<p>DS will be living off-campus next year so I'm concerned that he won't pay attention to emails from ResLife. Would someone please post when it's time to sign up for a Fall meal plan? I'm hoping there's a limited plan that would allow him to have lunches on campus. Thank you.</p>
<p>In terms of off campus students signing up for meal plans, you have a few options. You can either buy an Apartment Plan or just use Terrapin Express to purchase meals. There are advantages and disadvantages to both plans, and you can compare them here:</p>
<p>[University</a> of Maryland Dining Services Compare](<a href=“http://dining.umd.edu/terrapin/comparison]University”>http://dining.umd.edu/terrapin/comparison)</p>
<p>Personally, I recommend Terrapin Express because you don’t lose any money to overhead fees.</p>
<p>And, he’ll find it much more convenient to use Terrapin Express at the Stamp—he otherwise probably wouldn’t be conveniently near either of the diners, so the likelihood that he’d go there for lunch isn’t realistically too high.</p>
<p>Thanks for this information. Exactly what I was looking for.</p>