It’s graduation season, and if you have a lot of graduations to attend or if you know a lot of people graduating, it may be hard to come up with the perfect gift. I mean, what do you get for someone graduating high school? After high school, a lot of the graduates are going off to the military, starting a new journey in their lives or continuing with their education. Those who aren’t sure if they should further their learning could try looking at a website such as this one – Higher Education: Awards & Degrees. This should help you understand the process and hopefully decide if further education is for you. Graduating, however, is a special achievement which should be celebrated correctly.
While leaving high school can be bittersweet, the journey to college is one with lots of challenges. In light of this, one of our friend’s daughters is waiting to find out if she has been accepted to attend medical college.
Passing the MCAT (Medical College Admissions Test) is one of the many hurdles aspiring medical professionals face before attending medical school. The CARS (critical analysis and reading skills) section of the test is designed to assess comprehension skills and is a part of the exam that students often struggle to master.
To elaborate, our friend’s daughter did some research and found that an online MCAT CARS tutor like Jack Westin can help you to achieve the necessary score for your chosen medical college. If this sounds like something that interests you or someone you know, then why not enroll on a Jack Westin CARS strategy course to Learn how to read and answer questions exactly how the MCAT intends you to.
We’ve all got our fingers crossed for her! Back to high school graduation for now though, and over the years, I have learned to get gifts that are useful for graduates in the next journey in their lives for the following reasons: 1.) you’re not just purchasing a gift to get a gift, and 2.) it is something that is thoughtful, useful, and won’t be collecting dust on a shelf. Correspondingly I have put together a list of useful gift ideas for the graduate who is going to college.
15 Useful Gift Ideas for the Graduate Going to College:
1. Tool Kit.
Whether they know how to use a hammer or the difference between a Phillips head and flat head screwdriver, a tool set is something they will eventually need.
2. Cookbook.
I don’t know many seventeen and eighteen year olds who know how to cook more than a few things. They will eventually get tired of mac & cheese, and a cookbook is a great way to learn how to cook.
3. Toiletry/Bath Organizer.
Help them keep their items from getting lost that first week in college with a toiletry/bath organizer. Fill it up with body wash, deodorant, and wash cloths so it’s ready to go.
4. Towels/Wash Cloths.
Towels and wash cloths sound like a wedding shower gift, but for someone graduating high school with plans to go off to college, they will need to purchase towels and wash cloths. Pick out towels in their favorite color and have them monogrammed with their initials to keep them from getting lost.
5. Laundry Hamper.
A pop-up laundry hamper is a great gift for a graduate because they will soon be doing their own laundry if they are going off to college. Grab a bottle of laundry detergent to go with it.
6. Smart Phone Charging Station.
Dorm rooms can be small with not a lot of wall plugs. College students need a place to charge their cell phone, tablet, laptop, and a place to plug in a lamp to study. A smart phone charging station is a great and useful gift.
7. Bedside Caddy.
This bedside caddy can hold text books, magazines, pens, chap stick, keys, and more. It makes it perfect to keep a small space organized.
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8. Over the Door Armoire.
It’s no secret that dorm rooms are small, and girls need a place to store their jewelry, toiletries, and makeup. This over the door armoire is perfect for organizing jewelry and makeup, and it even locks!
9. 12-in-1 Tool Card.
This 12-in-1 tool card is as thick as 4 credit cards, but contains twelve tools including a knife, fire starter, and whistle. It is a great gift for someone going off to college.
10. Emergency Tool and Auto Kit.
Not all college students go to a college close to home. That means road trips back and forth between home and college. Road trips can be unpredictable and it’s always better to be safe than sorry, this emergency tool and auto kit comes with jumper cables, electrical tape, pliers, tire pressure gauge, and more.
11. Maglite Flashlight.
My dad got me a Maglite Heavy-Duty 4-Cell D Battery Flashlight when I started driving to keep in the car. He told me that it was a multi-purpose tool, and that if anything ever happened I could use it in self-defense, as a flashlight, or to bust the window out if I was in a wreck and trapped in my car. I think this would be a great gift for someone going off to college as well.
12. Academic Planner.
An academic planner will help them keep track of their assignments, study group meetings, work schedule, and everything else going on in their life. I mean, if they at least use this planner at the start of the year, I guess that counts for something. Who knows, towards the end, they may require the assistance of online writers to help them complete their work on time. Maybe if they had priorisitsed their work using the planner, maybe it wouldn’t have come down to this. I would definitely use a planner if I was off to college.
13. Campus Double ID Case.
This campus double ID case holds both a driver’s license and college ID. It even attaches to a key chain to keep the dorm room and car keys together.
14. Amazon Prime for Students.
Gift the gift of Amazon Prime for Students. With it, they will receive free 2-day shipping, discounts on text books, and many other great benefits. To say it’s a useful gift is an understatement.
15. Gift Cards.
If they are going off to college and need to purchase a big ticket item, purchase them a gift card to help go towards that purchase.
I’m sure no matter what you purchase as a gift for the graduate, he/she will be thankful for it. If you’re wanting to get them something they will use in their first year of college (or for years to come), give one of these useful gift ideas for the graduate going to college a try.
