Donships?

[johndiligent]

I wasn't sure which board this should be on, so I hope this works. Is anyone out there considering applying to be a don/residence advisor/proctor/institution-specific term at whatever university they choose to attend?

I did it for two years at my undergrad institution and I was hoping to pursue a don position wherever I end up since: a) I've really enjoyed advising students in that capacity, and it puts a dent in, if not covers, basic living expenses. But I was sort of idly clicking around on the websites tonight, and a lot of the deadlines for don applications come sooner than I would expect to get an acceptance (if at all).

Is anyone else pursuing this sort of opportunity? Have you been applying in advance, on the off-chance that you're accepted, or do you plan to beg the residence powers that be once you've been accepted? (Which may work out fine. In my experience, there are usually not too many people who want to commit to being on-call for X number of students 24 hours a day, even if it does result in rent-free living).

[peppermint.beatnik]

I think it would be hard to do an MA with that kind of distraction. Second year I lived with a friend I met during my MA--she was in same program. We were great friends, but tension definitely got worse as work piled up.