Hill vs. Quad; Dinning Dollars vs. Dinninghall Visits

CrazyPluto
Thu, 05 Apr 2012 22:31:06 +0000

Hi everyone, just want your insight on two things.

Hill vs. Quad

I like the hill very much but the main thing that scares me is how far away it is from the Quad. I feel like I’ll be very disjointed from the rest of the Penn community, especially from freshmen? And is the location tough because of where most of the buildings are?

And is the Quad overrated? initially I was gonna go all in on Quad but some people have told me their experience in it has been sub-par while others are saying they love the Hill.

Dinning Dollars vs. Dining Hall Visits

Why is everyone saying dining dollars are the way to go? I feel like 400 dining dollars (on the BFF plan) will zip by in a semester. I mean one meal at subway… boom 10$. One snack at the community shop… boom 5$ lol. So isn’t the first meal plan with unlimited visits the better value? unless the food is really THAT bad… (or maybe that no one eats there so it’s like deserted?)

I love food btw. and I eat a lot.

Also, when people like to have a social meal (i.e get meals with friends) is it always with dining dollars? Because my worry if I get the first meal plan with only 50 dining dollars will be that when people are like “yo let’s go grab some food at 1920 commons” I’ll have to be like “yo man… my dining dollars are all out… I’ll go eat alone in the penn dining hall… with my unlimited visits… foreveralone.jpg”

lol.

Thanks.

EDIT: egregious spelling mistake in the title… meant dining* dollars and Dining hall* visits… my bad.