.

A quick tip if you do buy a computer, make sure to get anti-virus software! This is a must have, if it doesn't come free with your computer, buy it! If you don't want to spend the money, there are a few good ones for free that I can tell you about. I fixed computer during college and the number 1 problem was people had viruses or spyware on their computer from outdated anti-virus software.

As far as advice for school, join a club is good advice. But mostly, don't be uptight. Be easy going about everything around you and you will find life in college is much easier. It's not bad if you have 5 roommates but you don't care about a little noise on a thursday night or a dirty room. Put that aside and have fun. For the people who complain about noise and wanting to study, go to the Library, that's what they're there for.

Also, I plan to have itunes on the computer. I'll remember the stuff about anti virus. Originally I was considering getting a Mac, but quite a few people told me that they aren't compatible with a lot of programs the University uses.

Cash would you recommend a HP laptop? I heard that they are pretty dependable computers. I have ruled out getting a Dell. Thanks

Don't get too sucked in to the party lifestyle.

At my college - there were people there who were basically set for life, all they had to do was survive through school, get a degree and they were going to taken care of for life.

There was a guy that I went to school with, he was dumb as an f'in' rock - dad was in the right society circle, he stepped into at a company that transports buns to McDonald's - anyhow, the guy is now the VP of Transportation of some mega transportation firm that all they do is transport freakin' hamburger bun.

Another guy ... his dad was a US Ambassador to Honduras, anyway, his son was a complete waste, long story short he is yet another VP of a global transportation firm.

These guys were slackers and malcontents - partying like crazy guys throughout school, didn't care about anything. Because they were set for life - essentially - barring murder, which would have only been an inconvenience.

One of their friends and fellow partier, born to parents of lesser means - was living off of the "emergency" credit card while his father worked an engineering job in Pakistan. Meanwhile, son wrecked his sports car, ended up in the hospital, ran up huge beer bills buy purchasing beer at the gas station. After a short stay in Pakistan with mom and dad, he came back home, lived with mom, got a job to pay off his bills while he attended the local community college.

... anyhow, have fun in moderation, and study hard. In today's global economy we are all competing against the best from the rest of the world.

Get a Mac. What kind of programs would a University run school wide that are PC specific? Sounds like BS. If you truly find you need to run PC programs, you can run Windows on any newer Mac anyways. If you truly find you need to run PC programs, you can run Windows on any newer Mac anyways.