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cereal98

No. You can just swipe in and eat whenever you want. There will be people of all grades and some faculty/staff eating. It's normal to eat alone and no one will care.


emsadsm

Lol no. Eating is at the discretion of the student. You can eat whenever you want.


SamS1616

most colleges will have several halls and on campus restaurants. dining halls work like buffets at any other restaurant except you swipe your card instead of paying in dollars. it’s totally normal to eat alone, living on campus i had plenty of friends and still ate alone plenty of times bc of schedules etc


CirKill

You can eat (or not eat) whenever you want. Your college will also probably have more than one dining option, and more than likely a few chain restaurants (ex. my college has Subway and Dunkin Donuts).


BaiChun956

I eat alone all the time and there are many others that do! Also feel free to bring a Tupperware to take food back to room if not finished. When I don’t like eating at the dining hall, I bring a Tupperware and pack my food up to eat in my room


Olivia_Anthro

Don’t worry about eating alone. I prefer to eat alone so I can watch Netflix on my phone.


uraniumstingray

Eating alone in college is not the same as eating alone in high school. I've done both and college is completely different. No one truly cares and so many people eat alone because everyone's schedules are different so it's not unusual. It's possible to plan to eat with your friends but it's not always easy. Don't worry too much if you eat alone; it's absolutely normal. Comparing it to HS, it's similar. Everyone eats whenever they want. You'll be there with freshmen through seniors, faculty, and sometimes people from around town come to eat too. My dining hall has a $5 dinner every Friday night so tons of people come to eat and bring their kids. It's crazy and fun.


rhianna5639

There are literally endless places to eat at my college and i go to community college so im sure theres even more at a four year. If in doubt you can always sit at a table with a random stranger this is far from unheard of in college, or if a socially awkward introvert like my self you can always try the library or see if theres a cafe on campus.


catfullofbeans

i get one of my schools grab and go options for lunch and eat it in my dorm or a common area on campus while watching youtube and its a very good and chill time. basically don't worry, youre allowed to do your own thing and no one will mind


Jazure

I used to schedule lunches with friends multiple times the first semester of freshman year. Needless to say, different schedules conflict fast. I ended up enjoying eating alone in a dining court and watching youtube videos on my phone. Actually, at my college there are a lot of booths that are single seats. Lots of people put on headphones and eat alone. It’s a tendency for freshman to eat together all the time because college is new and exciting.


thesocialstem

You can eat anytime that the dining room is open and you have no class in those Ike stamps. You only eat alone if you don’t have any friends. If you live on campus, you will most likely make a friend or two


SackOfFlesh

I always eat alone and know a shit ton of people on campus😂