<p>I am an ovo-lacto vegetarian. I eat eggs, and some dairy products (depending on the manufacturing process). I do NOT eat or buy anything which is the result of the death of an animal; this includes gelatin, rennent, broth, leather, fur, and animal fat among other things. </p>
<p>Just as a general glossing comment: really check out the cafeterias at the schools you might attend. My school (Bradley U.) has a vegetarian/vegan/kosher/special dietary needs cafeteria- that cafeteria caters to us. Everything is labeled and has the ingredients listed if it's an "iffy" food. The stuffing last week was veggie-friendly, but I wouldn't have known it without the label. If it's not listed, you can ask. The cafeteria staff is used to me asking....</p>
<p>Other schools I was considering didn't even have vegetarian options, they just handed up pamphlets about daily dietary requirements and suggested meal options. However, the cafeteria didn't offer most of the food in those meal plans (basic things such as lentil soup). Or worse, the "vegetarian option" is fish versus a burger (that's veggie?), or deep-fried. Granted, in these cases I am speaking of schools which are roughly 4000 students smaller than the school I currently attend, and far more rural. </p>
<p>Bigger schools will give you more options, and place you closer to a health food store. The health food store is my life-saver. Super Wal-Mart comes in at a close second, because the veggie foods they have there are cheaper. Oh, and try to find an oriental market. You know that all Ramen noodles in mainstream grocery stores have chicken/beef/shrimp flavoring in them? Well at your friendly oriental market, you can buy vegetarian friendly Ramen, for only about $.10 more a package.</p>