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Step 2
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Bed size, under-bed clearance, banned items — all sourced from your school’s housing site.
Step 3
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Send the link. Mom buys the bed risers. You don’t move in twice.
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Every item against the school’s housing site. We cite the source on every list.
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Bed dimensions, under-bed clearance, AC, microfridge — filtered per hall.
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Only what fits, fits the rules, and you’ll actually use. We say no to the rest.
Brown University
- XL Twin Sheet SetEssential
Brown beds measure 36” x 80” — standard Twin sheets won’t reach the corners.
- Under-Bed Storage BinsEssential
Keeney has 11” under-bed clearance — most bins on Amazon are 12”+ and won’t fit.
- Desk Lamp
Halogen and clamp-on lamps are banned at Brown. Pick a standard LED floor or table lamp.
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About DormMoveIn
DormMoveIn is a free, independent reference for US college freshmen and their families. Every checklist is sourced directly from official university housing pages — bed dimensions, room sizes, what schools provide, what they prohibit — and matched to the specific residence hall a student is assigned to. Built by a parent who went through freshman move-in and found that every generic checklist online ignored what the room actually contains. Data is verified manually before publication and updated when universities release new housing information. Learn more →