What internet security software are you running? Try turning it completely OFF or uninstalling it for a little while. You mentioned Security Essentials and Ad-aware - is there anything else you are running? The two above mentioned programs would not cause this problem.
You can use a program called WhoCrashed to analyze your crash dumps. Install the software, run it, click the Analyze button and copy and paste your results. It might tell exactly what is causing the issue.
Does your school use some kind of sign in mechanism to prevent unauthorized users from accessing the wireless network? If so, this would be one significantly different thing to differentiate this particular network from any other. Have they had you add any software to your laptop to access their network?
No internet security software other than Security Essentials and Ad-aware. I have tried disabling both, but the problem remained. I used to use avast! until my free trial ran out, and I switched to AVG briefly but it caused issues with my E-mail so I uninstalled it awhile back.
I installed whocrashed and have copy pasted the results below. Weirdly enough, it's recording "crashes" during times when I don't remember getting a BSOD, and during times when I wasn't using the school's internet. It also doesn't seem to have recorded crashes during times when I specifically remember getting a BSOD. So I can't speak to the accuracy of the information, but here it is:
(Note: it says to update drivers but, as I said before, I have double checked and my drivers are definitely up to date. I have also tried uninstalling and reinstalling them.)
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windows version: Windows 7 Service Pack 1, 6.1, build: 7601
windows dir: C:\Windows
CPU: GenuineIntel Intel® Core™ i5-3210M CPU @ 2.50GHz Intel586, level: 6
4 logical processors, active mask: 15
RAM: 6332674048 total
VM: 2147352576, free: 1942335488
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Crash Dump Analysis
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Crash dump directory: C:\Windows\Minidump
Crash dumps are enabled on your computer.
On Tue 10/8/2013 5:58:08 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\100813-12901-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: tcpip.sys (0xFFFFF88001A92572)
Bugcheck code: 0xD1 (0x0, 0x2, 0x0, 0xFFFFF88001A92572)
Error: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\tcpip.sys
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: TCP/IP Driver
Bug check description: This indicates that a kernel-mode driver attempted to access pageable memory at a process IRQL that was too high.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in a standard Microsoft module. Your system configuration may be incorrect. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver on your system that cannot be identified at this time.
On Tue 10/8/2013 5:58:08 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\memory.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: netr28x.sys (netr28x+0x97ACB)
Bugcheck code: 0xD1 (0x0, 0x2, 0x0, 0xFFFFF88001A92572)
Error: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\netr28x.sys
product: Ralink 802.11n Wireless Adapters
company: Ralink Technology, Corp.
description: Ralink 802.11 Wireless Adapter Driver
Bug check description: This indicates that a kernel-mode driver attempted to access pageable memory at a process IRQL that was too high.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
A third party driver was identified as the probable root cause of this system error. It is suggested you look for an update for the following driver: netr28x.sys (Ralink 802.11 Wireless Adapter Driver, Ralink Technology, Corp.).
Google query: Ralink Technology, Corp. DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
On Tue 10/8/2013 5:51:08 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\100813-12979-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: tcpip.sys (0xFFFFF88001A92572)
Bugcheck code: 0xD1 (0x0, 0x2, 0x0, 0xFFFFF88001A92572)
Error: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\tcpip.sys
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: TCP/IP Driver
Bug check description: This indicates that a kernel-mode driver attempted to access pageable memory at a process IRQL that was too high.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in a standard Microsoft module. Your system configuration may be incorrect. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver on your system that cannot be identified at this time.
On Thu 10/3/2013 6:21:29 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\100313-13104-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: tcpip.sys (tcpip+0x92572)
Bugcheck code: 0x3B (0xC0000005, 0xFFFFF88001A92572, 0xFFFFF8800846D7C0, 0x0)
Error: SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\tcpip.sys
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: TCP/IP Driver
Bug check description: This indicates that an exception happened while executing a routine that transitions from non-privileged code to privileged code.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in a standard Microsoft module. Your system configuration may be incorrect. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver on your system that cannot be identified at this time.
On Thu 10/3/2013 6:18:21 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\100313-13587-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: tcpip.sys (tcpip+0x92572)
Bugcheck code: 0x3B (0xC0000005, 0xFFFFF88001A92572, 0xFFFFF8800B6C77C0, 0x0)
Error: SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\tcpip.sys
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: TCP/IP Driver
Bug check description: This indicates that an exception happened while executing a routine that transitions from non-privileged code to privileged code.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in a standard Microsoft module. Your system configuration may be incorrect. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver on your system that cannot be identified at this time.
