Design software question

I'm halfway through an external Building design degree and wanted to know what the best design software to get for my mac and mac book pro to use during uni and when Im working as a designer, ive never used any design software before.

As someone who gets their "kicks" from answering questions here (very much like a Professor), I suggest you go to their office hours and sit with them to ask that broad, open-ended question.
The answers are likely convoluted and defy simple email-type answers. They can probably provide a "magazine article length" answer with many, many plusses and minuses they can give you on the spot, but will not commit to an email because writing a balanced appraisal is too much work. And a simple "this one" answer would be unfair because it does not list the drawbacks of each solution.

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