<p>How does becoming a resident assistant affect financial aid?</p>
<p>Yes, being a resident assistant comes with certain benefits such as free room, a simple meal plan, and I believe also a small scholarship grant. Normally, room, board, tuition, etc are all included in the cost of attendance for financial aid calculations. In this case, because you are getting the first two free and a scholarship for part of the last, it’s treated as if you received external aid so your financial aid package will not have aid for those items and your scholarship will go towards removing loans, work-study, and grants in that order.</p>