13 Great Gifts To Get The Newest Graduate In Your Life

Having trouble coming up with a gift idea for your friend or relative who's about to leave college? Here are some awesome ideas for you to help find something personal and meaningful.

Homemade Photo Album

There’s no better way to help your graduate cherish her fondest memories of school than by collecting images of them all in one cutely bound book. She’ll be able to look through these pictures weeks from now or years from now and remember some of her most formative experiences.

Personalized Stationary

Now that your graduate is entering the adult world, she might find herself needing to write an actual letter instead of sending an email. Fortunately, you’ll have gotten her some stationary complete with her name and a cute design.

Engraved Journal

Transitioning into a new stage of life can stress anyone out, but having a high-quality personalized journal to record thoughts, hopes, and fears is one sure way to help work out all those negative emotions.

College-Themed License Plate Cover

Though your graduate might be gone from her college campus, with license plate cover (or any other of a variety of school-related items) she’ll be able to show that she still has the school spirit she exemplified for the last four years.

Inspirational Bracelet

Whereas undergraduate life feels relatively comforting and safe, being out in the real world can be scary and seem, at times, almost insurmountable. Not only will your graduate appreciate the strength she can feel from the motivating words on a bracelet like this, but she’ll also remember you, all while having a cute accessory to wear.

Prints And Posters For Their New Apartment

Continuing on the theme of empowerment, your new graduate will soon be moving somewhere new to start a new career. While she might have everything ready to go for her professional life, she might need some help in the personal department. Artsy prints with powerful words on them make great wall decorations in any first apartment!

Cute And Funny Gifts

Some people are way to serious to appreciate little things like this, but for the rest of the normal people, gifts with a touch of humor to them help make bittersweet moments like graduation a little less sad.

A Class Necklace

Here’s another gift to give your graduate that’s also a fashion statement. Regardless of the shape and size of the necklace, having a reminder of her graduating year and all the friends she had in it will help her feel a little less lonely in post-college life.

A Poster Of An Iconic Scene From Their Campus

Many university campuses have an iconic entryway or facade that all alumni spent four years walking past every day. Having a poster of that view provides one more way for your graduate to remain connected to her alma mater.

Business Cards

If your graduate has a job lined up after graduation, she’ll definitely appreciate professional business cards to celebrate her entry into a new career. Depending on what field the job is in, these can either be more formal or have a little bit of an artistic edge to them.

Sports Memorabilia

Some schools breed rabid sports fans, so if your graduate happened to nurture a burning love for one of more of her school’s teams, perhaps some keepsake from one of those squads is the way to go.

Print Of Their College’s City

While your graduate made many memories on campus during college, part of her experience involved the larger city as well. Another interesting wall decoration for her new apartment would be an artistic print of the city in which they just spent four years.

A Flask To Remember The Good Times…

…and the even better ones. The fact that your graduate is leaving college doesn’t mean she’s leaving the fun parts of her life behind. If you give her this gift early, she can even make use of it in the festivities leading up to the commencement ceremony.