What would YOU do?

[Yamu]

Alright, I have a big decision to make and I don't think it would hurt to hear what you guys think. I try and keep it short.

I applied for and received an invitation to be a Resident Advisor next year.

On the plus: I?ll no longer have to pay rent, utilities, or gas to and from that I do from my apartment now.

On the downside: They are putting me in what is very easily the worse dorm on campus: Paty Hall. They have a tight knit group and everyone makes good friends there but they have communal bathrooms and the place is kind of a shit hole.

What would y?all do?

[Kirano]

Go for what's confortable for you. For me, it's luxury. God forbid being broke, I'd have to take up dorm. *Shudders*

[Dehan]

If it's a real bad shit hole then stay where you're at...if you think you can live there for a short time(a year max) then stick it out.

Take some pictures and put them up for us to judge the place. If the bathrooms are the only thing that are shitty then tell the managers/owners etc to get someone to clean them.

Or if it's your responsibility once you become an advisor you can probaby hire some people to clean it.

[Yamu]

Where I'm at is nice, but I'm paying for it.

If I go there it is free, but nowhere near as comfortable.

Edit: We have cleaning staffs for all the dorms, the building is just the oldest dorm on campus. You can only patching it up and sweep it so many times before it doesn't help.

At with the bathrooms, I'm not a germaphobe or anything, it just seems like such a pain in the ass to take a roll of toilet paper down the hall or have to carry shampoo and soap everytime I need to shower instead of just it being there waiting.

[Captain Silver]

I agree with Turles.

[Violet]

If you make resident Advisor, petition for better accomidations for the whole dorm. hell, you're already paying assloads of money, tell them to fucking do something with it.

[Raditzu]

I'd go for the RA thing. I was always interested in being an RA, personally, though.

[Yamu]

The Hall is supposed to have been torn down for like two or three years now but with the housing crunch the University is going through the refuse to knock it down or revamp it. Most student go for the new dorms with private rooms and people left in Paty or Harris pay a lot less. That doesn't effect me because as an RA, your housing is free.

I prepared myself for A: Being accepted and getting the Honors dorm; or B: Not getting accepted. I really had not thought about being offered Paty...

[Dehan]

Hell I live at home and I have to carry my own soap and shampoo the bathroom, only for the simple fact I'm the only guy in the house and they will use my stuff if I leave it in the bathroom.

If the only thing is the building being old than get over it, but if it's old and dangerous aka leaking roof and jagged floor boards or broken tile then you might want to alert the Dean or whoever is in charge of the college you attend and they should fix it up.

My sister moved into a dorm on A&T campus, her and her beautiful sexy room mate were paying for internet and cable...they moved into the room and turns out there was no cable(not even satelite) or phone jacks or wireless internet.

It took the Dean three days to get the people in charge of that building to fix the problem, they even let my sister and her roommate move into another dorm.

If the place is that bad then let the peple in charge know.

edit:

I agree with Violet. You pay all the damn cash the dorms should be liveable.

[Yamu]

Y'all might be right and I just need to suck it up.

[Burter]

If I could afford where I was living, I'd keep it

[Raditzu]

Originally posted by Burter
If I could afford where I was living, I'd keep it

Depends on how you're affording it. If you're taking out extra loans to live there, then I would definitely say moving to the free dorm is in your best interests.

[Yamu]

I'm using my GI Bill to pay for my housing and taking out loans on my tuition.

After hearing from all of y'all I'm leaning towards taking it. I really appreciate you helping me out, even only taking twenty seconds of your time to give your thoughts means alot to me.

[Hellfighter 17]

I know I'd take the one that is free.

[Super Buu]

I'd take the Resident Advisor job.

[Vegeta]

Free is a very good price.

[Blind Man]

My RA is really awesome and he brought our whole floor together, we're fun. Just don't have an overbearing significant other, and you'll be able to deal with the nasty bathrooms fine.

[Whompt]

Paty sounds no different than the standard barracks. I wouldn't care, personally. Just get a little shower bag to carry all your essentials. Wear a pair of flip flops to prevent athlete's foot. Customize your room to be kick ass. Not too shabby.

[Raditzu]

Originally posted by Blind Man
My RA is really awesome and he brought our whole floor together, we're fun.

A good RA can turn an otherwise unpleasant situation into a great one. I've had both extremes, really good RAs and really not-so-good RAs. Makes all the difference. And having the chance to actually be the person who makes that difference isn't something I would pass up.