Frequently Asked Questions
RA Selection
- When are applications to be an RA available?
- What if I don’t want to submit an RA application online?
- When are RA applications due?
- I’m a first-year student. Can I apply to be an RA?
- I live off campus. Can I be an RA?
- Do I have to go to an Info Session to be an RA?
- Is there an interview component?
- Do I need someone to recommend me?
- What is group process?
- When is group process?
- What if I can’t go to a group process date?
- Other than duty, what does an RA do?
- I heard I have to host programs. What are they, and how often?
- How much do RAs get paid?
- Do RAs get a single room?
- Why don’t I get a paycheck?
- Do I get free cable, parking, fridge, or internet for being an RA?
- Can I choose where I want to be an RA?
- What about specialty areas like a Learning Community or First-Year Residential Experience?
- Can I be an RA in the Apartments?
- I heard I have to come back early in January for training. Is this true, and, when do I need to be back?
- Do RAs need to stay during the holiday breaks?
- I’m afraid to confront people. Does this mean I can’t be an RA?
- I’m an international student, can I be an RA?
- Can I get another campus job and be an RA?
- How many hours a week will I spend in the RA job?
- I’m a club exec board member. Can I be an RA?
- I have a very challenging and time-consuming academic program (like music or theater,) can I be an RA?
- I’m a student athlete, can I be an RA?
- What if my RA application is late?