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I thought this thread was about the Egyptian sun god. Seriously. I'm an idiot, obviously.
I was an RA - I was either the best RA ever, or worst, depending on who you ask. It does look good on a resume, and it will provide you EASY answers to pretty common application/interview questions (I'm talking softball shit like "what's the hardest thing you've done?" or "what are your weaknesses?").
The job kind of sucks, but can be rewarding. It's not nearly the time commitment they will tell you it is - you can dip out of much of it, plus most residents won't require much assistance. You will have a couple of clingers - you'll have to work out how to deal with them on your own.
Past that, I still drank, went out, had other outside responsibilities, occasionally made out with girls, all that - it was certainly a worthwhile experience, plus the compensation was not even CLOSE to in line with the amount of work I did (I would estimate 10 hrs/week of actual work, but at BU RA positions paid full room and board - I obviously won in that exchange).
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