Do college girls use backpacks? Or another kind of bag?

My daughter carries a backpack style bag. It's cute and looks a bit bohemian. Not a traditional "Jansport" type backpack. She's 19 and going to a local community college.

Two of my girls carry Vera Bradley Campus Backpacks. And one carry's a different brand backpack. But yes, all three of my girls carry backpacks. Two are seniors this year, and they have carried them each year.

Mine does, mostly. Although, last year (her junior year) when she did her "baby internship" (that's the junior year one that's only 8-10 hours per week, vs. the required senior year one that's like a full-time job) she texted me a few days before it started to say that she'd suddenly realized she had no bag to take her stuff to the internship. "Mom! A backpack isn't PROFESSIONAL!!" lol. I guess I was glad she was thinking "professionally" although I do know a lot of professionals from my neighborhood who use backpacks because it's a 10 minute walk to the subway.

Anyway...Amazon to the rescue. She found a nice tote bag style and was happy with that. But she still uses a backpack for classes because it's so much more comfortable to carry around.

Yes my daughter used a backpack. She tried a messenger bag but went back to using a backpack.

My oldest is entering her 3rd year of University. She still uses a backpack. She has several! One is from the University bookstore, another she bought online, and I think she has 2 more as well. She rotates them out every so often.

This is very regional. I just spent 6 years on campus and saw zero vera bags. Regular Jansport or Dakine, or whatever were what the kids carried at UA.

I agree that it may be regional. Vera is popular here in general with junior high and high school, but not necessarily the backpacks, and not the university where my dd goes to school. I don't see those being carried at all.

I remember back when by dd was in high school, the peas talked about high school girls carrying Vera Bradley bags but that was definitely not a trend in my area. However, it has become the trend now! Still not so much with high school girls, but with college age girls; my dd included. She actually has several Vera Bradley items (travel bag, purses, wallets, keychain, tote bag).

Both of my college girls carry Northface back packs.

The college kids who use the library branch where I work (it's close to a major university and a very large community college) mostly carry the traditional Jansport type nylon backpacks. Usually in colors or patterns now.

A few carry cutesy backpacks and mostly end up carrying their books in their arms which to me defeats the purpose, but whatever floats your boat.

I teach at a university and the majority of male and female students carry backpacks. Our students are a bit lower income, working full time and not attending on mommy and daddy's nickel. Most do not own laptops so they just carry books and brand wise it is generally old, and often duct taped Jansport or some sort or generic.

I have a college junior. She carries a backpack with her laptop, tablet and anything else she needs. Hers is a Colombia or Patagonia or one of those types of backpacks. It's waterproof and sturdy. She's used it since Freshman year.

For sure!! If kids carried a Vera bag around her, it would be borrowing from Grandma. That's what it's considered. Old lady. My oldest dd used a leather messenger back during college, and youngest is using a UA or swiss army one. Usually most go for sporty and practical, wearable. Vs have to buy a new one each year, or trendy.

Ditto the Northface.