The choice is yours

MIT does not offer traditional meal plans like you might see at other colleges or universities. Meals are paid for using one of two campus debit accounts, Dining Dollars and TechCASH, or with cash.

If you are an incoming undergraduate student, "Dining Dollars" and "TechCASH" accounts have been established in your name and you may fund them at your discretion. To add money to these acounts, you may charge deposits to your student account or to a credit card. You can do this either in person (W20, basement level) or through the TechCASH Web site. Please note, online charges carry a $1.50 fee.

How much you choose to put into the account is up to you. The average spending per student (over a 15-16 week semester) is about $2,200.

Remember, the most important thing is to fund your Dining Dollars and/or TechCASH account. You can deposit or withdraw funds as you find necessary throughout your academic career at MIT and you can transfer funds between Dining Dollars and TechCASH accounts at no cost.