Yes I do know about grow boxes. I built my own grow box and have ran a 6 week perpetual harvest for the last year.

People will know you have a grow box.
There will be odour and you really need to manage it effectively.
A college house and you expect no one to find out about it. (Rule#1 in those grow books you ordered).
I would expect that with much reading you will be able to grow decently. My "don't bother" is a statement meant to discourage. You are risking a lot.
I didn't watch the whole grow box video but I'd expect that they are quite expensive. For the cost of this box you could pay 1/2 of your tuition.

On the other hand if you are gangbusters and really want to risk everything, don't get the box, pick up 4 600W HPS convertable to run both halide and hps, pick up 2 500CFM extraction fans, 4 oscilating fans and 4 carbon filters. set up 2 4 x 8 tables and pick up 50 5 gal buckets. Read those books cover to cover like you would a textbook and study.