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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks for the suggestions! Unfortunately, her school has all the dining in what seem to be two central locations. So it's not like in the "old days" when you had a cafeteria in your dorm and would see hallmates there over breakfast every morning. The school basically has a bunch of fast food options in two food courtyards. So to eat together, you have to walk across campus and then happen to choose the same food. One person might want Chic-Fil-A and the other is getting something from Bojangles in the other building's food courtyard. I'd definitely warn kids away from schools that have this set up, along with schools that have suites instead of doors on a hallway. This really doesn't support the building of a sense of community for people who aren't social butterflies. [/quote]

That is why my kid quickly dismissed large schools.  She knew she needed something smaller.  As it is, she has 2 central dining halls (meal swipes) and 2-3 other spots to use Dining dollars for meals.  I got her the unlimited meal swipes. However, she prefers the food at the Dining dollar place (picky eater, not likely to eat at the regular dining halls---happy to pay whatever she needs to just eat).  But I told her you still go to meals with your roommate/floormates, even if you just have fries/cookies/ice cream/whatever.  The socialization is key, as meals are when lots of friendships are made or forged deeper, so eating alone will not help.  Then you grab what you really want to eat later and if by yourself, as to sit with a small group or someone alone.  [/quote]

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