We are only going to consider the Comet 19 meal plan, because the other meal plans are even bigger ripoffs.

Comet 19 Meal Plan for 1 semester: $2,202.81 (including tax).

That’s 19 meals a week with a maximum of 1 meal exchange a day during the week.

Spring semester: Jan. 8 to May 10 = ~4 months

1 month = 4.35 weeks.

4 months*4.35 weeks/ month = ~17 weeks

17 weeks * 19 meals/ week = 323 meals

$2,202.81/ 323 meals = $6.82/ meal.

Every meal you miss at the dining hall, you are paying for.

If you miss one meal a day at the dining hall, which most students do, you are actually paying $10.28 for each meal you do eat. You could get 2 DiGiorno pizzas from walmart for that price! https://www.walmart.com/ip/DiGiorno-Rising-Crust-Pizza-Pepperoni-27-5-OZ/25826933 .

There is a reason why the university requires freshmen pay for a meal plan: it’s a ripoff.