Choosing Your Dining Plan
Don’t get caught in the maze of available dining options. Solving
the "which meal plan" dilemma is not so hard. If you take a few minutes
to read the information provided in these pages, you can settle on a
plan relatively easily, and over the course of the year you can make
sure it keeps working for you.
Overestimating, Underestimating -- Not a problem
What Happens to Extra Points?
Three ways to choose a Meal Plan
Overestimating, Underestimating -- Not a problem
Many people tend to either over- or under-estimate the amount of money
they spend for food. But that doesn’t have to be a problem at all!
Remember, in October you can compare your Dining Points balance against
the Dining Plan Use Chart to see how
well you estimated your dining needs.
- If you have too many Dining Points, you have until October
31st to reduce your Meal Plan.
- If you don’t have enough Dining Points, you can add up to $1,500 (in increments of $25) in additional Dining Points per semester. Additions will
be charged to your bursar’s account.
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What Happens to Extra Points?
December -- Leftover Points Roll Over For Use In Spring:
- Points remaining at the end of Fall Semester remain in the account
for use during Spring Semester.
- Spring Semester accounts must be purchased in full, regardless of
Points left from Fall semester.
May -- End of Year Refunds
- At the end of each academic year, for each semester of participation
in the Dining Plan, 100% of each student's first 50 unspent Dining
Plan Points plus 50% of the unspent amount above 50 is refunded. Thus,
a student who participates in the Dining Plan for both semesters of
the academic year will receive a $100 refund for the first 100 unspent
Points plus a 50% refund of the Points remaining after the first 100.
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Three ways to choose a meal plan:
- Based on your current Meal Plan – a.k.a. the Goldilocks method:
is your Meal Plan this year too big, too small, or just right?
- Read the Dining Plan Student
Profiles to see if you see yourself in any of the descriptions.
- Fill in the Dining Plan
Worksheet to estimate the amount of money you will spend per
semester. Sit down, consider your eating habits, fill in the blanks,
and your answer will materialize at the bottom of the page.
Dining Plans 2008-2009– Cost Per Semester
| Upper-Class
Residents, Non-Residents, and Central Campus Residents
|
| Plan
A
|
Plan
B
|
Plan
C
|
Plan
D
|
Plan
E
|
| $1,625 |
$1,940 |
$2,145 |
$2,300 |
$2,495 |
| |
Non-Residents,
and Central Campus
Only
|
Non-Residents
Only |
First
Year Students Only
Marketplace Board
|
| Plan
J
|
Plan
F
|
Plan
G
|
Plan
H
|
Plan
I
|
| $1,165 |
$570 |
$2,325 |
$2,365 |
$2,410 |
Summer Dining Plans 2008 – Cost Per Session
|
Small
|
Medium
|
Large
|
|
$250 |
$505 |
$810 |
|
$6/day
|
$11/day
|
$18/day |
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