Ryan Houlberg Review of UHDS, Oregon State
Lots of different meal choices, dorms are expensiv...
Lots of different meal choices, dorms are expensive (but you get what you pay for). You can live off campus and save money like I did, but I also lived with a family of rats for 6 months (they wouldn't pay rent so we had them evicted). Maybe just live on campus... Many places in Corvallis are a lot worse than they seem at first. (you're technically more likely to graduate if you live on campus too!)
Many healthy and diverse food options available, and if a freshmen burns your food or gives you your pizza upside-down honestly just return it for a new one, it'll be quicker and easier than posting it on the UHDS twitter page just to get the same end result.
If you have problems with an RA, chef, etc. just keep going up the company hierarchy and thoroughly document your issue, you will almost always have your issue solved in a satisfactory way.
I think lots of people focus on the negatives that are inherent in a company that employs college students for the majority of their work, but honestly there's a lot of cool stuff UHDS does. Like the Callahan food forest, where students can just walk in and grab fresh fruits and vegetables at anytime. Or finals freebies, where the first few people to respond on twitter during finals week get coffee/food delivered to them anywhere on campus.
Definitely worth staying in tune with their social media to hear about events and promotions!
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