| A general trend I've noticed:
- Bartlett people tend to run out of points more so than Pierce people. (This is especially true if you like to get lots of different dishes...which you have to pay for separately with the Bartlett point system.)
- Pierce people don't run out of points, unless you eat 3x a day, every day, every week, which is virtually impossible. More likely, Pierce people run out of points from swiping in upper classmen and Bartlett friends.
- The food quality in Pierce is only marginally worse than Bartlett food. Cafeteria food is just bad, in general. (And yes, I know UChicago actually has better cafeteria food compared to many other campuses, but that doesn't necessarily make it good.)
- Food is not fresher at Bartlett. All 3 dining halls source from Aramark. Bartlett has the best presentation.
- And yes, one HUGE advantage is that Pierce is IN THE BUILDING. It may not seem like a huge difference now, but when you have a giant hangover and can't be bothered to put on jeans, there's no way you can run across the Bartlett Quads in your boxers and flip-flops.
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HOWEVER, cafeteria food shouldn't really be your primary concern. I would think more about the cleanliness / social atmosphere in each dorm. |