The Best College Graduate Gifts For The Class Of 2012

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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Comments

[wanderingwrite1]

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

[Jo Jackson]

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!

[hamrendan]

03:43 PM on 05/11/2012

luggage... Ohh the places you'll go..

[Mary Aspinwall]

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.

[Educatednowwhat]

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

[grod805]

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.

[DessieRandom]

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

[bekakiraly]

02:23 PM on 05/05/2012

They all look like cheap gifts for sociology majors. No thanks.

[DessieRandom]

05:28 PM on 05/05/2012

Nothing wrong with being a sociology major. xD

[bekakiraly]

02:22 PM on 05/05/2012

Those all sucked.

[spiffy nid]

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!

[Morgan Levy]

07:32 PM on 05/04/2012

The luggage = somebody get it for me now!

[CoralReef]

12:01 PM on 05/04/2012

I graudated in 2002.. My mom got me a Roth IRA. Best gift ever!

[Inta Gansone]

11:35 AM on 12/25/2012

i do not think you ever Grauduated (graduated) go back and learn spelling!

[TexasUser]

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...

[jmichaelmunger]

09:40 PM on 05/03/2012

Yeah, a BatMan money clip. That looks SOOOO professional!

[Assumed Name]

09:08 PM on 05/03/2012

...they lost me with the retro luggage. :b