I liked it. I got my own 1 bedroom apartment, for free, which was crucial at that stage, and I learned leadership skills. There were some unpleasant things that went on (a young white man from a rural town who made an official complaint that I was too openly Jewish), and I had to be the one to tell a girl that her father had died, and rescue a girl who got dosed with LSD at a party, and call 911 for a type I diabetic who was seizing from hypoglycemia after getting drunk, but these were all valuable learning experiences. Plus there were a lot of positive experiences with the residents. I think it helped on my med school applications, too.
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