I chose to become an RA because I am actually a transfer student
and I learned a lot from my first experience of college
and they weren't all great things but I definitely wanted to impart some of that knowledge and
I guess wisdom experience to other people because I really had wished someone did that for me
when I was thinking about my RA and how much like of an impact he made on me
and then i thought about how much I can make an impact for other people
Last year my RA made sure that he created a community where we all felt welcome
and coming from India i was very nervous about finding my community
so the way that he talked to his residents really inspired me
so I wanted to be able to do that for other people
Last year on my floor
none of the people on my floor really talks
so we didn't really like get to know each other
and I felt like that was something that I really wanted
humm so my goal was to make a community on my floor
to make sure that all of our residents
and not only our residents, just kind of the whole
community that we work in
feel safe
it's really important to foster
ahhh a really good community
humm on your floor
or like within your building
where students feel comfortable
and free to express themselves
and one that prioritizes individual development
in the upperclassmen and sophomore ahh sort of dorms
hum it's a little bit different
you're sort of a more of a guiding figure
humm somebody that is there if anybody needs help
ahh most challenging thing about being an RA
is probably time management
time management
I think most people are gonna say that
you'll probably hear that a lot
like time management is a huge key for me
it's so easy to just like
humm kinda be like
oh i will do it next quarter, I'll do it next week, and put things off
so its really important to prioritize and just really time like your
manage your time really well
to make sure that like you're not neglecting yourself
but you're also not neglecting your responsibilities, your residents,
and like your job as a whole
knowing when to take a step back
and rejuvenating and recharging
so you can do the job
self-care is important
You'll probably hear that a lot
My favorite part about being an RA
is not only all of our amazing residents that we have
but the staff that we get
humm we all bond so close and I've been in two buildings now
so I've had two different staffs
and I love them both so much
not only my peers but also my supervisors are always so amazing
oh I love their residents so much
its definitely really rewarding to see your
like floor traveling together
and everybody just hanging out in the lounge and talking to each
I have a passion for people for people
so I love helping people out and making sure that
they're okay, they're the happiest person they can be
they're the most successful person they can be
as a student on campus
I think doing the 1 on 1s in the beginning really helped to like
for them to know me and for me to know them
and i know like how to approach each and every single one of them
probably the community you develop with your staff
it was something I really wasn't expecting at all
I walked into my first staff meeting not knowing anyone
and now some of my best friends are RAs
which is something I can perfectly honestly say
that I never thought that would happen
but they're my support system just like I am for my residents
don't apply to be an RA just because you want free room and board
of course that's an awesome plus to it
but if you're the kind of person who likes to help people
and you like talking to people and those sort of things
then you'll love the job because you get the free room and board
but then you love what you're doing and if you don't love what your're doing, you're just
not gonna have a good time
humm its hard to know what its like to be an RA until you are in the position
so talking to RAs now, current RAs is something that I think is really important
especially be open to learning and
knowing that you're gonna constantly be learning
and being okay with not knowing some stuff
and being comfortable with asking
humm because a big part of the job is just growing and helping the community grow
two weeks before RA a training began
I got an email that said would you like to be an RA
humm so i would say for all of you that get wait-listed or told no
don't give up
we're all different in our own unique ways
and yes some people might be more outgoing than you
some people might want to humm
be more in their rooms but as RAs
we genuinely care
humm and it just shows in different ways
so don't worry about being introverted or extroverted
you'll fit in just fine and you're residents are gonna love you
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