<p>Cherry, I’m glad to hear that you’re self-aware as to how you sound in this post. I agree with most of the posters on this thread that it is impractical not to own a laptop for college, and I wholeheartedly back up pinkbunny; I would not at all be happy if my roommate were constantly clacking away on a typewriter. From your post, you sound rather self-righteous, and I would work on adjusting your attitude before you head to college. Who knows, perhaps you’ll find a whole contingent of type-writer using, internet-hating, aspiring creative writers, but the average student is quickly going to get tired of your schtick; I know I would. Kudos for trying to resist the procrastination vortex that is facebook, but if I were you, I would refrain from implying that it is the spawn of the devil and that all who use it are faceless, conformist, book-hating minions, as my guess is that it will not garner you many friends.</p>