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Get Meal Plan With Maximum Food Dollars

Food Dollars are key and a part of the meal plan. They can be used to buy Chick fil A, Starbucks, Subway, Campus Grounds(student run coffee shop), Moe's, the Sundry (drinks, food, snacks, and other over priced household items), Take Two Deli and Grill (Boar's Head), and Shorty's, our on campus restaurant. The other option is the Pit, our cafeteria. Some love it, some hate it. I am indifferent. The options are pretty good, but the food isn't always cooked to be it's best, except for the epic Thanksgiving dinner, when parents, prospective students, or large event are here, and when the Pit is having a special theme night. The Pit tries to change it up every now and then, some changes like are welcome, where as the weird changes to normal recipes are not. As a picky eater, I prefer the food dollar options, yet I always find myself pit-sitting for hours because the Pit, regardless of the food, is a great place to spend time with friends and procrastinate.

Worth the Hastle

Wake is incredibly expensive. I didn't get all the aid that I expected to, but still received a decent amount(2/3), so I can't complain too much and I know people that have had a variety of good and bad(mostly frustrating) experiences. You have to stay on top of financial aid each semester because there are always forms that have to be resubmitted and issues with forms. Tuition increases each year and the aid sometimes increases with it. Sometimes. The education is worth the money and the struggle.