film will get you really good quality pictures, but it gets very expensive buying film all the time, and If you are going to take a lot of pictures and think you will mess up a lot, You really need to have your own darkroom, or access to one at school or something. i would say get digital if you are just starting off, because it is a lot more flexible and you can store pictures on your computer, and figure out a bit how cameras work. It is just more convenient to use, and if you really want to get into photography, buy a film camera later on. If you end up going to a school where they have fine arts, I knwo where I am there are all kinds of used film cameras and dark room stuff for sale dirt cheap.