We had purchased this exact binder last year for my son's Freshman year of High School. Needless to say it looks pretty rough now, but survived all school year with all zippers intact. He liked this design so much he asked us to buy another to replace his old one. Honestly he probably could have used it longer, but the outside expansion panel was stretched from a lot of use, but still held items just fine.Well worth the purchase.There is a minor difference from last year's model to this one. Inside there is a 5 file organizer that can store loose papers, with a mesh zippered pocket on the other side. The previous model had an additional hook and loop pouch on this mesh pocket that was big enough to hold a calculator that is no longer on the newer models, so there is just a full panel mesh pocket now. That separate Velcro pocket made it easier access and retrieve larger loose items since the mesh pocket is directly connected to the semi-rigid panel that separates the binder from the file storage and is pretty tight until it breaks in. Other than that, everything else seems to be the same.