<p>Do any current Tufts students know the answer to this question…?</p>
<p>I’m strapped for cash, Tufts is my first choice, and I don’t mind being an RA if it means free room/board. Anyone know?</p>
<p>You can starting as a sophomore. Aside from the fact that all of them have already been hired and trained (and they had to turn some people away), that’s definitely something you couldn’t really do as a freshman, anyways.</p>
<p>Oh, I know 
I wanted to start as a sophomore. Thanks!</p>
<p>How early do you have to apply to secure the position? Also, does that eliminate F.A.? After all, COA would go down then… right?</p>
<p>Yep you can starting sophomore year, and just from reading your posts I can predict that you’d make a very good one.</p>
<p>Applications are due in January I believe. Results are decided by a preliminary group interview, an individual interview, your essays, and your GPA.</p>
<p>RAing counts as any other job, so your FA would likely go down a bit; however, you’d likely still come out way ahead.</p>
<p>Oh, I see - so it doesn’t make my COA go down right…? It just counts as another job?</p>
<p>And thank you! That’s very nice of you.</p>