Pro will not solve the problem. Many schools block p2p apps using a no. of techniques.
See this by deepblue:
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...700#post114700
I don't know about proxies sorry so I can't direct you.
You could try force IP:
Force IP instructions & sample image but still might not help.
A simple test you can do is go here:
http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ It should say Test page was a success. If not, then they are blocking many ports. If a success then they might be using other techniques.