Macbook Air 13 vs Macbook Pro Retina 13 for college?

Question

In your opinion, what would be better for college?
A Macbook Air 2012 vs. Macbook Pro Retina 13"?
I'm a Junior in high school right now and I have a 13in MBP, early 2011 base model. I just upgraded the RAM to 8GB. (I'm not a spoiled kid, I have a pretty well paying job, for a teen with no bills haha, and I purchased this myself.)
This question is more for next year. With the refurbished models of these, both 8GB of RAM.
Which would be a better everyday computer for notes in class, portability (although I know the Air is best for that), Netflix, Youtube, etc.?
I'm thinking of selling my MBP, because it's so **** heavy and honestly not quick enough for me. My mom is considering taking my MBP and buying one of those upon graduation and I pay the difference.
-combine one of these with also owning an iMac (saving up for one, most likely a refurb model)
-I don't care about USB slots (both have the same anyway), I have USB Hubs
-Storage space isn't an issue for me, I would use the SSD storage for the important things such as documents, etc. and use my External HDD for media files, such as; movies, music, photos and backup
-I don't play computer games
I'm pretty knowledgable on them too, I'm really just wanting some honest opinions and maybe tell me if you use either for college/notes.
Thanks for any answers

Answer 1

You sound like you only want us to justify what you've already made up your mind to do and have some tangible evidence to back you up with the folks.
If you can afford it, yeah, the Retina will be a vast improvement over a measly Air. Just remember it is a totally closed system and if you want it to last and have a good resale value, you will need to buy as much computer as you can. Especially in the RAM department. The storage area is becoming less of an issue since OWC has already come out with replacement for that part and if the market improves others will surely follow.
Lastly, exactly when do you NEED the computer? New models will surely come out this year. Some years see two model releases, spring and fall. Last year we only saw a single one. And once in college, many schools have on-campus stores with attractive student prices.