<p>I'm a freshman and I was wondering what your opinion about mini fridges. Sure it's not a necessity, but will it really make my dorm more comfortable?</p>
<p>I'm buying a meal plan and I don't drink soda.</p>
<p>depends on your meal plan. I had a meal a day so a fridge was a must. You will probably have late nights studying or getting back to the dorm on a weekend from a night out and will be hungry/thirsty. I dont know about your school but we have no dining that stays open past 10 so having some food and drinks in the dorm was a must. Id definatly bring one</p>
<p>No, not a necessity, but will definitely be nice, especially if you want cold drinks.</p>
<p>I rarely had food in mine since I had a meal plan with a lot of meals, but did use it for leftovers, etc.</p>
<p>But definitely was advantageous for cold water, pop, juice, etc. Unless you want to go to a vending machine for that all the time at a dollar or two each.</p>
<p>Ok, sounds reasonable. Is one 4.3 cubic feet fridge enough for two people? My dorm allows 2 fridges per room.</p>
<p>It absolutely should be big enough. Make sure it meets your schools restrictions and requirements regarding size and amps.</p>
<p>For me its necessary, but then again I drink like a camel.</p>
<p>Get one. Gotta have some place to put the alc</p>
<p>I’ve thought about this for a while now, and I guess it depends on your needs. I personally will not be getting one until sophomore year and that’s only if I’m not on the meal plan then. I don’t eat a lot, and since I’m getting three 3 meals a day on my plan, I’m only uncovered for snacks. A Thermos food container keeps things hot or cold for HOURS, and a Pyrex should do the trick for things that can be stored at room temperature. I figure this way’s more convenient for me, for a few reasons:</p>
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<li>I don’t have to get to a microwave to reheat my food.</li>
<li>Not having a fridge will save space and open up my room and make it look larger.</li>
<li>No issues with moving it and finding storage space for it at the end of the year.</li>
<li>There’s no point in keeping a fridge running 24/7 if I’m only going to have 2 spare meals in there, i.e. not a whole lot of food.</li>
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<p>Do you see yourself using it a lot? If not, you could be saving a lot of space and energy.
You might also want to check with your roommate to see if you can share a fridge.</p>
<p>Gotta keep the brewskis cold. I’m renting out a mini fridge for $20 a year so renting might be the way to go.</p>
<p>the real question is do you want cold alcohol? if yes, then get a fridge. if no and you like your natty cold, then dont</p>
<p>Cosine, that’s lucky! At ASU it’s $250 to rent a fridge for the academic year and they yank it away from you the week before finals in May!</p>
<p>…which is why I just decided to get a 4.3ft^3 fridge for $50 off of craigslist.</p>
<p>soo jealous of the person who gets to rent a fridge for $20 a year! it’s $250 at my school, so i just bought one at best buy for $150 and i’ll sell it on craigslist when i’m done with it…</p>
<p>My school provides a fridge with the room, which is nice.</p>
<p>It’s actually $40 to rent a mini fridge for the year, but I’m splitting the costs with my roommate. Indeed a good deal</p>