<p>Can freshmans sign up to RA? I was just chating with older friend who is RA for a univesity.</p>
<p>How do you become an RA? It would ease my finaincial perdicament B/c the free room and board that he talked about.</p>
<p>Do all RA's get free room and board?</p>
<p>thanks in advance</p>
<p>No, freshman do not usually get hired to RA, at least not first semester. You have to be interviewed, be known, have a qualifying GPA, go through extensive training about handling student issues, etc, and it’s a job that requires a good deal of responsibility if you do it well. Not all colleges offer free room and board for RA’ing. Some pay like a work study job, etc.</p>
<p>thank you very much for the information</p>
<p>Teachandmom is right, with the possible exception of students dorming at a cc. Sometimes, freshmen can become RAs. </p>
<p>Yes, it is a good deal, but many students see that it is a good deal, so competition is pretty steep. And the job is a tough one. You have to be willing to write up/fine friends, work late nights when you’re on duty, handle the educational programming for your floor, etc. D’s school offers free room, but not board, and a small stipend. Watch the RAs at your school freshman year to determine if you really want to be one.</p>
<p>D1s school gave her free room and partial board. The other benefit was that these benefits were non-taxable. She RAed as a sr so it wasn’t applicable, but there was a thread recently that showed the possibility it could affect the subsequent year’s FA (do a Search here for RA and you’ll find it).</p>