ABSTRACT

Hi, my name is Arielle. I got to McArdle Polytechnic Institute (MPI). Our school has about 10,000 students, about half of whom live on campus. As I write this, I'm in my second year as an RA. The biggest mistake I made last year as an RA was freaking out when one of my residents had what I now know was a panic attack. At the time I had no idea what the problem was. I thought she was drunk or just being obnoxious. Let me explain.