Many students will be buying a new laptop before they start college. Save your money, and do not buy your own new MS software. UVa students can obtain a full suite of MS Office 2016 for free. Other software may be available at low or no cost.
http://its.virginia.edu/software/mslicenses/compare.html
You can also get free upgrades of Windows operating systems. Therefore, Windows users might think about buying a basic version of Windows with your laptop, and then doing the free upgrade from UVa…
(As of a couple years ago, new students could obtain the software during their summer orientation, but I don’t know the current policy.)