Originally Posted by lifesciman1

How much do you guys think is enough money for food? What I mean is not to survive..but to have a "normal intake".? I am a fit guy, with a high Basal Metabolic Rate

Really all depends on how much you eat and how much you think you're going to cook when at school.

If you know, due to your lifestyle or whatever, that you eat a lot, then go for meal plans with more money. If you don't necessary eat a lot, but know you won't be cooking, go for more money as well. I know kids in typical residences (with a common kitchen) who have a smaller meal plan and cook when they can, and kids in Bates/Keyes who have larger meal plans because despite having a kitchen, they dont cook.

Originally Posted by lifesciman1

How much do you guys think is enough money for food? What I mean is not to survive..but to have a "normal intake".? I am a fit guy, with a high Basal Metabolic Rate

It really depends on your eating habit. Calories is calories. You can get it off expensive source or cheap source it is still the same.

I'm assuming you still want to live off-campus right?

Since you are still at home, I would just ask whoever does the grocery for you how much they spend. It will gives you a relative cost to work with. Always round up caused prices here might be different (expensive) than where you are.

start looking august right before school starts. super cheap

Originally Posted by Leeoku

start looking august right before school starts. super cheap

Isn't that too risky?

Originally Posted by lifesciman1

Isn't that too risky?

You will find a place, just not necessarily a nice place.

Is the meal plan a MUST at MAC..or is it only a must for on campus students?

Originally Posted by lifesciman1

Is the meal plan a MUST at MAC..or is it only a must for on campus students?

It's only required for on-campus students.

Originally Posted by lifesciman1

Isn't that too risky?

Its really risky, and the choice of places will be less good, more often than not, but you may get lucky. Fancy playing the lottery?

Originally Posted by AelyaS

....these are the most hippie suggestions ever LOL. If you're feeling a bit Christopher McCandless one day, go to the Cootes area behind Bates and eat the fruit from the grape vines and blueberry bushes.

~earthchild~

Seriously? There are blueberry bushes?