My Experience As A Resident Assistant

Working with different people is one of things I am excited about being a RA. As I met different people with different cultures, beliefs and worked together in the past, I am certain I know how to interact with them. These experiences taught me how to interact people different from me flexibly, how to withstand pressure and how to use differences as strength. Moreover I have taken several leadership positions before so benefits from those positions would be useful in becoming a RA. A resident assistant should always be caring and protective of his residents. He has to guide

My interest in a Resident Assistant position comes from my desire to help. I was born with a very strong sense of empathy and if I see that a person is struggling I do all that I can do to alleviate them. Whether it is a person with a learning disability who struggled in class to the “weirdo” in high school who just wanted a friend, I’ve been there for them. Nothing is more painful to me than seeing a person being mistreated, under respected or neglected and I do all I can to protect people from this. My goal is to make every person feel as if they have someone on their side, someone

In my senior year of high school, I became the student body Vice President and discovered what it means to be an influential leader on campus. This experience exposed me to develop an array of qualities that can be utilized in the role of being resident assistants (RA). I have gained insightful knowledge of the intricate details necessary to be a productive leader who guides in an encouraging and supportive way. A gift that I posses is my ability to organize creative and innovative ways to build camaraderie among the people I serve. This is crucial and beneficial because it ensures for a safe and welcoming environment where everyone feels confident to seek assistance when needed. As a representative of this university and myself, I bring a dedicated intensity about infusing change by vocalizing the wants, needs, and concerns of the students to make my school resilience to an environment conducive to learning.

I have always wanted to become a Resident mentor but I was always terrified of the title until now. A resident Assitant has many roles and its primary role is to be a leader to a community. I want to take on that leadership role because I feel I was always meant to do so. I feel I hold many qualities for what it takes to be a resident assistant such as responsibility, determination, patience, and charisma. I love helping people as well as serving as a mentor to those who need me. I want to make a difference in someone's life and educate those who may not know much about the community we live in. I am interested in becoming a resident assistant because I want to meet new people and build a community of individuals who all know each other and

As I was growing up, I naturally looked for ways to help my community. It was an concept that I was extremely fond and passionate about at an early age. Through this, leadership came easily and almost inherently. When high school came I emerged myself within the wide variety of activities. It was just an effortless tendency. I loved being involved, therefore I got myself involved. As a freshmen, I was at the bottom and I watched in amazement of how the upperclassmen led with such confidence and drive. I aspired to be like them one day. With this large desire to make my mark in my small community, I naturally took on leadership roles because I wanted to make an impact, a lasting impact. John Quincy Adams once said, “If your actions inspire others

Residential Advisors—People who work in residential communities can provide services to residents. They need to keep and organize the house records and assign house. They need to provide basic service to residents like maintenance, organize activities, provide repairs and furnishing. Residential advisors can help residents to involve in the community quickly. I found that residential advisors are very busy, they need to do lots of things every day. To be a good RA, you must have Oral presentation ability, organization talent and communication talent.

As a unique individual, perceive that my personal strengths and weaknesses are my willingness and desire of continuous learning, ambition for excellence, achievement in every field of endeavor that I enter, and high standards. My weaknesses are my unwillingness to handle criticism and my tendency over-analyzing situations. I see the Resident Assistant position as one that handles conflicts efficiently and appropriately, upholds the rules and regulations set by the administration, and ensures that everything is going smoothly within their sphere of influence. I see the Resident Assistant position as one that where everyone follows the rules, no conflicts arise, and everything is perfect. On the irony, we do not operate in perfect situations.

Knowing how to collaborate and work well with others on staff is essential in maintaining a safe, positive community. In addition, through my history of community work, I have realized the importance of being a dedicated, contributing member of whatever team I am a part of. This same notion can be applied to being becoming a Resident Assistant. By doing my part efficiently, it allows others to do theirs’ efficiently as well, and through this, the chain of progress and success continues, as unit. Being a positive and respectful teammate allows not only myself to progress in my job position, but allows the entire ResLife Department to progress as

Working in a setting with scientific applications whilst providing quality care to patients is something I feel very passionate about. As a podiatrist I will be providing preventative care and advice to patients by explaining the importance of healthy feet. I would do this through health education which would include motivating individuals and community groups by showing them the outcomes if they neglect to maintain good feet and nail care.

A Resident Assistant lives on the same floor as their residents and assists them in any way needed. For example, a resident may be going through some personal struggles and doesn’t know who to talk to, but they can turn to their RA to talk. Another thing on the job description is to make programs specifically for their residents that can be educational and influential. Applying for this position was a very rigorous and competitive process, but I was able to leave a lasting impression and is now hired as an RA for the 2017-2018 academic year. This leadership position will continue my goal to make sure the residents feel welcome and safe in the environment they live in, while also making a personal connection with each individual.

At 1:00 a.m. on my third night as a Residential Assistant (RA), an urgent knock threw me into my first emergency. “Help Sydnee, he can’t stand up!” my resident screamed. Blood streamed from T.’s head and stained the dresser’s edge. Five of his new neighbors, shocked, wore worried faces and watery eyes. We finished RA training only a week prior and seeing him drunk on the floor, I got scared. Despite my fear, I acted quickly and with confidence.

The skills and experience I would bring to a graduate assistantship include: mentoring and instructing others; competency in word, excel and PowerPoint; and proficiency in writing and communication. Also, I would bring my skills in: organization; time management; communication; and critical thinking as a graduate assistant. I was successful in using these skills to maintain a 4.0 GPA during my undergraduate studies.

When Professor Lopez Littleton asked the class to delve inside of our minds, we took a variety of questionnaires about ourselves. One that stood out to me was the Locus of Control questionnaire. The very first two statements are leaders are born, not made and leaders are made, not born. I chose the second statement that leaders are made, not born. When I was younger, I was quite insecure with myself and I wasn’t much of a leader. Sure, everyone in the class always wanted to work with me because I received satisfying grades and I always prepared proficient work, but I didn’t guide people to greatness. I always felt like I was my own leader but I didn’t really have any followers. I was not born a leader, but I became a leader as I grew older. I absolutely love being a leader and I couldn’t imagine who I would be today if instead I was a follower. Being a leader has gotten me so far in life and continues to get me ahead every day. I have always been the leader when it comes to group projects and with school in general. I believe when there is turmoil, people always look to me for answers. If I am on an adventure, I love to be in the lead because it motivates me when I am motivating others. This happened in Brazil last summer when my boyfriend and I went on a hiking and mountain climbing excursion. As I was in the lead, and the group was falling behind, I cheered them on and encouraged the group to keep on. They highly appreciated my motivation and it made me feel great, too.

I am needing to seek your guidance and assistance. Next spring is my last semester here at CofO I am looking to shadow/intern with a child life specialist for class credit.

To date, I have completed 202 clinical hours. I have spent the last couple weeks trying to arrange clinical time with specialists. Despite speaking face to face with the doctors who said they would be happy to precept me, this has proven to be quite challenging. I have reached out a few times to the hematology/ oncology office, and I cannot get the preceptor agreement form. I have physically went to the office, but just missed the office manager. Also, I have sent several emails. I do not think I am going to continue to pursue this. It is too late in the semester, and I do not want to come off as overbearing or pushy. However, I did receive back the preceptor agreement for from the pulmonology office. Unfortunately, FAU does not have a contract