can you take out money from your meal card or freedom account?

No.

(I don't think)

You can get the excess of your account given to you as a cheque though, but I think that empties your account.

Meal plan? Lolno.

Freedom dollars... yes. I don't know if you can get it back before the end of the year, though (that's when I got mine back). The place is in the same building as Centro (first floor). I think they mail you the cheque though, so it takes a while.

Originally Posted by macbaby07

can you take out money from your meal card or freedom account?

The only refundable part of your meal plan is the Freedom part (http://hospitality.mcmaster. ca/mea...residence.html --> find "Freedom"). You don't have to wait until the end of the year...when I did it (a few years ago now), they just credited it to my student account soon after I did it, and since that was in excess, they sent eventually sent me a cheque.

Remember your Flex and Freedom can also be carried on until next year, so if you plan to use it in the future, you could just leave it and let it carry over.

Like others have said, your meal plan money can't be returned but you can get your freedom plan balance back. Typically residence students at the end of the year will just buy tons of junk food to use up their remaining balance. Centro will even put out huge boxes of chocolate bars and such for you to buy.

Another option at the end of the year is to donate money from your meal plan to a charity (I believe it's the Mac Bread Bin). Though you should know that the school will still take a good chunk of that money that you donated.