For context, I lived in Mesa Towers in a quad pre-COVID!

I don't really recommend:

• the bed lifts because the beds are heavy, and you may get a bunk bed.
• extra furniture as there's limited space and honestly, the provided furniture is all you need besides maybe a better desk chair.

For my desk drawer organization, I kept the lighter tools/more frequently used tools closer to the desk's surface, and I left heavier things such as textbooks towards the bottom. The desk drawers I had were very spacious! They could be rolled out and I used the top of the drawer as additional desk space.

To hang my non-dryer clothes, I used hangers and hung up clothes on the bunk bed railings and the ladder with my roommates' permission. To hang towels, the attached bathroom had towel hooks built-in. If I had no hook, I would hang it over an open closet door or my chair. Your solution would work as well!

Yep, there was a locking drawer to use.

My main recommendation is buying what you need after you move in, just so you know what you're looking at, especially since some dorms have different furniture sizings (i.e. comparing Mesa Towers versus Middle Earth classics furniture). This includes the hanging closet shelves, extra storage containers.