My D considered it. She was having a less than positive experience with her roommate and was not looking forward to the drama that would come as part of the housing lottery. She hadn’t met anyone she wanted to live with (Covid, no in-person classes or activities) and was dreading having another randomly assigned roommate. Being an RA would have assured she had her own room and didn’t have to go through the lottery process. She ended up being accepted into a residential seminar program focused around a class just before she submitted her RA application. It, too, solved her housing anxiety and has helped her connect with a group of students that she plans to live with next year.
Everyone has different reasons for their choices. My D would have made any option work but for her, the primary draw was the housing process.