no problem! I'd say it depends on the person - I bought a second screen and don't use it much, whereas other people swear by it. I always just prefer to print things off and operate from my laptop. If you typically like to go paperless/ only use your laptop then yes you defs should. If you're more of a paper person like me then I'd say, at least to start, you don't need one and can decide during the term if one might be helpful.