<p>What is the best meal plan to get? I really liked Cornell's food and I plan to eat it for most of the time. I will occasionally go out with friends and such.</p>
<p>These are the choices I'm talking about: Dining</a> - Meal Plan Options</p>
<p>Any other food suggestions?</p>
<p>Oh yeah, for our rooms, can we rent refrigerators and microwaves and such?</p>
<p>when i started cornell last august, i had the golden bear plan (the unlimited meal per week/$300 big red bucks per semester). however, after the first few weeks of classes and all, i noticed that i wasn't eating 3 meals a day. most of the times i was eating between 10-12 meals a week, and then going to bear nasties for a late-snack. so i downgraded to the 14 meals per week/$500 brb per semester, which i've had since.</p>
<p>but then again, i didn't eat breakfast, only lunch and dinner. so i recommend trying out the golden bear plan first. and if you don't like it after a few weeks, then change it. but note that there is a grace period when you can downgrade your mea lplan.</p>
<p>I had the 14 meals/week and found it adequate. I was probably using 12-13 meals at the most each week. And I <3 Big Red Bucks.</p>
<p>ive been doing fine with 10 meals + 500 brbs. i only went over my meals one week, but i still have BRBs left from last semester</p>
<p>14 is usually pretty standard for most students in any school.</p>
<p>yeah start off with the 14 meals per week and see how that suits you. then drop to the 10 meals a week if that's better for you.</p>
<p>Hmm...I know for summer college they let us rent out fridges and microwaves, but not sure about the school year. Any current student wanna answer?</p>
<p>Does anyone not eat from Cornell at all?</p>
<p>compared to other schools, cornells food is amazing. they always have something good to eat...and if not, there is no harm in a little pizza and ice cream :)</p>
<p>14 - 2 meals a day plus snacks if hungry!</p>
<p>im a person who NEEDS three meals a day to function, i think ill get the Golden Bear plan and go from there</p>
<p>Does the meal plan only apply to meals from the 8 dining halls? Do we have to pay seperately for meals from places like Ezra's Emporium, etc. ? Also if we pay seperately at these places, can we use big red bucks?</p>
<p>You have to pay separately at places like Trillium, Ivy Room, etc. You can use BRBs. It's nearly impossible to run out of BRBs.</p>
<p>most freshmen find that the unlimited is a waste of money. Condi, i think you'll realize that you can function on 2 meals a day when you see how full you get from 2 buffet all you can eat meals. You also have BRB's to buy $4 worth of snacks each day. You might also have a hard time finding friends who will want to/have time to eat with you 3 times a day.</p>
<p>most people are too tired to even wake up 20 minutes earlier to get breakfast before classes. but as suggested before, you can always overshoot it and switch to a smaller plan within 2 weeks.</p>
<p>akicondi- If you get the golden bear plan, you might feel obligated to eat campus food three times a day since that's what you're paying for. I know I would. I mean, wouldn't you want the option to eat off-campus without losing money on the meals your're skipping and paid for? Ithaca has some amazing reataurants every Cornellian should try out.</p>
<p>ill think about it, but most days i'll eat three meals. I might downgrade to the next highest plan and use my BRB for off campus meals, but I MUST eat breakfast. When I'm hungry my stomach growls painfully. I'm planning on bringing a fridge, so i could possibly buy like muffins and fruit for breakfast. watev, i still have loads of time to decide.</p>
<p>if anyone is dreading the "freshman 15" dotn get the 14 or the unlimited meal plan. and get the gym membership for the entire year</p>
<p>i started to dread the Freshmen 15 when eyeCU10 said you get full on two buffet all you can eat meals. "All you can eat" , isn't that an invitation for fat people to get fatter. not that im fat.</p>
<p>yeah..we called this girl in our hall "freshman fifty" aka fiddy</p>
<p>Are there healthy choices for food or is it all bad food and roofles... freshman fiddy. Damn.</p>