Although I have a very strong feeling that the current growth is a bubble effect, it seems to be only the beginning of the bubble.
The Bitcoin market cap is not even 1% of the world economy, meaning that there is still a lot of potential for growth.
I would suggest you buy a small amount, an amount which you can risk at this moment. Please do not put money from your college funds and other savings into cryptocurrencies its way to volatile and unstable for that large a risk.