Where do you go to college? Most colleges offer campus-wide wireless access now, so cellular email access thru blackberry would be unnecessary.
Get a
Dell Axim and I promise you won't be sorry. With 802.11 wireless access you have full email (and even IM) when you're on campus/in class, bluetooth can allow you to add on accessories (my buddy just bought a SUPER nice GPS unit), and it has full sync with Windoze, Outlook, etc.