My IT department recommends a Dell Inspiron 14 5000 or a Dell Inspiron 2-in-1 7000. However, security and FOSS are very important to me. I want a laptop with some form of open firmware—such as coreboot—but I also strongly prefer AMD to Intel. I am a freshman going into college to study CS.
From the perspective of an IT guy, I’d want you to get whatever laptop is common in the environment so that I can actually support you. I’m way more likely to have spare parts and familiarity with common issues that way.