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Apparently the college here uses the highest quality windows editing program(i forget the name) they can afford for windows.
For college I will mainly use the school labs but I need the computer for purposes other than school. For example, me and a few friends are making a promotional video for my high school and we have to use our own software and most of our own equipment(lighting(and any extra cameras we might need) is supplied by the school) and for now we're using my friend's editing computer for it.
Now you're just trying to justify the money you spent; my guess is you're trying to justify it to yourself far more than to anyone posting here.
Suck it up and admit that one of the platitudes you often hear is mostly true: You get what you pay for.
My advice: save your money until you actually NEED a PC for video editing before you buy one or throw any more money into the doorstop you bought. Then buy something that meets your need.
If you actually want it, you can get the $$ to have a good PC by the time you hit college. Or you can just say you want it and not save the money. Your choice, do what you want.