I have the shittiest eyes. My prescription changes every year and its been that way since the second grade. I tried contacts at one point, but it became too much of a hassle especially due to how often they were falling out.
The only advice I can give is to not get transition lenses. They work, but they're not very effective, and knowing that you're a college student who probably spends most of his time inside, transition lenses would just add a good hundred or so dollars to the bill.