I’m looking for some opinions on the best meal plans at Ohio State for freshmen. What is the best way to go?
The unlimited plan only allows you to go to three locations on campus. Some like that but it gets old fast and has limited flexibility.
Scarlet 14 and Gray 10 offer more flexibility. Started with Scarlet 14 and it was plenty, usually with swipes left over. Those can be used at the C stores for snacks and stuff.
Reduced to Gray 10 and that has been plenty.
Lot of friends started with unlimited but switched quickly, especially when their friends could go other places more often.
Recommend start with Scarlet 14 and adjust from there. You will have two weeks into the semester to switch or you can switch the next semester.
I’ve found that more people who get unlimited choose to switch to the Scarlet or Gray plans while people who get Scarlet or Gray are NOT switching to unlimited. So I agree with recommendation to start with Scarlet 14.
My freshman daughter is on Gray 10 and it’s working out fine. Put some dining dollars on your student’s BuckID for safe keeping and it should work out fine.