<p>A lot of people at my school use backpacks. That may be due to the fact that we have two campuses, so a lot of people have classes on the campus that they don’t live on, and don’t have time to shuttle back and forth to get books. Those that only have classes on their campus tend to go with the tote bags. Personally, i’d stick to backpacks or messenger bags. College textbooks would be awful with a tote bag, especially if you have more than one class back to back.</p>