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Residence Assistant Application

Application
The RA selection process for spring term, summer term, and fall and winter semesters will begin in January and will continue until all positions are filled. Early application submission will receive first reviews. Applications can be submitted at any time, but positions fill quickly, limiting the number of openings for later submissions. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact Single Student Housing at (801) 422-2643 or (801)422-4766.

Selection Process
  1. The Selection Committee for the applicant's preferred housing area will carefully review the completed application.
  2. Applicants selected for the interview will be contacted directly by the housing area Selection Committee. Every completed application is guaranteed a review, but due to the large number of applicants, it will not be possible to interview every applicant.
  3. Applicants selected for an interview should be notified "beginning the middle of January and continue until positions are filled.
  4. If applicant is selected, the Selection Committee will send a conditional offer notification within three weeks of interview
  5. All completed applications will be kept on file for any additional openings.
Please read through the RA Qualifications and Responsibilities before submitting your application

*LISR RA's must apply and be admitted to the LISR Program.
Student Information
Semester Applying For
Housing Area
Select your preferred area(s) by ranking your choices in order of preference. Your application will be reviewed by the area selected as your first choice. If there are no job openings in your first preference, it will be routed to another area for review.
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On-Campus Experience
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Most Recent Employment
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Essay Questions
Please limit your responses to one paragraph (no more than 2000 characters, or approximately 300 words) per essay.
Information Release
I understand that compliance with the BYU Honor Code and conduct consistent with the principles and values of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are conditions to my employment. I authorize the Office of Residence Life to contact other BYU departments and my references to obtain information concerning my qualifications to become a Conference Assistant. I waive any rights to have access to information received from these references. I also release BYU and the references from any claim I may have arising from the references supplied and BYU's use of the information. I agree that all letters of recommendation may be maintained as confidential university records. I hereby waive any right I may have under any statute or university policy to obtain access to these recommendations.