junior year

There are lots of aspects of being at college that can be uncomfortable, even at Harvard. Most specifically, the food and the beds suck. Desks, too. The problem is that everyone is provided the exact same iron bed with flimsy mattress and bad pillows, the exact same wooden desk, the exact same, uncomfortable rocking chair and of course, the exact same, boring food. A lot of people get over this problem by buying some really nice stuff and having it delivered to their dorm rooms. It’s really not a bad option at all, especially when you consider that most parents have a huge vested interest in making sure their children are comfortable (even at college age) and will most likely pay for special commodities like a memory foam mattress. This makes sense, even as an investment, especially given the fact that sleep is so important at Harvard because no one gets close to enough of it. Most kids probably don’t ask for this sort of help from their parents, but I’ve seen the beds of those who have, and I definitely recommend doing it if you’re not yet—your aching back and sore limbs probably deserve the slight comfort you can attain from upgrading your bad mattress to the best memory foam mattress. To your better sleep!