not really an answer to your question as I'm going to recomend not getting a multitool! I carry a swiss army knife and a seperate 6" pair of needle nose vise grips. As a tool the vise grips were designed as a tool and are much better ergonomically than the multitools. Ok, so dont fold away but are pretty small anyway. I carry both in the same trouser pocket as my mobile phone. The additional advantage for a student is that they are much much cheaper (at least here in the UK where Leatherman crunch's are rediculously expensive)