<p>These questions might seem a bit strange, but they've been on my mind for a while, so here goes.</p>
<p>Are we allowed to take food from the dining halls to keep in our dorms? I don't like eating big meals and I'd rather just keep some snacks at the ready so I don't have to go to a dining hall every time I want to eat. With the price of the meal plan, though, I definitely want to make the most of it and if I can just take a bag of fruit and bread and stuff out of the dining hall every few days and keep it in my dorm instead of having to go out and stock up at a grocery store, then I'd like to do so.</p>
<p>Also, I've been wondering whether it is acceptable to sit in on classes in which I am not enrolled. If time permits, I'd like to attend a few different language classes just to hear the words spoken and grammar explained so I can build on my self-study. Most of them would be larger lecture-sized classes where I don't think I'd be noticed, but should I ask the instructors beforehand anyway?</p>
<p>Stashing food - no you may not take entire loaves of bread and bags of fruit out of the dining hall. You are permitted to go boxes where you can put as much as fits in your box. I would get breakfast and lunch on weekends this way (stuff breakfast and lunch into my box). I also enjoyed taking out salads and sandwiches. This is why plus dollars are so imperative - you can use them to buy loaves of bread and cereal and such from stores like C3/crossroads. You can also take the bus to the grocery store.</p>
<p>You can sit in on large lectures as long as you get the permission of the professor. I did this at least once if not twice (went more than enrolled students I remember!). You can also ask about auditing so that it shows up on your transcript, or doing credit/no credit. Many professors do not permit either option, or make no difference in the work load, hence sitting in. However, you will not be able to sit in on language classes because those classes are not lecture classes, they are small (<40 usually if not <20) and the rooms will not permit it. Also the professors of language classes do not usually permit it either. It doesn’t hurt to ask but I’ll let you know your odds now at least. I had success sitting in on classes with 300-500 people basically. The other classes I asked about, including language classes, professors wanted me to take for a grade.</p>
<p>If you are thinking about taking a larger class in the future, it might make sense to sit in on it for a day or so to find out what it is like.</p>
<p>Haha I figured as much for the food situation, but it was worth asking. And thank you for the insight on the smaller language classes.</p>