SCAD First Quarter: Food

Many Freshman at SCAD frequent only two locations for using meal plans: the Hive and the Artisan Deli.  I'm going to share with you everything you need to know about meal plan usage at SCAD.

Basic Meal Plans:
Full residential meal plans                Fee / quarter    Dining Dollars
A-MP18: 18 meals / week                    $1625                  $75
B-MP14: 14 meals / week                    $1650                  $150
C-MP10: 135 meals / quarter               $1600                  $125
D-CART: Deluxe 18 meals / week      $1950                  $325

Now, the default meal plan is meal plan B, so if you don't choose your meal plan by a certain date, SCAD defaults that meal plan to your account and you're stuck with it.  It's a good meal plan to start with though, because it calculates to about two meals a day.  You can always change the meal plan for the next quarter if you require more or less meals.  The meals themselves can be used at any SCAD dining hall and Artisan Deli.  On per week plans, the meals reset every Friday with no carryover, so use them or lose them.  Dining dollars are more flexible, and can pay for a meal if you use your meals up, or you can use them at the Starbucks café (if you're a coffee drinker) or Turner convenience store.

Where to Use Your Meals:

1. The Hive
1. The main dining hall for freshman, and as a result becomes overcrowded at certain times of the day, most notably right after a class gets out.  This hall has a pizza bar, a soup bar, a salad bar and a deli running at all times when open.  During primary meal hours they have a surprisingly decent menu spread under several categories.  Savannah Comforts carries local and classic meals, Global is self explanatory but usually carries Asian or Latin food.  Earthen Fare is vegetarian dishes, and I usually get my vegetable portion from there or the salad bar.  The last section is the Grill which carries hamburgers and hot dogs as well as a different grilled meal each day.
2. Artisan Deli
1. A deli located in the center of Turner House.  The hours are 4:00 pm to 2:00 am, because college students everywhere stay up late and sometimes require that extra midnight meal.  Due to the hours, the only regular meal you can get from here is dinner, but this place is especially good if you have a 5:00-7:30 class, since The Hive is only open until 9:00.  With the bus system being what it is, most people don't get back from that class until 8:00, and therefore the Hive is extremely crowded and out of food because it is only open for another hour.  The sandwiches are worth it though, this place is not overrated unless you eat there all the time. 
3. JO's
1. JO's at O House is everything the SCAD tours promise you get at the Hive, but don't.  It is essentially the Hive (in terms of menu and selection), but since it only serves O House, which is an upperclassman dorm, and not four freshman dorms, it is never crowded and never runs out of food.  Instead of the barely palatable frozen yogurt that the Hive's machine offers when it decides to work, O House usually has actual soft serve ice cream with toppings.  Also, the dessert selection besides that is admirable compared to the Hive's.  It's within walking distance, but a bit out of the way, so I usually hit it when I'm picking up art supplies at Ex Libris or Blick.  Most freshman don't know about this place, but I encourage you to check it out.

So this is everything I have to say about meal plans for now, if you have any questions, post in the comments!