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Can Linux be dual booted on a computer with Windows?
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I'm going to go against the grain a bit and suggest trying Linux in a virtual machine instead of dual booting.
In case you haven't heard of them, virtual machines are like a computer inside your computer. You can set up as many as you like, as long as you have the space, and if they go wrong, they won't affect the rest of your computer. You can set them up to share a folder with Windows for accessing your files.
The reason I'm suggesting a virtual machine is because you use your computer for school. Linux is very user friendly these days, and pretty easy to set up, but this seems to be something that you're new to, so you won't know how to fix any problems that come up.
If you've got school work due and something goes wrong, you don't want to be fixing the computer instead of doing your work.
Once you've got some experience, then look at dual booting.
P.S. Mint is a great choice :)