People either love or hate their RA. Sure, they have to enforce the rules but that is their job after all. RAs aren’t as scary as you might think and they can actually be some of the best people you meet at college!

1. They give you random treats throughout the year.

Tough day? Your RA likely has candy to combat that. Plus, at random times of the year you will come home to little treats to surprise you!

2. Words of advice are only a few doors away.

RAs are not scary. They aren’t unapproachable. They are human. And some of the best humans! Being able to just it out with your RA makes them some of the best people around. And they have some pretty good advice!

3. They are the best dinner dates.

What’s better than food? Food with your RA of course! And they’ll usually drop everything to go get dinner with you!

4. They’re always there to watch TV with you when you’re bored.

Wednesday night? Friday night? Sunday night? You can bet they’re down to watch something!

5. They truly care about you and your success.

You never have to think about what they of you or how you are doing because they really do care about you and what you are doing. The excitement you see when you tell them you had a great day or the sadness you see when you tell them about a sucky day is real. No fake emotions to it. They really are excited for you!

6. They’ll share some fabulous stories with you.

Who knows what the next story will be. The only guarantee is that it will be fantastic and you will probably leave your RA’s room in tears of laughter from the story. It is never dull when the RA starts story time!

Moral of the story: your RA is a fantastic person! They don’t want to be the bad person but sometimes it is their job. They really do want to get to know you and be your friend. So, next time you aren’t doing anything, go say hi to them! Ask them anything and the likelihood of them telling you a great story is pretty high!