<p>i'm thinking of asking for a vera bradley bag for christmas to use as a tote for my books the last semester of high school and during college. what size would you college kids recommend?</p>
<p>i have a tote bag i use now that's about 15x15x4 inches, and i find that to be ideal. but none of these are exactly that. i particularly like the vera and the messanger styles, but i'm not sure if the vera would be too big or if the messanger would be too small. any recommendations?</p>
<p>go with the Vera style, the messenger style is kind of tacky in my opinion. If you do end up getting one, I suggest getting the alpine black or picadilly plum, becuase i see all of the other colors everywhere.</p>