Would you bring a high end bag to college classes?
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I used a backpack...it held everything and my hands were free. I was always running around and always in a hurry..I probably wouldn't have remembered I was carrying a high end bag if I did. It's all personal preference.if you want to, go for it!
I'm in college and I usually carry a plain tote bag for my books and notes, and then I carry a purse (and most of them are designer) for the regular things I need to keep in my purse. And I see plenty of other girls doing the same thing I am so I don't think it's silly, unfashionable, tacky, etc.
First of all, none of my purses would be big enough to carry my school stuff. Second, the things that I carry around in my purse (medication, makeup, key, etc etc.) no way am I going to dump all that into my school bag every morning and then put it all back into my purse when I get back from school.
I say carry what you want - I know I do!
First of all, none of my purses would be big enough to carry my school stuff. Second, the things that I carry around in my purse (medication, makeup, key, etc etc.) no way am I going to dump all that into my school bag every morning and then put it all back into my purse when I get back from school.
I say carry what you want - I know I do!
I've never carried a designer bag to school, just a plain backpack. Once I brought a monogrammed agenda to school, and I was so self-conscious I hid it inside my bag the whole time. I don't feel it's the place to be so flashy when there are classmates who are struggling to afford books/tuition.
I carry my bags to class with me, if it goes with my outfit then its going with me. Other girls at my school do it as well so its not unusual to see girls with designer bags. The bag for my books are inexpensive so I put that on the floor and put purse on top.
like many of the others mentioned, i carry my huge designer bags to class because they fit my laptop, notebook, pencil pouch, cell phone, makeup bag, and wallet. just DONT ever go anywhere without on you.. take it to the bathroom, take it everywhere.
this post is old, but i thought is hould put in my 2 cents =)
this post is old, but i thought is hould put in my 2 cents =)
i'm going to college at FIT in the Fall. i heard some of the girls there are pretty well dressed, made up, and all that to go to class. so, to be in the middle somewhat, i just bought a red YSL tote to fit my laptop and a notebook in to take to class.
We're talking about college not high school. And saying someone "has problems" because the bags they carry to school happen to be designer is out of line.
Totally agree- that was uncalled for
if the bag holds all your stuff, carry it, if not don't.
I think its pretty simple.
I wouldn't carry it just to show off though- which I kind of feel like the original posted is trying to do- I think most people can tell when someone is just trying to show off from a mile away the show off tends to end up looking tacky and ends up not impressing anyone.
having said that, I carried coach bags as my book bags all through undergrad and now that I have a bit more money to spend I plan on carry large designer totes all through grad school. nothing wrong with it as long as its what you like and its actually functional.
]Okay, after reading the many posts on this...I feel the need to chime in. I know I'm setting myself up for many comments, but here I go:
First,for Ms. Sooky (and others)- i'm right there with you! As a college professor / counselor, I should be able to carry a designer bag - I have the income and hopefully, the status to do so. While in college - no purse for me, just a small wallet for id/cash. I carried the same basic blue Jansport backpack for 10 years (i still have the darn thing!).
I have taught many courses where the students come in any way they please (pj's to designer outfits). Many students have bags that I envy, and that's completely fine. I frequently comment to students about how I love their bag and we often talk about our love of handbags and what our "next purchase" would be.
(Insert Giant Exhale here): What I DO have a problem with is students who carry high-end designer bags, drive expensive new cars, then complain / whine that they have to work sooo many hours just to get through school, and the all too frequent: "oh, can I have an extension on my paper since I have to work so much?" or "I can't afford school, and need more aid / loan / scholarship"
When I ask students why they have to work so many hours (genuine interest to help on my part), I get a vareity of replies. Students that need to pay tuition, books, etc, have a true hardship, I can understand. While I can't always provide the extension asked for, I will try to offer alternatives (scholarships, write letters of rec for them, etc), to help ease their financial situation. I've helped students find on-campus jobs that pay better, refered to scholarships, intern programs, and the like. However, More often than not, the answer I get is not about funding tuition/books, but about paying their car payment and credit card bills. Honestly, it makes me want to scream: WELL STOP SPENDING THAT MUCH MONEY ON DESIGNER BAGS! Drive a clunker! Eat Ramen!
"It may have not been that particular occasion that made her advisor take note, but she was pretty upfront about telling people that she did buy designer stuff, bought bags to school and so on, and that that was what she did with her money. - I wouldn't fund her either! Same comment - get your priorities in order. If you need money for books, tuition, transportation, housing, other school related items, I'm the first one to advocate for you and find ways to help. If you're spending it on clothes, cars, handbags, etc....sorry. no sympathy here.
Agreed, college/university settings bring a diverse group of people together and no one person has the right to judge others (myself included), but it seems like the priorities have changed for many students these days and the importance is more about them becoming a "status symbol" with their wears, rather than taking an intellectual journey to lead them to a rich future.
This is probably off-topic, but I really disliked the same mentality some college students had that was reflected in your post. I don't see a problem with buying designer goods, but I knew some people who really abused the financial aid system at their schools. I knew people who pretended they were still in school so that they could keep their scholarship. That money went towards buying luxury items, including a Porsche. That money could have gone to someone who legitimately needed it. (Instead of a rich kid whose parents had clever accountants who hid their assets in Swiss Bank Accounts.)
As for using designer bags in college, I don't see a problem with that as long as it was used in good taste, meaning people don't flaunt it and be disrespectful, especially in front of people struggling to put themselves through school.
What I really liked about my school, which I know is an unique situation: a small, private college, is that, for a large extent, you had no idea who was wealthy and who wasn't. Sure, there were some flashier people on campus, but, in general, I was glad to attend a school where friendships were not made over socioeconomic class (though some can argue that going to my school in itself signaled a privileged upbringing ...), but over common interests in extracirriculars and classes. That contrasted greatly from my large nouveau riche high school, where distinct class lines were drawn on where you lived, which designer purse (Prada nylon was du jour; later when my sister was in high school, it was all about LV) you carried, and what car you drove.