On Fri 9/13/2013 7:17:58 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\091313-13041-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: tcpip.sys (0xFFFFF88001A92572)
Bugcheck code: 0xD1 (0x0, 0x2, 0x0, 0xFFFFF88001A92572)
Error: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\tcpip.sys
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: TCP/IP Driver
Bug check description: This indicates that a kernel-mode driver attempted to access pageable memory at a process IRQL that was too high.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in a standard Microsoft module. Your system configuration may be incorrect. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver on your system that cannot be identified at this time.
On Fri 9/6/2013 7:44:06 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\090613-15444-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: tcpip.sys (tcpip+0x92572)
Bugcheck code: 0x3B (0xC0000005, 0xFFFFF88001A92572, 0xFFFFF8800AA6A7C0, 0x0)
Error: SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\tcpip.sys
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: TCP/IP Driver
Bug check description: This indicates that an exception happened while executing a routine that transitions from non-privileged code to privileged code.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in a standard Microsoft module. Your system configuration may be incorrect. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver on your system that cannot be identified at this time.
On Wed 9/4/2013 8:41:49 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\090413-13260-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: tcpip.sys (tcpip+0x92572)
Bugcheck code: 0x3B (0xC0000005, 0xFFFFF88001A92572, 0xFFFFF88009AED7C0, 0x0)
Error: SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\tcpip.sys
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: TCP/IP Driver
Bug check description: This indicates that an exception happened while executing a routine that transitions from non-privileged code to privileged code.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in a standard Microsoft module. Your system configuration may be incorrect. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver on your system that cannot be identified at this time.
On Wed 9/4/2013 6:22:58 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\090413-14118-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: tcpip.sys (tcpip+0x92572)
Bugcheck code: 0x3B (0xC0000005, 0xFFFFF88001A92572, 0xFFFFF88008C9A7C0, 0x0)
Error: SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\tcpip.sys
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: TCP/IP Driver
Bug check description: This indicates that an exception happened while executing a routine that transitions from non-privileged code to privileged code.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in a standard Microsoft module. Your system configuration may be incorrect. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver on your system that cannot be identified at this time.
On Wed 9/4/2013 4:49:33 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\090413-13244-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: nwifi.sys (0xFFFFF88006907FCD)
Bugcheck code: 0xD1 (0xA, 0x2, 0x0, 0xFFFFF88006907FCD)
Error: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\nwifi.sys
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: NativeWiFi Miniport Driver
Bug check description: This indicates that a kernel-mode driver attempted to access pageable memory at a process IRQL that was too high.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in a standard Microsoft module. Your system configuration may be incorrect. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver on your system that cannot be identified at this time.
On Wed 9/4/2013 4:37:41 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\090413-26769-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: tcpip.sys (0xFFFFF88001A92572)
Bugcheck code: 0xD1 (0x0, 0x2, 0x0, 0xFFFFF88001A92572)
Error: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\tcpip.sys
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: TCP/IP Driver
Bug check description: This indicates that a kernel-mode driver attempted to access pageable memory at a process IRQL that was too high.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in a standard Microsoft module. Your system configuration may be incorrect. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver on your system that cannot be identified at this time.
On Sat 8/17/2013 7:45:29 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\081713-28267-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: tcpip.sys (tcpip+0x92572)
Bugcheck code: 0x3B (0xC0000005, 0xFFFFF88001A92572, 0xFFFFF880095AC7C0, 0x0)
Error: SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\tcpip.sys
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: TCP/IP Driver
Bug check description: This indicates that an exception happened while executing a routine that transitions from non-privileged code to privileged code.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in a standard Microsoft module. Your system configuration may be incorrect. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver on your system that cannot be identified at this time.
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Conclusion
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12 crash dumps have been found and analyzed. A third party driver has been identified to be causing system crashes on your computer. It is strongly suggested that you check for updates for these drivers on their company websites. Click on the links below to search with Google for updates for these drivers:
netr28x.sys (Ralink 802.11 Wireless Adapter Driver, Ralink Technology, Corp.)
If no updates for these drivers are available, try searching with Google on the names of these drivers in combination the errors that have been reported for these drivers and include the brand and model name of your computer as well in the query. This often yields interesting results from discussions from users who have been experiencing similar problems.
