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A few good things before the bad: the setup of the...

A few good things before the bad: the setup of the place is nice; big kitchen, plenty of room to put in your own "pantry" furniture, and the rooms are big and everyone having their own bathroom is super awesome.
Location of The Pointe was good! A short, non-trafficky path to MU campus, and close to Walmart and a million other stores on Grindstone.
Also, right by Rock Quarry Park which has tennis courts, pool, a walking path, and a nice field for games or pets. Big plus.
Also the bus drivers are absolute HOMIES. Also, the Pointe staff were always nice and tried to be as helpful as possible.
*BTW I had a furnished apartment, which is the cause of half of my complaints.
The bad: 3 floors + physics (heat rising) = third floor is very hard to regulate temperature-wise. I lived on the third floor, and in the winter I was boiling while my second floor roommates were slightly chilled. In the summer, I was still boiling, and you have to set your house temp to something like 70/71 degrees in order to keep the people at the top from sweating to death in their sleep, which drives up the electricity bill quite a lot. Even if you have utilities paid for in your contract, you'll most likely go over the cap. I had many overages despite me and my roommates being naturally conservative when it came to lights, water, and temperature control.
Second, poor furniture. From the sliding door blinds which break even when treated delicately, to the coffee table that cracks easily... everything just feels thin and cheap. The door knobs have unscrewed from the half-bathroom in the family room, and somehow the lamp fixture over the bar in the kitchen started to fall off (??).
Onto the bedrooms... my bed.. was so freaking squeaky and loud. I have never known a bed to be so verbal. It kept me up countless nights because I would move one limb and the whole bed would start groaning louder than the Titanic when it split apart. It would keep my roommate in the room beneath me awake because everytime I moved it sounded like I was sumo-wrestling a 700 lb man.
The dresser and nightstand were fine. Yay!
My toilet had a 75% chance of running after I flushed, and it would make loud noises every minute unless I jiggled the handle. Just weird.
Overall, you won't die of anger or dissatisfaction if you live here, you'll just be annoyed. Maybe get an unfurnished unit and never touch the sliding-door blinds and you'll be 90% happier!

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