Macbook with College E-mail

For college I want to get a Mac, preferably a Macbook. However, the college email is microsoft outlook web access. Is this a type of program that I can still get into without using Bootcamp, or will it work just by getting there through Safari? And if I need a special program, would Bootcamp suffice or would I need something more?
I hope this is not too confusing and thanks for your help!

You should be fine just using safari to access your mail.
My old University used microsoft outlook web access as well to handle their emails. And I logged in through safari. Mine looked a bit different then my friend's who used pcs but it worked all the same.
I do suppose their could be a chance though in which it may require internet explorer. If that is the case then bootcamp will work perfectly as long as you have a full retail version of windows to install with it.
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