Buying a book bag

mom2collegekids
Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:25:39 +0000

^^^

Since your son is an NMF, he’ll be given the NMF backpack when he gets his laptop. My son has had his since 2007 and it’s held up pretty well.

The backpack is kind of a status symbol since only the National scholars, academic elite, and Crimson scholarships have them.

He’ll get the laptop and backpack the day before classes start.

You might want to send along some Scotchguard or waterproofing spray and have your son thoroughly spray the backpack (in a vented area!) before using.

I doubt your son will have to take his laptop to class. My kids have never had to do that. When a computer is needed, he can use one of the many on campus or use the CBH lab.

Many kids habitually email their work to themselves so they can retrieve it anywhere. Or, they carry around a flash drive.

Either way, I doubt your son is going to want to carry a backpack for books and a messenger bag for a laptop. Too much.

Also, kids only carry with them books that they will need for that day (and for many classes they don’t bring their textbooks with them). So, unlike high school, kids aren’t carrying around all their books with them.