<p>Can anyone weigh in on meal plans, housing choices and learning communities?</p>
<p>Meal Plans
Freshman son this year. Started with the 19 Meal Plan 1st semester. The number of meals was fine (note that on Sat & Sun the dining halls only serve brunch and dinner), but he was only able to use Meal Plan Express (MPE) two times each week. His class schedule ended up such that he really needed more MPEs as he could not get lunch at a dining hall 3 days per week; he did use a significant amount of points. So for 2nd semester we moved him to SGA Inflation Fighter 20: 20 meals a week and the ability to eat at retail locations 2X per day.</p>
<p>Housing Choice
I do not believe that freshmen have the ability to select a residence hall.</p>
<p>Freshmen cannot choose their dorms or roomates however learning communities are housed together, so I strongly suggest picking a learning community.</p>