<p>why do colleges only have extra long twin beds? Those are really small (width wise)... I'm used to sleeping on queen sized mattresses! Are there any colleges that offer full beds?</p>
<p>No. Think about it -- queen beds take up a lot more floor space, so they'd have to make the rooms bigger and spend more money to accomodate fewer people.</p>
<p>However, I do know a couple of people who have taken their mattress and bed frame out of the room, bought or brought their own mattresses and stuck them on the floor. Your school might have a particular policy about bed storage, so it's worth checking out. I doubt you could be comfy in a freshman double with a queen-sized mattress on the floor (your roomie might resent the extra space it takes up), but you might at least investigate the possibility of a double mattress, if that's really important to you.</p>
<p>Maybe in a luxury suite somewhere...A full bed would take up 3/4 of most dorm rooms I've seen</p>
<p>but those twin beds are so freakin small and uncomfortable!</p>
<p>Lots of us grew up in normal twin beds, so twin xl is an improvement for us... you'll get used to it after a few weeks.</p>
<p>at stephens college everyone gets singles and you're allowed to bring your own bed...</p>
<p>cool! i live on a full and seriously i fall off twin beds i had to grab the side of the bed when i slept in a twin a few weeks ago..i rolled over so quickly that i almost fell off and thats a normal sized twin</p>
<p>twins aren't that bad to just sleep alone on. they ARE horrible for doing other stuff on them...if you know what i mean.</p>
<p>I've always had a twin bed. You'll get used to it.</p>
<p>current_student -- nah, you get used to that, too... or just have a nice carpet...</p>
<p>The Twin XL beds aren't that bad. A lot roomier than I tought. :)</p>
<p>I've had a queen-size bed at home since I was 5, and I haven't been bothered by the XL twin at all. The only thing that has been weird for me is the fact that my bed is lofted, which is a bit inconvenient. But I'm sure I'll get used to that quickly too. My roommate and I simply put up side bars so that we won't roll off and plummet 6 1/2 feet to the floor and that has worked out just fine. Don't worry about it.</p>
<p>ilovebrown,</p>
<p>i def didn't get used to it. i'm a girl and i'm tall, therefore the other party is even taller, and yeah...a queen would be much nicer and more adaptable. i mean sure, you could just lie there like sardines, but what's the fun in that...haha.</p>
<p>anyway....</p>
<p>At my school, we dont have extra long twin bed, just regular twin beds, but I've always had a twin bed growing up, and its really not that bad, its works fine for me.</p>
<p>In my school's University Park apartments (they're the school's housing and right on campus...but are apartments...I dunno how many other schools do this), each kid gets a full-size bed. </p>
<p>I've never heard of a dorm that had anything other than twin or twin-xl, though.</p>
<p>Wow...I didn't realize so many kids grew up with larger than twin sized beds. I still sleep on a twin sized bed and am 24 and engaged and living with my fiance. Imagine someday when you get married and have to share a queen/king sized bed with your partner. A king sized bed is only the size of two twin sized beds, so if you plan on getting married someday, learn to love the twin sized beds in college! ;)</p>
<p>i grew up w/ a queen since i was like 9...but all the queen beds i've had were my parents when they decided to buy a new bedroom set thing, which was only twice.</p>
<p>if and when i get married, i'm buying a GRAND KING bed. it's 80'' wide x 98'' long. kings are 76'' wide x 80 long. so basically i can turn the grand king sideways and it'll be the same length as a king but 22'' wider. sounds like heaven. not that i want to be forever away from my man, but think of all the room. sometimes you'll want to just sleep, and sometimes you won't...</p>