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<p>My D hates the dining halls with a passion, so she ends up using most of her Discresh early on and then hates life for the rest of the semester. To her credit she has never asked for more discresh dollars, and I view eating crappy food for a few years as a character-building exercise… heh, heh. Anyway, she is looking for an apartment for next year, which will free her from the tyranny of the meal plan. If you think about it, those meal plans are spendy, over $600/month. Assuming you are willing to do even modest cooking in an apartment, you can eat pretty well for $600/month.</p>