Geeky Halloween Costume Ideas For College Students

40 Gloriously Geeky Halloween Costumes For College Gals

October 30, 2016 by Chelsea Adelaine Hassler

A photo posted by Véronique Pilon (@veronique_08) on Oct 25, 2016 at 4:28pm PDT

There are few times in life when Halloween is more fun than when you're in college, but it can often be hard to celebrate as much as you'd like because of budgetary restrictions. But fear not! We've scoured the web for the best DIY-on-a-budget costumes that you can pull off in a pinch with just a penny, allowing you to stretch your savings (at least until midterms).

1 Batgirl

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2 Lisa Frank

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3 Lumpy Space Princess from Adventure Time

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4 Agnes Gru from Despicable Me

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5 Harry Potter

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6 Lara Croft from Tomb Raider

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7 Unicorn

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8 Mario

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9 Dalmation

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10 Tweedledee and Tweedledum

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11 David Bowie

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12 Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones

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13 Chuckie from Rugrats

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14 Sriracha

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15 Valkyrie from Rainbow Six

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16 Ariel from The Little Mermaid

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17 Wednesday Addams from The Addams Family

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18 Blond Linda from Bob's Burgers

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19 Ashley Spinelli from Recess

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20 Louise from Bob's Burgers

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21 Kim Possible

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22 Torrance and Missy from Bring It On

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23 Harley Quinn from Suicide Squad

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24 Luigi

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25 Edward Scissorhands

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26 Cousin Itt

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27 The Joker from Batman

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28 Pusheen

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29 Audrey Hepburn

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30 Link from The Legend of Zelda

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31 The Grady Twins from The Shining

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32 Marvin the Martian

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33 Robin from Batman and Robin

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34 Flo from Progressive and the Orbit Gum Woman

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35 Didi from Rugrats

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36 Daria

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37 Cat

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38 Rosie the Riveter

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39 Gumby

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40 Morty from Rick and Morty

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1 Batgirl

2 Lisa Frank

3 Lumpy Space Princess from Adventure Time

4 Agnes Gru from Despicable Me

5 Harry Potter

6 Lara Croft from Tomb Raider

7 Unicorn

8 Mario

9 Dalmation

10 Tweedledee and Tweedledum

11 David Bowie

12 Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones

13 Chuckie from Rugrats

14 Sriracha

15 Valkyrie from Rainbow Six

16 Ariel from The Little Mermaid

17 Wednesday Addams from The Addams Family

18 Blond Linda from Bob's Burgers

19 Ashley Spinelli from Recess

20 Louise from Bob's Burgers

21 Kim Possible

22 Torrance and Missy from Bring It On

23 Harley Quinn from Suicide Squad

24 Luigi

25 Edward Scissorhands

26 Cousin Itt

27 The Joker from Batman

28 Pusheen

29 Audrey Hepburn

30 Link from The Legend of Zelda

31 The Grady Twins from The Shining

32 Marvin the Martian

33 Robin from Batman and Robin

34 Flo from Progressive and the Orbit Gum Woman

35 Didi from Rugrats

36 Daria

37 Cat

38 Rosie the Riveter

39 Gumby

40 Morty from Rick and Morty

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