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Anyone here ever been a RA?

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Cheezcake.
Posts: 721 - Karma: 22
I'm really considering it next year. room and board is fully covered, and Considering i'm at a community college, thats two thirds of the price of college right there. around 3k a year. From what i understand, all you do is rounds on your assigned night, organize hall activities 'n such, and a few office hours. if i do it, i won't need a job next year. (parents want me to pay for my 4th year of college since they're gonna run out of my college savings after year three, but with all the money it'll save them, i'll be good to go.)

so, anyone have some insight on it? Good idea? bad?
Mar 26 2010 6:48PM
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sk1er
Posts: 614 - Karma: 10
If i didnt have such a deep hate for my RA id say it was a good idea.
Mar 26 2010 6:50PM
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Gnarshred
Posts: 5670 - Karma: 18
bust kids and steal their booze. but really don't expect to be the "cool RA" cause everyone will still hate you.

That said, they are all freshman fucks, so who gives a shit?
Mar 26 2010 6:50PM
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Cheezcake.
Posts: 721 - Karma: 22
yeah i was kinda worried about being despised. but you make a valid point.
Mar 26 2010 6:54PM
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Shredneck
Posts: 2051 - Karma: -32
Don't do it
Mar 26 2010 6:54PM
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michelle
Posts: 6290 - Karma: 428
Do it. You'll be so much happier not having to work. Granted, I have no experience with RA's or have been one myself, so I don't have insight with that.
Mar 26 2010 7:08PM
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BigJew
Posts: 6974 - Karma: 79
Do it! My RA is so awesome. And having most of your expenses paid for is rad too.
Mar 26 2010 7:11PM
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nickyp
Posts: 5673 - Karma: 215
who cares? So a bunch of waste kids don't like you, it's no big.

And they'll probably realise you're just ding your job.
Mar 26 2010 7:27PM
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Cheezcake.
Posts: 721 - Karma: 22
yeah, casper college. sheridan college does it too. maybe it's just a wyoming thing, idk.
Mar 26 2010 7:29PM
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timmi
Posts: 12874 - Karma: 3,460
do it up man. my RA's had it made. they just partied all the time with us. sometimes shit hit the fan for them and they had to take care of it since our rez was kind of a shitshow. but hey, since they were older all the freshly 18 year old girls were in love with them.
Mar 26 2010 7:44PM
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yojimbo
Posts: 3631 - Karma: 27
it'd be worth it if you can confiscate illegal substances/beverages from people.
Mar 26 2010 7:56PM
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Commonwealth
Posts: 3729 - Karma: 11
It's good to put on a resume, as well. If you don't mind sacrificing weekends, definitely go for it. I think its great that you are willing to help your parents out, too. Too many people think its their right to go to college...
Mar 26 2010 8:01PM
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BrewskiJr
Posts: 5738 - Karma: 1,478
My RA is sick. He comes back trashed and we just fuck with him and he fucks with us. Sometimes he will just sit us in a room and yell at us and shit, but he's so trashed that its hilarious. He even fought one kid in our hall. They were both trashed that they couldn't land anything. So funny. But yeah. the other RA's are fucking douchebags.
Mar 26 2010 8:25PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
Posts: 9108 - Karma: 16
Fuck R.A.'s  I've had so many bad experiences with them.  Just a bunch of fuckers on a power trip.

To the R.A.'s who aren't you rock.  The one cool RA I knew got fired for tokin up with us.
Mar 26 2010 10:24PM
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PacificRimJob
Posts: 24725 - Karma: 29,944
My cousin did it for 2 years at NYU. Saved her basically 20 grand a year or some crazy shit, and she got an extra room for guests whenever she wanted (I used to fly out to NY all the time just to take advantage of it - so sick)

basically, yeah... sometimes you have to be a bit of a narc, and it's not fun... but most of the time, you just go about your business, and if you catch someone doing something, just tell them to keep it outside the dorms... let them slide at first, unless you really have to bust them, since people make mistakes...

you do that, and you'll still have a bunch of friends... (plus, mad people are going to suck up to you, and offer you alcohol/green card all the freakin time... my cousin ALWAYS had weed haha.)

