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The Best College Graduate Gifts For The Class Of 2012

Posted: 05/03/2012 3:32 pm Updated: 05/03/2012 4:17 pm

Grad Gift Guide

Struggling with what to get your college grad?

HuffPost College editors compiled a list of many great presents within different price ranges. Then we asked our Twitter followers which gift they would rather receive. So these all have a stamp of approval from students already.

Check out our slide show below! Afterwards, tell us your ideal college graduation present.

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  • Batman Money Clip

    Because what is a better way to hold money than in a <a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/gear/e841/?cpg=cj&ref=&CJURL=" target="_hplink">batman money clip</a>?

  • WorldWideLearn.com

  • Futuristic Toaster

    What a stylish <a href="http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Two-slot-Stainless-Steel-Toaster/3865198/product.html?cid=202290&kid=9553000357392&track=pspla&kw={keyword}&adtype=pla" target="_hplink">toaster</a>!-- Your friends.

  • Jonathan Adler Tool Box

    You won't even want to fix anything with this adorable tool box. You will just want to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jonathan-Adler-Moroccan-Grill-Tool/dp/B0064RC0A6" target="_hplink">look at the tools.</a>

  • Brooke

  • "The Secret" Audio Book

    Because who doesn't want to listen to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Secret-Rhonda-Byrne/dp/1582701709" target="_hplink">the secret</a> of life? Especially after college.

  • Tammy L. Worrell

  • Retro Luguage

    This luggage (By <a href="http://www.steamlineluggage.com/" target="_hplink">Steamline</a>) makes me want to go on the Titantic! (JK)

  • Trish Baden ☮

  • Bose Headphones

    For the optimum <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0054JJ0QW/ref=asc_df_B0054JJ0QW1999352?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=asn&creative=395093&creativeASIN=B0054JJ0QW&hvpos=1o1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1323260337707558768&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=" target="_hplink">music listening</a> experience.

  • HuffPost College

  • Scholarship Experts

  • Chelse Hensley

  • A Confusing Watch

    For those moments when you want to really concentrate while <a href="http://www.ledwatchstop.com/store/watch-zerone-ltwhite-p-309.html" target="_hplink">figuring out the time</a>.

  • Serious Briefcase

    This model by <a href="http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/kenneth-cole-reaction-messenger-bag-columbia-leather-flapover-laptop-friendly-portfolio?ID=439182&CategoryID=25547#fn=sp=1&spc=85&ruleId=65&slotId=10" target="_hplink">Kenneth Cole</a> telegraphs maturity.

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12:17 PM on 12/04/2012
I like this set of Travel guides to the best coffee shops in NYC and LA for writers,bloggers & students. Writer's Retreat New York City and Writer's Retreat Los Angeles.

http://www.amazon.com/Writers-Retreat-Travel-Guides-ebook/dp/B009MRZ80E/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1354641235&sr=1-1&keywords=writer%27s+retreat+new+york+city
03:46 AM on 05/29/2012
Pleased there are savvy graduates out there who would choose 6 mths of loan payments over an iphone! I know girls who would choose the phone-sad, but true. Heck, I'd happily use Tracfone (granted, I'd probably go for the StraightTalk unlimited, but still way cheaper) indefinitely if I had 6 months taken off my student loan!
The luggage is gorgeous, though not sure I'll have the money to do much travelling for years to come. As for the batman money clip...I'll take the money and my 5 year old nephew will love the clip!
03:43 PM on 05/11/2012
luggage... Ohh the places you'll go..
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Mary Aspinwall
Homeopathy lover and health educator
04:27 PM on 05/09/2012
I love the idea of money - like a gift cert only you can spend where you like and it never expires! I also love the Bat clip ...maybe put both in a card that shares a memory or a parting thought = nice keepsake. I really like the graduation cards at story people dot com. They have these great short stories and really beautiful graphics.
Here’s one of the stories: “feels like some kind of ride but it’s turning out just to be life going absolutely perfectly.”
So they are great for graduation but good for other occasions, too.
11:16 AM on 05/07/2012
Buy them a job search guide and a session with a loan counselor of financial advisor. Seriously! Its the most valuable right now for graduates! Check out my site www.educatednowwhat.com
01:56 AM on 05/06/2012
I'm graduating next week. I don't know if I would really want cash money. I mean how much can your friends and family really give? $200 or something. I have thousands of dollars of debt that I will be paying off over 20 years, $200 wouldn't really make such a difference.

I think I'd like an actual object that I can remember back to what I got when I graduated.
05:27 PM on 05/05/2012
Most of those....no.

Luggage and stuff would probably be better for a high school grad heading off to college.

The number one gift for college grads? Probably should be money. Student loan payments. o.O
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bekakiraly
The Right thinks, the left feels.
02:23 PM on 05/05/2012
They all look like cheap gifts for sociology majors. No thanks.
05:28 PM on 05/05/2012
Nothing wrong with being a sociology major. xD
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bekakiraly
The Right thinks, the left feels.
02:22 PM on 05/05/2012
Those all sucked.
spiffy nid
For the Emperor.
02:42 AM on 05/05/2012
I love the binary watch, batman clip and the leather side bag. As for the rest, you can keep them!
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Morgan Levy
Carpe Diem.
07:32 PM on 05/04/2012
The luggage = somebody get it for me now!
12:01 PM on 05/04/2012
I graudated in 2002.. My mom got me a Roth IRA. Best gift ever!
11:35 AM on 12/25/2012
i do not think you ever Grauduated (graduated) go back and learn spelling!
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10:23 PM on 05/03/2012
That list is ridiculous... batman money clip. You gotta be kidding me. What's the clip supposed to be holding? The monthly student loan statements ? If you want to gift something, then give them MONEY. So they can pay down their loans and actually put money into that batman money clip...
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jmichaelmunger
Tired of Fear...
09:40 PM on 05/03/2012
Yeah, a BatMan money clip. That looks SOOOO professional!
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09:08 PM on 05/03/2012
...they lost me with the retro luggage. :b