Linens

• Linens such as towels and sheets are gifts that a graduate can use whether she goes to college, lives with her parents or gets a home of her own. Monogram towels and sheets with the young woman's initials to make them more personal and allow her to easily identify them in a college dormitory.
  
  

Camera or Picture Frame

• A wonderful way to allow a recent high school graduate to capture the memories of the new era she is embarking on in her life is to give her a digital camera. If a camera is out of your price range, a bronze picture frame or one that is designed in her high school alma mater's colors is also a way for the graduate to display her memories. These gifts are also appropriate for girls whether they are going to college or pursuing other interests.
  
  

Laundry Basket of College Necessities

• For young women who are going to college, a laundry basket full of items they will need in a dormitory is a unique gift. Items to place in the laundry basket include laundry detergent, soap, shampoo, toothpaste, a bath robe, pencils, pens, notebooks, a hammer, a screwdriver, or plastic tumblers.
  
  

Jewelry

• Most young women enjoy receiving jewelry as a gift. Costume jewelry is an inexpensive gift that can still mean a lot to the graduate. A necklace or earrings in the graduate's high school alma mater colors will allow her to remember her high school years. Jewelry in the colors of the college or university the graduate will attend is another idea. Look for charms featuring mortar boards or college mascots to place on a bracelet or necklace.
  
  

Kitchenware

• Kitchenware such as dishes, silverware, drinking glasses, blenders or a coffee maker are items that a recent graduate will fine useful. Many graduates do not even realize they need these items when they are in college until they have moved into the dormitory. She will appreciate the gifts when she arrives at college and realizes she needs them.