Student Employment Opportunities: Ole Miss Resident Assistant

Transcription of interview with junior journalism major Kimbrely Dandridge on the benefits of being an R.A.:

Me: As the fall semester approaches, many students are looking for both on and off campus employment. Junior Journalism major Kimbrely Dandridge chose to shed light on the resident assistant, or R.A. position in the university’s dorms.

Kimbrely Dandridge: “It’s a really good employment opportunity just because of the costs. Because first of all you’re only paying 1000 dollars for your room, so you’re already saving and paying for rent, and instead of getting an apartment you have this room that’s only 1000 dollars. And then on top of that you’re getting 500 dollars a month, so I thought it was a pretty, pretty good deal […] We’re the highest paid student employers on campus, so we have the highest paid job of anyone. Because I mean you think about it, most students get paid by the hour, but here you have R.A.’s they’re getting a 1000 dollar room, which most people are paying like 3000 for their rent every semester. So you’re getting a 1000 dollar room, and you’re getting 500 dollars a month. And every year you stay and continue to be an R.A. your pay goes up. So my freshman year I was making 230 on the 15^th and 30^th when we got paid and then my sophomore year I made 260 dollars when I got paid, so this year it would be 290, and so it goes up 30 dollars each year. So if you stayed all four years you could well make almost four hundred dollars on the 15^th and the 30th, which would be 800 dollars a month.

Me: If you’re interested in the R.A. position., applications are posted online at the Ole Miss Department of Student Housing and Residence Life’s website.