Being an RA is completely different ballgame than just being a resident student. Not only do we worry about juggling academics, clubs, and our social lives, but now we've added a ton of responsibility to the mix. We have to know policy, remember a ton of new names and faces, and essentially be on top of anything and everything going on in the building. It's a whole new world, which we often forget until we casually throw out the words "community builder" and no one knows what we are talking about. Here are some common thoughts that us RAs have probably had at some point this year.

1. If you get more than 6 hours of sleep, consider yourself lucky.

2. No, I don’t know where I'm living next year.

3. Oh hey! (What's that person's name again?)

4. Why can't people use their inside voices?

5. No, OJ does not stand for orange juice.

6. Everything I save on room and board gets spent at Dunkin.

7. Why, just why, do people have to rip down my door decs?

8. No, we actually don't want to get you in trouble.

9. Freaking out when you hear the duty phone ringtone in public, at home, on a break.

10. Wanna go out tonight? Can't I'm on duty.

12. How can I make this community builder multicultural?

13. I've finished seven new Netflix series while on duty this semester.

14. Hungry on duty. Can't leave to get food.

15. Is Sheetz considered Dallas, PA?

16. Why is RA Appreciation Day on 4/20?

17. Yes, we do use Yik Yak

18. Food really does bring people together.

19. Knowing the joy of having your own room.

20. Since when is Thursday the weekend?

21. Members of your staff become your best friends and you wouldn't trade your residents for the world.