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Housing shopping can appear to be an easy task. However, when it comes to items such as mattresses, the selection can be a bit confusing. It’s so considering a large number of brands that one has to compare. Therefore, for most of the buyers, they will depend on the available seller advertisements. Most of this post will exaggerate on what the seller wants the customers to believe.

Considering this confusion, we dedicate our time in researching on Tempurpedic and Sleep Number mattress foams. We shall pay attention to differences that exist between the two in terms of construction, cost, and durability, among other traits. After that, we shall make a conclusive end concerning which of the two is the best. Consider reading the whole text for a chance to make a wise decision in your selection.

1. Support and comfort

A right mattress should offer the sleeper with the maximum backing and “comfort” for enhanced sleep. For the Tempurpedic brand, they will use springs to provide support. For increased comfort, the mattress makes use of the memory foam. The foam is viscoelastic and temperature-sensitive. Therefore, the bed will adjust to the sleeper’s specific shape based on the user’s weight and heat.

On the other hand, Sleep Number uses air chambers for support, and for comfort, they use the foam. To adjust the mattress support or firmness, one can remove or add air within the air compartments using electric pumps. The good thing with Sleeper Number brand is that each of the mattress sides has its separate settings.

2. Construction materials

Mattress construction will feature different methodologies and materials, and this isn’t an exception for the two brands.

Sleep Number mattresses are unique. They feature a support core formed by the two air chambers which the user can inflate and deflate by use of an attached adjustment control. The beautiful thing with these mattresses is that you can control the air inside using a Smartphone app. The pair of the air chambers is in line with both sides of the mattress.

That allows users to regulate the air, and therefore, the mattress feels to their desires. The making of the beds is in two main classes, that is, the general sleep number beds and the 360 Smart Beds. The only failure in the construction is that the company does not indicate details of the foam used. Therefore, it’s difficult for reviewers to tell more about the nature and density of the foam used.

Tempurpedic manufactures mattress in three lines, which is cloud, contour, and flex. “Contour and Cloud” consist of the foam alone, with Tempur foam as the top comfort layer. The Tempur foam is firm and forms a good contour for the sleeper. The flex type will come with a top Tempur foam layer for increased support.

However, the product features several inner springs pocket in coils. The springs will add bouncy of the mattress, and also protect from sacrificing the mattress’s responsiveness. However, there are no publications that indicate the thickness of comfort layers in Tempurpedic mattresses.

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3. Differences in firmness

Mattress firmness is the critical element that most of the buyers will look out for when shopping. The two beds will indicate different levels of “firmness.”

Sleep Numbers: these mattresses feature among the best in mattress firmness. First, you can adjust the stiffness to meet your desires. You can add or remove air, making the mattress harder of softer, giving you exactly what you need. The firmness does also differ on both sides of the, giving the sleeper additional options.

Tempurpedic mattresses: You cannot adjust the mattress firmness in this case. However, the brand offers several beds with different levels of “firmness.” The flex products will have firmness levels ranging between 4 and 6, while the contour and clouds will have a range of 3-8 scale. That ensures that buyers have a variety of options from which they can select the design that suits their needs.

4. Ability to control temperatures

Both Tempurpedic and Sleeper Number brands will have different skills to manage the temperatures.

Sleep Number: These mattresses will control the temperatures in a fair manner. Mattresses with thicker layers will have difficulties in this case. How deep you sink into the bed controls airflow and therefore the temperatures.

Tempurpedic mattresses: These mattresses have an issue with temperature control. Their design is to form a contour close to the sleeper’s body. Therefore, airflow becomes a challenge and thus increasing the temperatures. Also, the memory foam is heat sensitive, and it gets softer, making it hard for air circulation. That makes them the wrong choice for people with temperatures issues while asleep.

5. Resilience and Bounce

About the resistance, there are none of these brands that we can say is of high-resilience. Despite the case, Sleep Number will experience less sink. In this way, we consider the brand more resilient than Tempurpedic mattresses. However, Tempurpedic is the best in bounce, which is as a result of the inners spring coils.

6. Differences in Responsiveness

Sleep Number mattresses will conform less to the sleeper’s body. It also lacks ways through which it can support the sleeper’s body. Such is the case even though the user can adjust the mattress firmness.

Tempurpedic mattresses do have an excellent contouring property. That is as a result of the mattress’s ability to compress to the body weight. As a result, the foam can give better cushioning to the body. Thus, it improves on the mattress’s spinal support. That makes the brand more responsive in comparison to Sleep Number mattresses.

7. Differences in prices

When it comes to the pricing, Sleep Number mattresses are less expensive. For a twin size mattress, it will cost an amount ranging between $499 and $1, 799. For the Tempurpedic beds, the product will go for a price ranging from $1, 299 to $2, 299. In all mattress sizes, Tempurpedic products will sell at a higher price in comparison to Sleep Number mattresses.

