School prevents the use of a better lap top than the one provided, that a student needs and uses wisely?

You seem to be attending a private school which expects to make money by forcing students to rent specific computer equipment from them. I have never heard of a public funded school which interfered with the students' using whatever technology they were able to learn, as long as they didn't cheat with it. So, there are a couple of steps you can take. (You must be prepared to accept the consequences.) One step is to look at the quality of the school you are going to. You never mention its name, but consider whether it is the kind of place you should be. (I've also got my suspicions based on the fact that the school saddles you with a "contract." Real, legitimate institutions do no such thing.) If you are, indeed, attending a private, "for profit" institution, you might want to consider switching to a school where the education comes ahead of profit. Once you know where you stand, there are some choices. One is to drop out and attend school somewhere else. In the long run, that might be your best choice. But if you really like the school in ways that are important to you (aside from the technology issue), then you might try a negotiation. Make an appointment to see the person in charge of the academic program and tell him or her that you are happy and want to remain in the school, but you want permission to use your own computer equipment. Politely suggest that you are willing to continue paying tuition and fees, but do not want to pay rental for inferior equipment. State openly that their insistence on your using equipment you do not find acceptable is a "deal breaker" and that you will withdraw from the school if they cannot accommodate your preference. (You must be prepared to follow up and do exactly as you have said. Never make an empty threat -- it ruins your credibility.) One of two things will happen. They'll accommodate you, and you'll be happier, or they won't, and you will withdraw and go someplace else. (You might end up having to pay some of the tuition and equipment rental fees because of what the contract says. Look it over carefully.) Those are just about your only choices. If you sit and do nothing, you will remain frustrated, and that is of no use to anyone.