It's almost time for school to start. While college students everywhere are preparing to pack, student leaders are about to make the journey to their schools for their student leadership training.

Though I may be biased, the most prestigious and well known is RA training. Usually the longest, it is filled with the cheesiest people on campus. I am a returning RA this year, and I think that my first training was one of the highlights of my sophomore year.

I am very lucky to be going back to my school this week to begin and I couldn't be more excited.

So, with the help of my favorite show, this is RA Training as told by How I Met Your Mother:

1. When you move into your new room and you are ready to start training.

2. When you walk into the training room and see your staff.

3. When you are doing staff introductions.

4. When you just listened to some sessions that were really boring.

5. When you and your best friend get paired up for the first active ice-breaker.

6. When a new RA asks a returner for advice.

7. When you get to Diversity/Inclusion Day.

8. Anytime you get to eat. Food is precious.

9. When pro-staff starts to talk about duty etiquette.

10. You finally get to be vulnerable and you end up spilling your guts.

11. When you have to do your 50th icebreaker that week.

12. And you have start practicing for the staff skit competition.

13. You finally get to have a good night sleep because your residents move in tomorrow.

14. And then you finally get to see your residents and you get to use everything you learned to make sure they have a fantastic year.

Well... at least until May.