a dog is a lot of responsibility and can be quite costly. if you get a dog through an agency, will they be willing to pay the costs if it gets ill? my other question is where will you be living? I don't know if a dorm would be the best/easiest place to keep a dog.

did you consider going to school closer to home? do you have to go so far away to school or do you feel like this will be the best choice for you?