<p>I was wondering what the surprise pack is in the platinum dining plan at Drexel. I know it's a 'surprise' but I just want to know, because it might just be a waste. If anybody has any clue please feel free to help out!</p>
<p>if we knew what was in it, it wouldn’t be a “surprise” pack lol</p>
<p>But seriously, if you compare the dining plans, it depends whether you think you will use mostly dining dollars (DD) or mostly meal passes. </p>
<p>gold $200 DD and unlimited meal passes ($1830)
blue $475 DD and 12 meal passes per week ($1830)
platinum $550 DD and 12 meal passes per week plus 5 guest passes ($1915)</p>
<p>[Drexel</a> Campus Dining](<a href=“http://www.drexelcampusdining.com/plans.html]Drexel”>http://www.drexelcampusdining.com/plans.html)</p>
<p>based on my experience with a daughter at another school, I would go with either blue or platinum because you probably will get tired of the dining hall and the dining dollars give you more variety</p>
<p>Well they may be a surprise, but I can tell you from experience this past year…</p>
<p>Every term they have (for about a week) the platinum plan prizes out in the front of the dining hall, and if you have a platinum plan they mark you down once you get yours. I think they do this about once a quarter-- from what I remember one quarter it was iPod speakers (cheap ones though), I think a small backpack with “Drexel Dining Services” another. I mean, they were okay. Nice as perks if you were going to buy the plan anyway, not good enough to go out of your way for.</p>
<p>Anyway, yeah, get as many dining dollars as possible. Twelve meals per week is a lot-- I only used about 5-7 a week and tried to eat at the dining hall as much as I could. The dining hall is a decent walk from the dorms so it’s such a pain if you just want to go down and eat, even if you’re going religiously with a group of people. Right by the dorms is the Northside Terrace, with Chick-fil-A, Curritos, Subway, a sushi take-out bar and “The Market,” a convenience store with over-priced groceries (some things like milk and eggs, but mostly snacks, some freezer items). These all use dining dollars. As do a few other places around campus:</p>
<p>[Drexel</a> Campus Dining](<a href=“http://www.drexelcampusdining.com/locations.html]Drexel”>http://www.drexelcampusdining.com/locations.html)</p>
<p>Everyone I know who had the gold plan immediately regreted it. Just get as many dining dollars as possible. Trust me on this one.</p>
<p>Get the blue plan, honestly the platinum plan is not work the extra money. The Gold Plan seems great on paper but I guarantee that you will be sick to death of the dining hall by week 5 if that is all you are eating. I had the Blue Plan and never used all 12 meals per week, the more dining dollars the better.</p>