Hey guys, I am just wondering If the benefits I am getting for being an RA are worth it, and how do they compare to other schools.
School Tuition: $17,200
Room and Board: $13,390
Resident Assistant Benefits: FREE Room and HALF Board… $10,900 off your bill a year. Still half to pay $2,500 in meal plan.
Brings total costs down to ~$20,000 a year from about $31,000.
On Call: Usually Once or twice a week, some weeks none. You have to sit at the desk for 3 hours, no compensation however. (19 RAs, 2 on call per night on weekdays, 4 on weekends)
When on call you do 3 rounds a night (6pm, 10pm, 1am, 3am on weekends) and cannot leave the building after 4:30pm.
Duties: Host 3 programs a month, have to do 6 hours of service outside your hall a year. Bulletin Boards, doordecks, weekly emails of course too. We also have to stay until the day before Thanksgiving to wait until the dorms close.
So how does that compare to other schools?