I'm not dumb, my MAC obviously wouldnt be my first choice for any school work other than word documents. In this case it only became an option because it would save me from having to buy a new cheap pc or to save me the hassle of trying to find a good copy of windows xp from someone/somewhere.
My mac is just my everyday web surfing/music computer. Obviously if my PC was still functioning properly I'd be using THAT for CAD, you retards.
Anyway I believe I've found a solution.