<p>Congratulations to your son for being in the program! I really hope he enjoys it.</p>
<p>I’m not quite sure what you want me to answer, so I’ll try and give an overview. Meal plans can be very confusing at first. Basically, you get however many meals that you sign up for a week (ex: 14-plan = 14 meals per week); Breakfast is from 4am to 11am, Lunch is from 11am to 4pm, and Dinner is from 4pm to 3am. You can only use one meal swipe per meal period, and there are different allotted credits for each period. </p>
<p>Breakfast - $4.85
Lunch - $6.09
Dinner - $6.59</p>
<p>If you go over, you can pay the remaining balance with Carolina Cash or Bonus Bucks. There are also a wide variety of “Value Meal Deals” at each dining area on campus, where they give you options as to what will fit on each plan (ex: a typical Lunch at Gibbes Court might give you a sandwich, chips, a fruit, and a soda).</p>
<p>Gibbes Court is located in the Capstone Residence Hall. It’s actually a bistro! (Not sure why this is a big deal, but they tell you that). It has a grill area (for burgers and the like), a salad bar, soup, and the hot line, which changes every night. Gibbes is a really convenient place for Capstone scholars but it definitely gets old after awhile to tell your son to try out some other places to eat around campus! </p>
<p>If I didn’t answer your question fully, ask some more questions or go to the Dining Services website - [Dining</a> Services, University of South Carolina](<a href=“Carolina Food Co. - Carolina Food Co. | University of South Carolina”>Carolina Food Co. - Carolina Food Co. | University of South Carolina)</p>
<p>Also, I know it can seem overwhelming at first, especially trying to remember how much money you get for each meal, but you get used to it after about a week!</p>