Hi there! Welcome to software freedom. I started a local Linux User Group to help folks just like you. We’ve done one install fest already and have helped a few folks in learning about GNU/Linux. Feel free to hit me up with any questions as there’s usually a lot of discussion to get to what the right decisions for you might be. Congratulations on making the best computing decision ever!

If your school has a career center, that’s another place to start.

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