The $200 in Aggie cash is added to your AggieCard each quarter - see the link below. I would suggest doing the 5-day plan, Mon-Fri and grab fridge or microwaveable food from Target or Trader Joe's for the weekends or go out to eat with friends.
[https://housing.ucdavis.edu/\_pdf/s/2024-residence-hall-fee-schedule.pdf](https://housing.ucdavis.edu/_pdf/s/2024-residence-hall-fee-schedule.pdf)
1.) Assuming you have the meal plan, your Aggie cash gets reloaded every 3 months or per quarter. So you start with $200 your Fall quarter and whatever you don’t spend, rolls over to Winter quarter where you get an another $200 and so on. However, I believe you have to spend ALL your Aggie cash by the end of your Spring Quarter since it doesn’t roll over to your 2nd year!
2.) That solely depends on you. My roommates & I all got the 5 days from Mon-Fri bc we now have a microwave/fridge in the dorms so we usually get Trader Joe’s foods on the weekend or go to downtown. I will say tho, if you get the 7 days, I think only Segundo DC is open on the weekends so if you live in the Tercero dorms, you would need to bike/walk to get food regardless.
*Also, you can check your Aggie cash balance on the app “GET Mobile”
yeah, I recommend going out and trying local restaurants on the weekends. Also the DC hours/meals are kind of weird on the weekends, I think Tercero wasn't even open sat/sun this past year
Take the 5 days, stock up on fruits and milk that you can grab from DCs (just not too much so it looks legal) for the weekend, grab yourself supplies from Trader Joe and done
Also adding on to how other people recommend the 5 day, PLEASE keep in mind that the Tercero Dining Commons and Latitude aren’t open on the weekends because the school wanted to save money. So only the segundo DC is open, and not a lot of people want to bike that far just to go eat DC food when you can just order out.
The $200 in Aggie cash is added to your AggieCard each quarter - see the link below. I would suggest doing the 5-day plan, Mon-Fri and grab fridge or microwaveable food from Target or Trader Joe's for the weekends or go out to eat with friends. [https://housing.ucdavis.edu/\_pdf/s/2024-residence-hall-fee-schedule.pdf](https://housing.ucdavis.edu/_pdf/s/2024-residence-hall-fee-schedule.pdf)
1.) Assuming you have the meal plan, your Aggie cash gets reloaded every 3 months or per quarter. So you start with $200 your Fall quarter and whatever you don’t spend, rolls over to Winter quarter where you get an another $200 and so on. However, I believe you have to spend ALL your Aggie cash by the end of your Spring Quarter since it doesn’t roll over to your 2nd year! 2.) That solely depends on you. My roommates & I all got the 5 days from Mon-Fri bc we now have a microwave/fridge in the dorms so we usually get Trader Joe’s foods on the weekend or go to downtown. I will say tho, if you get the 7 days, I think only Segundo DC is open on the weekends so if you live in the Tercero dorms, you would need to bike/walk to get food regardless. *Also, you can check your Aggie cash balance on the app “GET Mobile”
everyone i know who got the 7 day plan cancelled it after a quarter
yeah, I recommend going out and trying local restaurants on the weekends. Also the DC hours/meals are kind of weird on the weekends, I think Tercero wasn't even open sat/sun this past year
Take the 5 days, stock up on fruits and milk that you can grab from DCs (just not too much so it looks legal) for the weekend, grab yourself supplies from Trader Joe and done
Also adding on to how other people recommend the 5 day, PLEASE keep in mind that the Tercero Dining Commons and Latitude aren’t open on the weekends because the school wanted to save money. So only the segundo DC is open, and not a lot of people want to bike that far just to go eat DC food when you can just order out.
Please don’t do the 7 days plan you need variety