Final Verdict

In most of the areas discussed above, the Sleep Number bed brand outpaces the Tempurpedic products. It’s a right choice and favors most of the customers’ desire. However, the final decision rests on the buyer. Also, depending on the buyer’s budget, the choices will significantly differ from one customer to the other. I hope that in reading this article, you find it useful in making a wise decision.

Nearly every high school student aspires to join a certain top college, possibly because of its prestige or for any other reason the learner has. The tension you experience after sitting for your final high school exams can be very overwhelming considering that the exams’ outcome has a significant influence on your life.  The people around you have all their eyes on you. You also have a particular academic or career goal to achieve, and you feel that your college of choice is the bridge connecting you to your goal.

Unfortunately, the results are out and then the shocking news is that you can’t join your dream top college. You feel like giving up on your goal. But does the disappointment warrant you throwing in the towel? The answer is no. In fact, your rejection by the college could be a blessing in disguise.

Despite how hard you work a high school student, it is good to be open-minded just in case you fail to hit the spot as far as admission of your favorite college is concerned. Of course, it’s quite disappointing when you fail to achieve your goal despite doing all your best about it, but fortunately, it’s not the end of the road. There are so many route options you can choose from to achieve your ultimate career or educational goals. 

Here are some tips to help you deal with the rejection:

• Know that rejections are part of life

From actor Meryl Streep to author Stephen King, many successful people you’ve probably heard about have dealt with more painful rejections before making it big.  As such, you should acknowledge rejections as part of life. However, how you deal with a rejection influences your success in the relevant area.  In this case, will you lament forever and pity or hate yourself just because an authority decided that you won’t join your dream college? Or will you accept and move on?

A rule of thumb is that you shouldn’t allow rejection to control your life. If you fall, you don’t remain on the ground forever. Instead, you wake up, shake off the dirt and move on.  There are many who have failed to secure a place in their dream colleges and still became prominent persons, even better than those who went through the colleges.

• You can consider an appeal

Although some collages seem too busy to entertain admission appeals, some are lenient and might admit a rejected students upon a legitimate and compelling appeal. Therefore, unless the college that has rejected you stipulate that they don’t accept appeals in your rejection letter, you can consider appealing for a review of your application for possible admission. However, it is advisable that you make an appeal only if you have something legitimately new to add to your application. Also, you should personally appeal; not your parent or anybody else.

• Start to figure out of a “plan B”

Don’t sink into depression or see yourself as inadequate if your appeal hits the rock. Failure to get admitted in your target college might not necessarily because you performed poorly in your final high school exam. It could be that there are many applicants and the institutions couldn’t accommodate all of them, including you. Also,  the people involved might have a negative bias towards you. On the other hand, possibly there’s another good college that more than ready to admit you and help you achieve your goals.  Whichever the case, it’s now time to forge forward but wisely.

It’s time to find an alternative.  Which other college will help you reach your goals and provide you with an environment that’s almost similar to that of your first choice? The first step to establish the best second choice is to identify the factors that attracted you to the college that rejected you.  Is it its geographical location? Your desired academic program? Students’ population? Once you do that, try to find out if there’s another college that’s close to your first choice, considering the qualities.

You can involve from your parents, mentor and/or friends in this process to make sure you make a comprehensively informed decision.  Also, you can reach out to the alumni of the considered institutions  to learn more about them. If possible, you can even visit the colleges physically to have a taste of possible future first-hand experience with them. Ultimately, you’ll be able to get the perfect match. You might be surprised to eventually realize that the alternative even better or at par with the college that rejected you.

• Know that the prestige of a college has nothing to do with your future

The prestige of a school doesn’t guarantee you success.  Your personal performance is the major determinant of your success. Research by Alan Krueger and Stacy Dale show that students who were rejected by the prestigious schools they had initially chosen landed jobs with almost equal salaries to of those who went through the schools. 

The rejected students joined alternative schools, worked hard and eventually got the knowledge and skills they’d have gotten from the schools that failed to admit them.  Most employers don’t consider the prestige of the school or college that you attended but rather the skills and the knowledge you have to help them achieve their respective organizational goals.

• You can transfer to your dream college after a while 

If you are still determined to join your most favorite college, you can join another college and then reapply for admission as a transfer student. However, you need to find out that the course that you are planning to enroll in the second college will get you accepted in your dream college should you opt to transfer. Also, ensure that you work hard and build a strong profile to maximize the chances of acceptance of your transfer request by your ultimate college.

 You see?   Rejection by top colleges isn’t the end of the world.  You have lots of chances to make your future as bright as possible.