Shit... I kinda really miss NYU... 70% girls, and half the guys were gay? Yeah... they loved me hahaha.
Mar 26 2010 10:34PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
Posts: 9108 - Karma: 16
Now she seems like a legit RA.  All the RA's at WWU are prude christian bitches who are more conservative than you can even imagine.  They lie to bust kids they don't like.
Mar 26 2010 10:47PM
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PacificRimJob
Posts: 24725 - Karma: 29,944
lol. She is a prude christian..

she just didn't care if other people did stuff, and she didn't take the low road and bust people she didn't like for BS.

as long as it wasnt harming everything else, it was cool i suppose.
Mar 26 2010 10:51PM
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hurrisun
Posts: 6284 - Karma: 49
RA's r huge nerds
Mar 26 2010 10:53PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
Posts: 9108 - Karma: 16
*gives her E-hug*
Mar 26 2010 10:54PM
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Liam.
Posts: 5172 - Karma: 21
i think youve answered your question.
Mar 26 2010 10:56PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
Posts: 9108 - Karma: 16
WWU must be somewhat of an anomaly because it seems like not all RA's are fuckers.
Mar 26 2010 11:11PM
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COskier
Posts: 1066 - Karma: 131
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1832381
Mar 27 2010 1:32AM
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rhcp
Posts: 2598 - Karma: 18
Sounds more like you're the anomaly who doesn't realize what the job of an RA actually is.
Mar 27 2010 11:57AM
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lahnabonny
Posts: 1260 - Karma: 35
lmaoooo sean
Mar 27 2010 12:57PM
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Potatoes
Posts: 1131 - Karma: 14
not a bad gig but it can get annoying as shit. Im an RA and it has its pros and cons. It sucks planning programs and events because nobody gives a shit about them and I dont either. Office hours you can work done, and on rounds i just walk and dont actively find kids to writeup because its college; unless they are like..smoking meth. Go for it and save that green


Mar 27 2010 1:04PM
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speedy29
Posts: 868 - Karma: 10
Im an RA right now its had its ups and down. But realistically I have no office hours, I never do rounds, I'm not on campus during rounds( I call campus safety to take care of it if I ever get a call, I still socialize. My residents go out of their way to tell my bosses how good of an RA I am. It is a very peaceful easy way of saving money. That being said alot of young people dont have their shit togeather so you may have to do alot of counseling for peoples dumb problems.
Mar 27 2010 3:00PM
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Rainbow*Stylin
Posts: 1042 - Karma: 24
sell weed to all your lil kiddies and really high prices,
Mar 27 2010 3:05PM
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An10a_Eng
Posts: 2505 - Karma: 26
my RA was super badass. go for it
Mar 28 2010 1:34AM
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CockBeguiler420
Posts: 14 - Karma: 10
Fuck R.A.'s there all power tripping tools
Mar 30 2010 2:17AM
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.catierob
Posts: 670 - Karma: 15

have the best RA ever. shes never here on weekends because shes on the track team, also, shes just doin it for the exact same reasons as you, we see her at parties and she comes over and does shots, when our floor started to smoke, she messaged us " TAKE YOUR HIPPIE LETTUCE OUTSIDE!!"

she doesnt want us to get in trouble mainly because she doesnt want to tbe the one who turns us in to the RDs. they are truly the ones power trippin

i say do it

Mar 30 2010 2:22AM
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knows_butter
Posts: 477 - Karma: 32
My R.A.'s a good bastard, but the other ones are FUCKS.

I got really drunk a couple of nights in O-week and now I'm one of the 2 people in the whole hall (of 400 people!!!) that's temporarily banned from drinking (got a 7 week ban). The bitchy fucking head R.A. apparently put me to bed and then went and narked about my drinking to the disciplinary guy.

Got a pretty mean rep as "that guy" out of it though, haha.

If you can handle stupid fucking rules and lame procedures then go for it. I CANNOT AT ALL, but some can.


Mar 30 2010 8:27AM
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