My sister and I got our frist GSD at the beginning of this school year, the reason we didn't wait the one year until we graduate is because of the rediculous amount of freetime we have. Of course theres studying and all the fun stuff but honestly I wouldn't take it back for anything! Shes a great motivator to stay active too. There will be times when you are buried in school work but if you can make a commitment to always make sure you give them excercise I would say go for it