<p>I know quite a few friends who were/are RA’s. It seems like a really good deal. Free housing+food, but you have to work X number of hours as a CA or an RA. From what I heard, RA is somewhat more flexible in terms of hours since you just sit in your room during those “office hours” or w/e they call it. They have been managing it quite well, and made lot of friends as a result. </p>