So after a lengthy application process that involved taking an actual class to even apply in the first place, going through a 30 minute interview, then talking with various leaders, I finally found out today that I'm going to be an RA!

The funny thing is that my RA position is at the same dorm I lived in last year as a freshman.

For those that don't know, RA's are basically leaders of the floors, they do all sorts of things from programming building events, but they also have to do disciplinary action like writing people up for alcohol possession, etc.

On the plus side, I get free housing and free meal plan!

To any TLers planning on attending USC next year, put down Marks Tower as your dorm choice and I might be your RA. ^^

stanley_

United States816 Posts

April 09 2008 06:31 GMT

Niceeeee! Hall moniter, I use to be one back in 5th grade.

Don't abuse your power.

Last Romantic

United States20661 Posts

April 09 2008 06:34 GMT

USC boy?

Heh, heh.

paper

13196 Posts

April 09 2008 06:36 GMT

cool

don't be a lame RA tho :3

i've heard of RAs just abusing the position to get free housing and never doing any activities ;p

thunk

United States6233 Posts

April 09 2008 06:44 GMT

University of Spoiled Rich kids, wait, what?

Kidding. Kinda. GL with being an RA.

Centric

United States1989 Posts

April 09 2008 07:08 GMT

$UC? Hold on while I gag a little.

Just kidding. Good job though, and good luck. It's definitely a lot to handle.

useLess

United States4781 Posts

April 09 2008 07:15 GMT

at least at USC theres bound to be some freshman hotties.

LosingID8

CA10825 Posts

April 09 2008 07:48 GMT

On April 09 2008 15:34 Last Romantic wrote:
USC boy?

Heh, heh.

95% sure you're going to UCLA? don't bruin your life!

On April 09 2008 15:36 paper wrote:
cool

don't be a lame RA tho :3

i've heard of RAs just abusing the position to get free housing and never doing any activities ;p

nah i'm actually planning on being a good RA that tries to plan stuff, have a good floor atmosphere, etc.

On April 09 2008 15:44 thunk wrote:
University of Spoiled Rich kids, wait, what?

Kidding. Kinda. GL with being an RA.

the proper insult is "university of spoiled children"
my family makes < $30K a year for 4 people, so i'm definitely not spoiled.

actually, my dad is going to be changing jobs and starting a new church in atlanta, which means that our income will effectively be close to zero.

part of the reason why i'm doing this is because my family really needs me relieve the financial burden of higher education. but hey, with this on top of university and federal grants and stuff totaling quite a bit over 40K it isn't too bad.

On April 09 2008 16:08 Centric wrote:
$UC? Hold on while I gag a little.

Just kidding. Good job though, and good luck. It's definitely a lot to handle.

i'd rather be at U$C than U¢LA--you get what you pay for ^^

On April 09 2008 16:15 useLess wrote:
at least at USC theres bound to be some freshman hotties.

eh, all-male floor and i have a long-term gf so i'm not really interested in that

anyway, i don't actually have anything against ucla personally haha. i've actually met a lot of cool people from there.

besiger

Croatia2452 Posts

April 09 2008 08:10 GMT

free food !! what more could you want

ItchReliever

2489 Posts

April 09 2008 08:43 GMT

#10

hey this is kind of private but how does your financial aid work? do they just go like $30k total, and give you like $15k grant and then take off additional $5k or so off since you get free housing? or do they go $30k - $5k for free housing and then -$10 for financial aid so that your family pays the same amount? i guess my question is, is your financial aid affected by your reduced total? i'm asking this because i thought the way financial aid was calculated was by determining the maximum amount your family should pay.

and congrats on being an RA. my freshman RA was super tight and i hung out with him a lot.

Lhyviathan

Australia975 Posts

April 09 2008 10:28 GMT

#11

merz

Sweden2760 Posts

April 09 2008 11:38 GMT

#12

So you'll be the guy who will keep the students from having fun?

Boonbag

France3318 Posts

April 09 2008 11:40 GMT

#13

On April 09 2008 20:38 meRz wrote:
So you'll be the guy who will keep the students from having fun?

and abuse them in their sleep

MoNKeYSpanKeR

United States2869 Posts

April 09 2008 11:46 GMT

#14

congrats, good luck with higher learning and way to releive some of the strain off your family

gogo arrange starcraft lans?

thunk

United States6233 Posts

April 09 2008 14:01 GMT

#15

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You shoulda just called me dumb and left it at that (I feel really dumb for messing up the acronym.)

But it's surprising how much federal grants give you. And from an earning potential point of view, it's worth every penny.