{"id":61971,"date":"2017-11-21T13:05:14","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T18:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uncommongoods.com\/?p=61971"},"modified":"2017-12-06T11:09:52","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T16:09:52","slug":"gifts-college-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/2017\/gifts-college-students\/","title":{"rendered":"16 Gifts Every College Student Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/\/2017\/gifts-college-students\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-63594 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/title-college-students.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"367\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They may be specializing in philosophical theories or complex scientific methods. But when it comes to determining what\u2019ll make them feel at home in their new land far away, they may draw a blank. 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