<p>I’m using an MBP as a computer science major, and so far I’ve had no problems. In fact, in my school, the computer you use really makes no difference, since we SSH to the school’s Linux machines for most of our work anyway. If anything, I prefer working on my Mac over working on a PC because it’s built on Unix, so the command line is similar to Linux.</p>
<p>Check with your school to see if they have any preferences, as some schools are particular. If they say they don’t care, they mean it. In fact, most of the people in my computer science class (and, actually, most of my friends in general) have Macs.</p>