Meal Plans at Reed? Experience?

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Our son is starting at Reed this fall so we’re looking at the meal plan options. Having visited Reed and looked at the weely menus online, it seems the a la carte/declining balance pricing model is both a bit expensive per item and expensive in aggregate per meal (i.e., if you get an entree, beverage, salad, etc.).

So I’m wondering:

  1. Any current Reed students or parents with experience as to which meal plan (A, B or C) worked for them?
  2. Did you need to add extra dollars to your plan to cover the cost of food each semester?
  3. Did you take advantage of the kitchens/kitchenettes in many of the dorms to supplement the meal plans?

I realize all of this depends a lot on your student and their eating habits, but any experience would be welcome.

Thanks very much.

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Hi, you should join the Reed Parents Facebook page. There was recently a discussion about this, and lots of variation in experience. My own kid had plan C with lots of points leftover, whereas other kids with plan A didn’t have enough. I would suggest you start with C as you can always add points.