Graduate School.

[Drolefille]

IIRC our school had undergrads as RAs but graduate students could be in charge of entire buildings (I forget the name of the position). They got paid as well as got room and board (and unlike the RAs were explicitly allowed to break cohabitation rules). This would ultimately be more stressful than being an RA (although in more of a management sense than dealing with the day to day drama) it did provide an opportunity to network and gain experience.

Being an RA or TA will hopefully gain you connections and experience in your chosen field, but at least in my experience you do not always end up working in 'your' field or a similar one. It depends on the school, the graduate programs and the positions available. If you're working for the Honors Student office you're much like any other TA in terms of hours but working in more of a guidance role, for example.

I wouldn't recommend being a residential assistant either, but for many people their GA position is more about covering their tuition than building connections. Sure it would be ideal to do both, but you have to do what you have to do to get through school. Hopefully any internships that the program requires will provide some of that networking experience.