<p>Wanna know about the pros and cons of different graduate housing(EV, EV South, Rains, Munger, Lyman)</p>
<p>THX</p>
<p>If you’re a single grad student, Rains is probably the best. It’s the most social and typically has a younger crowd, mostly masters students and young PhD students. It also has the best balance of price:room quality in my opinion.</p>
<p>Munger has the nicest rooms by far and is also quite social. It has a large population of med/law/business students, who are quite fun but can also be rather isolated from the general grad population. The only drawback is its extremely high cost, which I personally don’t feel is worth it.</p>
<p>EV houses have decent housing, but it’s much quieter. Most of the families live in EV, so there are usually limits on partying.</p>
<p>The EV apartment buildings are generally nice, although I’m not sure of the social scene there.</p>
<p>Lyman is probably on par with Rains in terms of quality, but they’re all doubles so you can’t have a large common room like you would in a Rains quad. Lyman’s also isolated from the other grad housing, but can be more convenient if you’re an engineer.</p>
<p>Does the fact that Rains has a younger crowd mean that there’s high turnover? If I live in a four-person apartment, will I be getting new roommates every year?</p>
<p>Maybe not every year, but you’ll likely end up with a new roommate at some point. Rains does have higher turnover, since there are a lot of Masters’ students living there who are only around for 1-2 years. A lot of people also end up moving off-campus.</p>