<p>In high school, everyone carries their bookbags around all day. What do you college students use to carry your stuff? What sort of bag should I get? </p>
<p>How many books/things do you carry around at once?</p>
<p>Most people (myself included) just use a backpack, although lots of people use those side-pack thingies. I even see people using small suitcases with rollers to lug around all their textbooks.</p>
<p>In my hs we are strongly discouraged from carrying backpacks...I plan on picking up a cute bag for college though :)</p>
<p>I have never seen the airport-style bags that ThinMan is talking about. Most people have messenger bags (I prefer these) or backpacks. There isn't usually that much to carry at once since you don't need textbooks for class in most cases.</p>
<p>Most people here use a backpack, although I've seen plenty of people use big purses too. It's really a wide variation, but I'd say most use a backpack</p>
<p>Most people use backpacks - I use essentially a messenger bag. I think I need a backpack though for when I go mountain biking.</p>
<p>Most kids I see including myself carry one of those five star notebooks. I put my books and my laptop in it.</p>
<p>A lot of girls here use tote bags - LL Bean or Vera Bradley (barf) are two popular brands.</p>
<p>i didn't ever have back to back class this year, so I would often just carry a 1-subject notebook and a pencil in my hand.</p>
<p>Ok, thanks guys. I think I'll just take along my current bookbag and buy a nice messenger bag type also, and use whichever one fits best?</p>
<p>I have this Nike type of drawstring bag. Its really popular here. Only thing is that it is very small.</p>
<p>I use a messenger bag when I'm gonna walk to classes nearby and a backpack when taking a bike</p>
<p>i used a messenger bag when taking my laptop with, a backpack most other times, and sometimes i just took a pencil.</p>
<p>Backpacks. Normally Jansport, and the larger the better!</p>
<p>just get a normal backpack, preferably one with a laptop thing in it. it doesnt necessairly have to be that big because depending on how your schedule works out youll be able to go back to your room between classes.</p>
<p>I bought a messenger bag that could be converted into a backpack, I think I used it as a messenger bag for about a week, but I liked having the option. It has space for my laptop and everything I want to take with me. I'm from New England so I bought one from L.L. Bean before I left; they're great because if you do bad things to your bag, break it, drag it around all over the place, etc, they'll replace it free of charge.</p>
<p>sorry.. but whats a messenger bag?</p>
<p>Google image it. I can't really think of a way to describe it, but you'll know it when you see it.</p>
<p>sorry but i think messenger bags are kinda faggoty</p>
<p>I just use a Jansport backpack, the same one from my high school years. Whenever I carry my laptop, I just put that in a sleeve and put the sleeve into the backpack.</p>