Dining Flex vs OneCard Expense Account

glasshalffull
Wed, 24 May 2006 14:37:36 +0000

I think you are on track.

Based on my daughter’s experience I would recommend for first semester that you buy the 105 meal block and $500 dining flex. Second semester you will probably be tired of the cafeterias and just eat on Franklin Street with no meal plan and finish off your dining flex. That way you can assess whether or not you want to be bound to the cafeteria. You can always add dining flex if you need it for coffee and bagels, etc. and can be sure you don’t leave any to lapse at year end. You will find a lot of opportunities to eat for free as many campus events have pizza, etc., particularly honors events which occur all the time. You can only get dining flex first semester if you sign up for a meal plan.

The freshman 15 awaits you in Ramshead and Lenoir with the big mix and match meals and desserts.

Just buy the OneCard Expense as you need it, its a simple transfer from your Wachovia bank account and I don’t think there is a lower limit (I know my daughter did a $20 transfer with two weeks left in the year).