<p>Do the freshmen at nyu have to get a meal plan for the first year? About how much is total yearly cost at nyu?</p>
<p>if you live in a traditional dorm, you must get a meal plan, I think its $1600 a semester, if you get assigned to an apartment, you can opt out.(cancel it)</p>
<p>yes, the freshmen have to get a meal plan, if they're in traditional, not if they are in apartment-style...it comes in handy though, because the smallest is 10 meals a week with $250 declining dollars, which i use in the "convenience" store next to third north's dining hall to buy paper towels, frappuccinos :D, and anything else i need in the middle of the night, especially if i'm low on cash...at first i thought the declining dollars were pointless, but i'm happy i have $250 now cuz they go fast</p>