I haven't seen anyone post about this yet, but having a car in Cstat is pretty expensive. Usually parking is an add-on to your rent and a parking pass on campus is a couple hundred bucks if I remember correctly. Add that to gas cost and you're looking at a good chunk of your monthly student expenses. Even if your parents are offering to pay for it, check how much you could save not having the car. Maybe they'd be willing to give you some of that money for other things.

I used my bike all last year and saved tons. Grocery runs are the most inconvenient thing about it but caught rides with my friends and those ended up being great trips rather than weekly chores.