The best laptop for a first year college students are:-
HP Envy 13 (2021): The best overall laptop.
MacBook Air (M1, Late 2020): The best Mac for students.
Dell XPS 13 (Late 2020).
HP Envy x360 13 (2020).
Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020).
HP Spectre x360 14.
Acer Swift 3 (2020, AMD Ryzen).
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Gen 9).