<p>So i was looking through the housing schedule :</p>
<p><a href="http://housing.ucr.edu/NR/rdonlyres/A422C5D2-6F84-4E8F-B1FA-7330195AB11F/0/PaymentScheduleRH1011.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://housing.ucr.edu/NR/rdonlyres/A422C5D2-6F84-4E8F-B1FA-7330195AB11F/0/PaymentScheduleRH1011.pdf</a></p>
<p>and i'm quite confused about what blue 75, gold 100, and tartan 150 mean. </p>
<p>I know they have to do something with the meal plan..
what i don't get is how much dining dollars do i get? tartan makes the dorm cost more expensive... what's the difference?</p>
<p>Also, i don't get the difference between the Flex and dinning dollars.</p>
<p>I know for different Flexes, there i a different amount of money that i can spend. What about dining dollars? Is there a limitation of where i can spend the money?</p>
<p>… i dont know what that blue, gold, and tartan stuff is.</p>
<p>flex 5 = 5 meals a week (no rollover), 600 dining dollars
flex 10 = 10 meals a week (no rollover), 450 dining dollars
flex max = $3450 to use at dining halls and everywhere else</p>
<p>you get to spend the dining dollars at any restaurant on campus and at dining halls, incase you ever run out of meals.</p>
<p>is there anyone i can get a hold of so i can ask about the differences? I want to send in my housing application asap on april 1st, but the thing is i want to know the exact difference in the first place. should i just call the office??</p>
<p>yeah, call the office. best thing to do.</p>
<p>I think they changed the meal plans for this year… I haven’t seen any information on the flex meal plans. Only the Blue/Gold/Tartan.</p>
<p>*Here’s where I found my info: <a href=“http://dining.ucr.edu/DiningPlanOptions/[/url]”>http://dining.ucr.edu/DiningPlanOptions/</a> -> Dining Plans for 2010 - 2011</p>
<p>Oh hm. I didn’t see that earlier ):</p>
<p>… Well, school is 10 weeks each quarter… so you’re getting</p>
<p>blue: 7ish meals a week
gold: 10 meals a week
tartan: 15 meals a week</p>
<p>I really think blue is enough for the average eater, especially if you don’t really digg the food. blue/gold should be enough. if you get tartan, i almost guarantee that you will waste your meals… and you get so less dining dollars.</p>
<p>I’m in the dorms right now and have only Flex 5, and really 5 meals if you’re going home for the weekend seems to be enough, because there are times you’re on campus and that’s when the dining dollars really just begin to help.</p>