what are they?

i think they are just to show that you have paid and can get your meal

It's just a little credit card that has money on it 4 breakfast and dinner.

Is this something you get upon check-in or is it someting we should have recieved in the mail?

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you get it when you arrive there
for the LA sess it should be the same as the room key, i dont know about other sites

You get your meal cards when you check in, If you lose it you have to buy another one for $5.
When you check out you give it back to them

In Chicago you got it on the first day also. But we got to keep ours

In LA you got it the first day and if you lost it would cost 10 dollars. i kept mine behind my name tags because you need it to get into places around the campus as well as food.

well i'm not loosing that. ha ha

how much money is there 4 each meal?

r the meals like buffets? i'm really nervous that i'm going to starve cuz im such a picky eater

the meal card is not really based on money since it is a buffet at least in LA is was and there is plenty of food for you to eat rhs2011 and most of the people i hung out with did enjoy the food so i think you'll be fine.

in san fransisco it was a credit card-type thing that you scanned anytime you had lunch in the cafeteria.

Well if you go to Atlanta you can't really be a picky eater. In the main dining area they have the same food every day. If you want better food you can go to Cox hall and get chick fil a or pizza hut or something like that, but you have to pay.