I'm a CS major at Virginia Tech, and there's mixed support here. The college of engineering requires that all of their students have windows. However, if you are planning on going into computer science, then this is only really an issue in your first year. I personally dual boot Vista (pre-loaded, and required...) and Ubuntu (Jaunty right the moment). This lets me use linux for pretty much everything, with the exception of DyKnow - educational software which from what I've heard is only used your freshman year. There is a Linux/Unix User Group here on campus which is more than pleased to help anyone who needs it.
Simple answer: YES you can use Linux, but you might have to dual boot windows (or use a VM).
PS - to anyone who's saying that she should give up linux - that just plain doesn't make sense. Its her choice, let her find a solution that fits her.
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I'm a CS major at Virginia Tech, and there's mixed support here. The college of engineering requires that all of their students have windows. However, if you are planning on going into computer science, then this is only really an issue in your first year. I personally dual boot Vista (pre-loaded, and required...) and Ubuntu (Jaunty right the moment). This lets me use linux for pretty much everything, with the exception of DyKnow - educational software which from what I've heard is only used your freshman year. There is a Linux/Unix User Group here on campus which is more than pleased to help anyone who needs it. Simple answer: YES you can use Linux, but you might have to dual boot windows (or use a VM). PS - to anyone who's saying that she should give up linux - that just plain doesn't make sense. Its her choice, let her find a solution that fits her.