Amazing amenities and great location. Prepare for a lot of fire alarms going off from people not knowing how to cook.

Munger Graduate Residences does not offer much to be desired by the typical graduate student, especially if you are a health professional student who takes classes and completes field work approximately 1-2 miles north of the location. Munger does not offer parking so you must rent a space nearby, which typically costs $75-100 per month. But here is the pièce de résistance: you don't get a window in your room. Good luck surviving seasonal depression or maintaining your slowly failing eyesight, especially during a pandemic and you should not be spending long periods in common spaces, when 95% of the rooms in Munger have NO WINDOW. Besides these issues, the management is not very good in the building. The maintenance staff is very friendly and responsive to repair requests, but if you have an issue with access to the building, mail (which gets LOST all the time by the sorting staff), WiFi failure, or any number of problems, good luck getting through to someone in a timely fashion. Also, Munger has a huge problem with frequent fire alarms. To add insult to injury, Munger loves to have twice-yearly, week-long fire alarm testing throughout the building. Good luck trying to study, sleep, attend class, hold virtual meetings, think, or maintain your sense of hearing/sanity. Finally, during the pandemic, the main reason why people decide to live in Munger (the community programs, gym, study spaces, and collaborative environments) has collapsed on itself. Just choose a normal apartment complex. You're an adult, you've earned it. If you are a masochist, have copious amounts of money to throw away, and/or not grown up enough to live outside university housing, this may be the place for you. Even still, I'd find somewhere else to live.

It was great up until the covid started, staying in an apartment with no windows and no access to other facilities within the building isn't worth it. Well, hopefully you won't live through a pandemic in Munger so this might not apply to you.

I really appreciate Munger for the convenience it brings in terms of cost and facilities. Being relatively new, the place also feels very pleasant and comfortable. They are also active in building community and connecting people. That said I think the biggest downside would be the lack of windows for most of the bedrooms. While it is definitely something that you can get used to, especially given the short daylight hours during winter, it’s not the most ideal.

I signed my lease from Munger before I moved from California. I enjoyed living with students from other schools and the study spaces are beautiful, but they are not open about the fact that there are not windows in the bedrooms. This makes waking up difficult if you don't buy a sunrise alarm clock. Also, if you ever want to be alone, you need to do so in a cave--the only places with windows are in common areas. Management is also very difficult to deal with. I spoke to them multiple times about mailing my things to the building the day before I moved in, which they confirmed was okay. When I got there, they had sent the packages back because I was not yet officially a resident. Also, there is a thermostat, but it is common knowledge at Munger that this does not control anything and every room is hot, with no airflow.

I absolutely love living in Munger. The facilities are great and everything you need is in the building. The staff is friendly, responsive, and professional. It's a great way to meet students in multiple different programs as well. You also can't beat the convenience; it's about a 5-7 minute walk to Ross.

As you know some bedrooms don't have windows. My personal preference is that it doesn't bother me. There's plenty of light in the apartment common area, and there's also a lot of space on 8th floor. So plenty of other areas to do work and hang out.

The amenities are great and they try hard to plan social events for the community. One complaint is that a lot of non-residence students (undergraduates) sometimes get into the building and take up the study room spaces/common spaces. Management hasn't done much to take care of that issue even though residents have raised it as a concern.

Munger is a great place for meet people from dif schools

I didn't need to buy furniture, which saved cost.

good place to live