Depends on your budget. If your budget is around 1200 I would look at a refurbished 14" m1 pro MacBook pro. It’s a super fast machine and will last you until you graduate college. 120hz mini led screen is pretty good and definitely beats the 15" m2 air in terms of quality. Honestly if you can find m1 air with 16gb of ram that will meet your needs for basic school work for years. You never said a budget so giving that would 100% help. I would avoid going with an Intel mac. It’s just not worth it.
I just bought one for $1100 with 7 cycles on the battery. It was apple certified refurbished so it was basically perfect