I would recommend taking a look at what software is going to be the most demanding for your industry. Look at the minimum hardware requirements for this most demanding software and pad it or even double it if possible. If you want to have it be something that lasts through school and into your career you need to make sure it has the CPU and RAM to handle the demands and rigors of the software. If it is a high end CAD program or a drafting software keep in mind these get updated over time and can easily demand more from your machine if you went with the bare minimum requirements.

I've found that the extra $ towards RAM, CPU and GPU do pay off dividends which allow for peace of mind and longevity when it comes to laptops.

Perhaps even consider a gaming laptop, which although it isn't marketed at this sector, it would most likely surpass the requirements and may continue to out-perfom in other areas and benchmarks of everyday use. Laptops are super difficult to upgrade components on, so its more of an "in stone" decision.

That being said, the proper choice may not be one from your list.

I hope that makes sense,

heirofnone