<p>Neither can be carried over to the next semester. We found out the hard way. The dining dollars are dollar for dollar. You save nothing, only gain some convenience. For this reason I like Panther Funds better for small meals/snacks on campus. Money can be easily loaded at Panther Central or you can be done by you or student online with a credit card. As much as we want them to eat 3 meals a day it doesn’t usually happen. Shooting for at least dinner each night at Market Central is a good plan. It also serves as good bonding for freshmen to go to dinner together. I also agree to take advantage of any flexibility the plans might offer. Changing after 2 weeks maybe? (Don’t quote me on this) allows time to see how a final class schedule turns out. Be sure to check all the rules for buying additional passes.</p>