Questions from a prospective MBP buyer

Hey all,
I'm going off to college next month, and my dad decided that I needed a laptop before I go. He and I looked into it, and we agreed that I could get a MBP. Thus far, I've decided on the 2.0Ghz 15.4" model, and I want to upgrade it to 1Gb (2 x 512Mb) RAM.
Due to a couple of factors, I was wondering about some of the other options I should choose. I'm going to be double-majoring in Informatics amd Biology, so I'm going to be doing computer programming on it, as well as other school-related tasks. I'm also somewhat of a gamer, but not a completely hardcore one. Also, this will by my first Apple computer. Based on those things, here are my questions:
1. Hard drive size. As I said, I'll be an Informatics major, so I'll have to have a number of school-related programs loaded for class. I'll almost definitely load up Boot Camp once I get the MBP so that I can play some of my favorite PC games, and have two or three recent games loaded on the computer at a time. I will also probably use GarageBand for personal music recording purposes and iMovie for recreational stuff. Also, my music collection is under 3 Gigs. I'm wondering if I'll be fine to just get the 80Gb hard drive, or does it sound like I need a larger one?
2. Display type. My second question is whether I should get a glossy display or a matte display. I know that glossy has better color quality, but suffers from glare, and matte has less glare but less brilliant color. My first instinct is to go with the glossy because I like the sound of the color quality. I realize there are discussions dedicated just to this topic, so feel free to skip this question unless you feel that there is an obvious choice based on the information I've given.
Sorry that this is kind of long, but I wanted to get those couple of things cleared up. Thanks in advance to anybody who takes the time to help.

Sorry, too many typos, rewrite: The hard drive is not an actual 1:1 ratio in terms of usable space. My 100gb 7200 drive has an actual capacity of 93.16. Following basic installation with modest programs such as Office, Filemaker and a few utilities, etc., I currently have 71gb available. You may very well be fine with something less although your field of study may require some hefty programs. Also, MP3 files, Windows and associated core software will eat up your available drive space sooner than you may think. Now, you may be just fine with only 1gb of memory for now, but again, your science core software may be better leveraged with additional RAM. If you want to lower your initial acquisition costs, then let that be your guide although I wouldn't recommend a drive smaller than 100gb.
Regards,

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