Would this bag be reasonable for a college student who carries a lot of things and needs decent access to everything?
503244
Its more of a travel bag type usage. It would be good if going to carry their stuff from place to place with visiting. I would think its to large for a daily use to carry.
943682
I guess it depends on how you use it. I got this for my sister to carry her 15" laptop. It's great for that. Plenty of space for her accessories and plenty of padding and durable.
1910558
I find it perfect for college students. However, I think it might be too big for high schoolers. Too big is better than too small though right? I must say though, most of my class-mates have smaller bags. It really just depends on you personal preference. If you have monster textbooks, a computer, and more, this bag has the space. It's really heavy as a result, but that's just going to happen. You can't really get around that.
852940
I guess it's good for your laptop and some books but definitely not for a weekend trip kind of bag,it has many pockets but not so much room as it may seem on the pics
1126388
It should be. I have it filled with water, food, clothes, and still have extra room in there. I guess it depends upon how many things you want to take. If you carry a lot, go bigger then.
1152882
No. The bag will not be too big. You should be fine, if you are at an average weight.
1721490
I carry my computer and all my stuff for school in my bag and it holds very well. Comfortably too; I would reccomend it.
664638
Yes it's perfect for daily use. Lots of pockets. If I was still in school, this would have been much better than the backpack I used.
80462
I thought the compartment for everything-that-is-not-your-computer was tiny, but then I discovered that if you unbuckle the two straps on the sides of the backpack, then the the aforementioned compartment can easily fit three large textbooks, my binder, my gym shoes, my laptop chord, a change of clothes, and my water bottle/thermos. In conclusion, anything compressible, like clothes, will easily fit in this bag; even three days worth of clothes will be fine (unless it's an overstuffed downy winter coat-then it would just be the coat).
778373
Mine holds a lot of heavy textbooks, binders and notes for class, and all my food. So, I would say a lot.
1954605
Absolutely. I used my laptop as a sound board for a local community theater and I used this bag to transport my laptop, a three ring binder which held my script, my kindle, a book light to light the script, snacks, and there was still plenty of room for more and it showed no signs of being stressed by the load.
1113471
Yes. I use this thing for school sometimes and I can get my 17" laptop in it and two textbooks and a couple notebooks.
1974210
Not at all. It is smaller than the packs my kids carried in high school, but still large enough to fit everything you need.
1555366
I would say no. Unless you are a big guy the bag can look silly and you'd probably get made fun of honestly. The reviews aren't exaggerated, it is the biggest backpack I've ever seen. Look at some of the photos. Its much bigger than what is needed for a 17" laptop.
811172
Short answer yes. I too am a full time college student and use this as my primary bag. I also carry a 13 inch macbook pro where ever I go along with and iPad in this bag along with notebook or two and sometimes carry a graphing calculator. But it does get bulky when you start adding accessories and chargers etc. If the text books you use are large (e.g. my Accounting book), it will not fit. If you are planning to have ALL of your text books with you then go with a larger bag. overall the quality is great.
695335
I would not recommend this for anything to extensive, so if your majoring in something with big text books(biology, chemistry, physics etc. etc.) and you have a laptop, and other school stuff I would say no don't buy it. If you need a bag for light use with maybe an Ipad and a few notebooks and paperbacks or small text books to read then it's ok. It's not terrible but not great either.
1555365
You would be able to fit all your books, gym clothes, and possibly a science project in this bag. The next size down is nice, but it was too small for my 15.5" laptop, so it depends on what you'll be carrying.