| As a freshman, my D had a meal plan (it was a pretty big meal plan). After one semester, she wanted us to change it to ten meals which also had more flex points or whatever they are called that can be used more flexibly. But after freshman year, she no longer wanted ANY meal plan as not only didn't she have much time to go to dining halls, but she also cares about eating healthy and less fattening and so we give her the amount of money that the big full meal plan costs to buy her own food. She has been in apartment style dorms her first two years and then her own apartment in the city this year and just got a new apartment for next year (today) in Brooklyn and so she has always had a kitchen. However, I would say that my D is pretty much out all day and all evening until very late and picks food up like salad bars and such on the fly and doesn't cook much given the packed schedule and the distances involved. This is particularly true if in shows which have rehearsals at night which may start soon after studio and so she is not home much. Hope that helps.
PS, cross posted with NMR....be aware that in Union Square where many of the apartment style dorms are (and where my kid lived for two years and also two summers), there is a Trader Joes and Whole Foods. |