A friend of mine got her niece a year of Amazon Student Prime last year when she went across the country to college, it's $50 and her parents can order her anything she needs, their family loved it and found it perfect. Another pal got her nephew "a need, a want, and a luxury" so she got him a nice set of bath towels, a CD of his favorite band, and a gift card to the local pizza place down the street from his dorm.