I just graduated from Clarkson University this year, and I picked up an old laptop the summer before my senior year. I would highly recommend a laptop since it won't take up all the desk space you have (having just the monitor and keyboard on my desk in the freshman dorms, I wound up buying a clipboard to do written work on since I didn't have any room on my desk.
Laptops are nice and easy to move out of the way, plus it's nice to be able to carry them with you to group meetings and the like. Taking notes in class was only useful a few times, but having your own computer instead of a lab computer is great, especially if you are a programmer.
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I just graduated from Clarkson University this year, and I picked up an old laptop the summer before my senior year. I would highly recommend a laptop since it won't take up all the desk space you have (having just the monitor and keyboard on my desk in the freshman dorms, I wound up buying a clipboard to do written work on since I didn't have any room on my desk.
Laptops are nice and easy to move out of the way, plus it's nice to be able to carry them with you to group meetings and the like. Taking notes in class was only useful a few times, but having your own computer instead of a lab computer is great, especially if you are a programmer.