I keep reading and cannot figure out what an “RA” is. Yes I feel dumb but I’ll take the heat....can anybody clarify?
RA = Resident Advisor
I use to be one. There is usually one per each floor or wing and he/she is usually an upper classman.
Resident Assistant. Sort of a campus dorm floor “elder” student who has some extra administrative duties. Function and salary status can vary wildly from college to college.
RA=Resident assistant (dorm)
Resident Assistant was what they were called when I went to college (many moons ago.) They were an older student “in charge” of a dorm floor.
RA is Resident Assistant or Resident Advisor - college dorms have them, they’re usually upperclassmen, the “go to” person for students living in the dorm. At least that’s what they were when I was a student at Penn State. They kept the “rules” or policy of the dorm (no underage drinking parties, etc., enforced the study or quiet hours, etc.).
RA = Resident Assistant—An older student who gets at least room (maybe board?) to sort of be the manager of the dorm. A thankless job by all accounts.
susie
residence assistant
Resident Assistant. It is a student who lives in the dormintory and assists with administrative functions and day to day issues that come up in the dorm. Normally an RA is paid by the university, but would not be the same as the dorm manager or Dorm Mother as they were called in the olden days.
RA = Resident Advisor, a student employed by the school to handle issues for students living in dorm