Does it help to have a laptop?

cobale
Thu, 07 Apr 2016 14:35:08 +0000

My daughter will be a freshman at WashU this fall. A question to current students (or to their parents): How helpful will a laptop be to her?

A new 15" MacBook Pro costs $2,000. I’d rather not spend that money unless she’ll get plenty of use out of it (not just on Netflix). Do students frequently use them in class, the library, and in lounges? Or are the computer resources that are available on campus typically sufficient?

thanks