<p>anyone know how hard it is to get an RA position? have read about the process and son has talked to people in residential life. but anyone know percentage of people who apply that actually get it?
have hit a snag re cost of oos... was going to be tough as an oos student to justify the cost after merit aid BUT now our state pre paid tuition plan is basically bankrupt and we probably wont have that money to contribute to make it do-able. looking at 26K per year if that doesnt pay out. vs a free ride here in state.</p>
<p>Ouch! I’m sorry you are in such a bind. It seems as if your son really wanted to attend IU, and you have done an admirable job of finding ways to make that happen. I hope the pre paid tuition comes through for you. </p>
<p>I don’t have any insight to offer on the RA process or percentages. I suspect it varies from year to year. I would also guess that more and more students are looking at this as a way to pay for room/board.</p>