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I know universities have meal plans, and I was wondering, do podiatry schools have them too?
 
DMU has a cafeteria, but no meal plan that I am aware of.

Ohio has something which one of their students can likely describe. My memory of it was a specific monetary allotment made to their cafeteria each year.
 
So how would DMU work, they take a certain amount of money from financial aid and give it to the cafeteria and they eat for however much amount of time?
 
Homo sapien said:
So how would DMU work, they take a certain amount of money from financial aid and give it to the cafeteria and they eat for however much amount of time?
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No. You pick out what you want to eat and pay for whatever you get.
 
Oh. How much do they usually sell food for? And do the students work to get money or do they use financial aid or what?
 
I do not eat at the DMU cafeteria, but am under the impression a meal will run you roughly ~$7. I bring my own lunch of leftovers everyday. There are plenty of microwaves and refrigerators.

If you visit the financial aid website for each school you'll see the amount of money they believe it costs to attend. This amount includes rent, food, health insurance, boards, etc. Assuming you qualify you are able to borrow up to this amount. You are also allowed to accept less than the amount. In short - there's a portion of your budget set aside for food and its pretty generous.

Some students work; I suspect most don't. There are on-campus jobs available and at DMU library jobs are considered highly desirable. I believe the defining trait of a podiatry school job is flexibility.
 
I remember NYCPM students saying something about a plan that pays off if you eat more than once in the caf on a daily basis. They didn't remember the price though
 
NYCPM has a monthly and semester meal plan available. The meal plan includes breakfast and lunch for M-F. If you calculate it, I believe the cost ends up being $8.50 per day. I am personally on it, and although I could probably eat for cheaper if I brought my own food, I definitely would not eat as many vegetables and fruit lol.
 
I know all the schools are a little different, but I suspect they (New Yorkers) pay for things same way the rest of us do. You either have cash or you take out loans. In case I was unclear.

You fill out paperwork concerning your assets, income, need to borrow, etc. The school contacts you in regards to what you've been approved for. They pay your tuition out of the award and then additional cost of living money which can be used to pay for food, rent, etc. is deposited into your bank account.
 
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