Don't go to study yet I'm only 15 xD
But I see a lot of students who always have laptops etc. Is that compulsory then?! WTF?
Take notes, submit quick information, create / present presentations and much more. A laptop is almost indispensable these days if you want to educate yourself.
Duty in the sense that you will only be admitted if you do not have a laptop, of course. However, many require it, so you may have problems with some lecturers without. You will also have to do a lot of presentations or something. It is definitely an advantage to have your own. But there are also universities that provide you with something like this if you simply can't afford it yourself, or there are rooms in which you can use a PC. Will not be the newest then.
There's no regulation at the university that requires this.
But in most courses it is very useful and helpful.
And in some courses it is hardly possible to do without it.
For many things it would be enough to use a PC at home, but a laptop is of course much more practical.
Ultimately you will be forced to write longer documents at some point, such as Homework on a few dozen pages or test protocols if you would study science and not to forget the thesis. If you don't want to do this with a typewriter, you already need a PC. Whether you always have to carry it around with you is another question, depends on the subject. LG
You are not forced to have a laptop, but it makes life a lot easier.
For example, you might have to write to the library for homework, because you can't / may not borrow everything and carry it home. Most are there with their laptops. The same applies to group work where everyone makes part of a ppt presentation, for example, which is impractical because there's nothing portable. Sometimes students bring their own computers with them when they give a presentation. I liked to study, research and follow up in the calm and concentrated atmosphere of the library.
Sometimes you need certain programs that you get as a student license. If you then want to show your lecturer or college student what you have done, it becomes more impractical (but not impossible) with USBs.
Sure, somehow you can do that with a normal computer at home and a few good USB sticks, but I would find this impractical. I had a Lenovo with a docking station at home and had received a second screen from someone, which was quite practical. Used is not particularly expensive, there are shops in many cities that sell used laptops or old company laptops.
When it comes to lectures, it matters if a lot is sketched or if there are a lot of formulas that are stupidly quick to type, then paper and pen can be more practical. That also depends on personal taste.
