<p>What is generally the recommended mealplan for on-campus freshman? I am thinking of 14 meals per week with $100 flexdine. </p>
<p>Also, who is participating in that roommate search thing that the U offered? </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I’m also going with the fourteen meals per week + $100 flexdine. I’ve never had a meal plan before, but I’ve heard that many people choose a plan that has more than they need and end up paying for food they don’t eat. I think two meals in the dining center every day and one outside of it sounds about right. </p>
<p>I believe you’re also allowed to change plans within the first two weeks of school.</p>
<p>I chose the same meal plan as you guys, and I am participating in that roommate search. I signed up for double occupancy dorm for Frontier (or any superblock really)</p>
<p>Yeah I just did the default 14, definitely don’t think I’d need more than that. And you can always change it if it doesn’t suit you.</p>
<p>Thanks for your responses. </p>
<p>Lastly, [Freshman</a> Guarantees](<a href=“http://admissions.tc.umn.edu/admissioninfo/guarantee.html]Freshman”>http://admissions.tc.umn.edu/admissioninfo/guarantee.html), </p>
<p>did you guys ever receive the job program guarantee for work-study?</p>
<p>14/week is fine but do not even consider the 19/week plan. The food ain’t that good. And try to eat outside the superblock when possible.</p>
<p>I’ve been told to get the smallest plan possible, because the meals are super expensive, low quality, and you usually don’t eat many.</p>
<p>So you think 10 meals per week is sufficient? I’ll definitely be eating ramen noodles, and occasionally eat out so 14 meals per week still sounds a lot. I’m not a huge fan of eating (don’t worry, Im healthy lol)</p>
<p>Yeah, I’m considering switching to ten per week. Since I have eight AM classes I doubt I’ll eat breakfast very often in the dining center and I’ll probably end up skipping lunch or dinner several times a week too. Better to save the money.</p>
<p>I just switched to 10 meals/wk. I will have 8 a.m. classes too! Also, it’s not like ill be eating at the dining hall everyday, so better to save up. By the way, what dorm are u hoping to get? </p>
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<p>I will most likely be in Centennial. Since I’m a transfer student, the only housing available are rooms in Centennial or University Village through one of the Living Learning Communities. </p>
<p>I was on campus for orientation this week and saw some of the dorms. Centennial looked decent, and so did Territorial. I only saw the outside of Sanford, but the building was very pretty.</p>
<p>10/week is fine nutritionally if you are prepared to cook for yourself some. However, you may wish for more sometimes for social reasons (trust me, you’ll never go just for the food).</p>
<p>All the dorms are comparable physically except Pioneer, which is a dump. (To be fair, they do seem to have a fun community there.)</p>
<p>How for social reason? #curious</p>
<p>Thanks for replying!</p>
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<p>I had ~10/week and it was a good decision for me. There were times when my friends would ask if I wanted to get dinner and I had to say no, because I had fewer meals. As long as you are okay with that you certainly won’t be missing out on anything in terms of food.</p>
<p>Thanks. Can you still in dining hall w them even if you’re not eating? </p>
<p>Lol, I never been to dorm dining hall…</p>
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<p>You have to swipe your u-card to get in to the facility. Some are easier to sneak into than others…but I’m sure you’d never do that ;)</p>
<p>If you go to those buildings at peak hours it won’t be a problem at all. Just wait by the door and someone will pass by and open it.</p>