<p>A meal plan (one of the two) is required. Friends I have at ND suggest getting “to go” meals to use up the meals if you find out you are not eating all of your meals each week. They say this is good if you don’t have time to sit down for a meal, but saves paying for or using your flex points at the restaurants on campus. Wish they would cut back to 10-12 meals a week with more flex points. At least the food is supposed to be really good!</p>