Would it be a bad idea to grow while in college? I feel like I would easily get caught and from what I hear most ppl only grow in california
Residence? Yes, bad idea. If you get caught you'll get expelled or worse. Off campus living? No different than anywhere else.
Going to school in Georgia myself i can tell you growing in dorms is way too risky, at my school whenever there is a fire alarm or anything of the sort the cops and RAs will check the rooms and if they see anything that is in anyway suspicious they will search it further. But if you live off campus you should be good, just keep your mouth shut about what you have in your closet. If people know about it and they get in trouble with the law they will turn narc real quick if it gets them less of a sentence.
I think if you had an ultra stealth, very small cabinet that was masterfully camouflaged in plain sight you might be OK. Absolutely no one else can know.