<p>I am getting the unlimited meal plan, which allows unlimited access to the main dining halls (2 of them). Plus it gives $125 for the retail locations (jazzmans cafe, quizno, salsa rico, etc)</p>
<p>My question is, for those who has had a similar meal plan: how often did you go to the dining hall each day? Like they said you could just go in and grab a piece of fruit, yogurt, cookie, or a drink if you wanted to at any time of the day.</p>
<p>And in my suite style dorm there is a small dining hall on the bottom floor, so it will be really convenient to just grab a drink or whatever...</p>
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<p>Is the small dining hall in your dorm covered by the unlimited meal plan? And are the opening hours convenient? Have you eaten in your college's dining hall before? Are they serving a variety of high-quality food or would you get tired of their selection after a few weeks? Is the unlimited meal plan reasonably priced? (At my northeastern college ~$2500 per year.)</p>
<p>Anyway, I had an unlimited meal plan this past year and I went to the dining halls 2-5 times a day. I went quite often just for coffee, not so much for fruit (it is easier to grab a piece of fruit in anticipation and have it in your bag until you want to eat it - generally I would lose too much time if I walked to a dining hall every single time I felt like having a soda or a cookie). I hardly ever bought food while the dining halls were open (they closed for week-long breaks). I will be on the unlimited meal plan again next year because I will be living in a dorm without kitchen.</p>