Resident Assistant Research Paper

“You’d make a great RA one-day Grant.” Stated my favorite teacher in high school. Because I really did not know the requirements and duties of a resident assistant, I started to look into it and realized that my personality really did fit with this job. In my opinion though, being a resident assistant would not even be seen as a job because I would enjoy it very much. During the end of September, I approached my resident assistant with all of my questions about trying to get this position. She quickly brought up EDHI 200 and tips to make sure I would succeed in this class. I soon found out, I would be learning much more than just how to be an effective resident assistant from this course.
I want to learn many things from this class. The top four would have to be learning how to be the best resident assistant I can be, learn more about myself, build on my leadership skills, and gain better communication skills. Once starting at Ball State, being a resident assistant was something I have always wanted to do. After telling my friends …show more content…
I feel they do this because they can share their own experiences to make sure we are as prepared as possible to be a resident assistant. The student staff in the class can also provide us with tips and helpful information in order for us to be top notch resident assistants. The thing I found most interesting from the discussion about student staff on January 8th, was how many people in the class thought that the “The RA is a staff member/Office of Housing and Residence Life employee” function was one of the top. Yes, a resident assistant is an employee, but I would never want to look at it as a job because I want it to be something I thoroughly enjoy. Being a resident assistance would be something that would require a lot of work, but in the end something which makes you feel