I'm late to this discussion, but...
I have been there and done that!
I got my bird when I was in grad school. His noise necessitated my move to a rental that was rough to afford. That was the worst of it. The best of it was having a loving companion on my shoulder while I bumbled through all the tedium of research, reports, etc. There were times I could not BELIEVE I had brought this burden on myself AND the bird, but one way or another, we kept making do. Every residential choice I made after school had to take the bird into consideration. There were years when I know he did without enough attention, but all I can say is that I did my best. Now that I'm retired, we're both back to a life of leisure. Parrots are lifetime friends, as we all know, And a lifetime always has changes, complications, compromises...
I'm not sure whether I'm trying to encourage or discourage getting a bird while in college. I can't say it was always good for me OR the bird, but we made it. I CAN say that I can't imagine being without him today!