{"id":31450,"date":"2025-04-28T09:09:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T13:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/?page_id=31450"},"modified":"2025-06-27T10:46:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T14:46:15","slug":"meal-plan-application-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/living\/dining\/meal-plan-application-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Meal Plan Application Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>The following images provide a preview of the Meal Plan Application, which is necessary in order for students to change, cancel, or apply for a new meal plan. All steps are shown to provide students with information that might be necessary when completing the application. Valuable information is provided at each step. Click on images to expand.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>My Housing Portal<br \/>\n<span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span>Access the My Housing portal by <a href=\"http:\/\/bu.edu\/myhousing\">clicking here.<\/a><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/10\/Welcome-2018-2019-1024x597.png\" alt=\"welcome page\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Login<\/h3>\n<p>Next, <span>enter your BU login name\u00a0and your Kerberos password.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/10\/Login-2018-2019.png\" alt=\"login page\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Home<\/h3>\n<p>To access the Meal Plan Application, click on the &#8220;Meal Plan&#8221; tab at the lefthand side on the top ribbon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/housing\/files\/2025\/06\/Meal-Plan-Homepage-650x241.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"241\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2025\/06\/Meal-Plan-Homepage-650x241.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2025\/06\/Meal-Plan-Homepage-1024x379.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2025\/06\/Meal-Plan-Homepage-768x284.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2025\/06\/Meal-Plan-Homepage.jpg 1086w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Term Selector<\/h3>\n<p>Select the academic year term for which you will be selecting a new meal plan, changing, or cancelling.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/housing\/files\/2025\/06\/Meal-Plan-Term-Selector-650x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2025\/06\/Meal-Plan-Term-Selector-650x169.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2025\/06\/Meal-Plan-Term-Selector-1024x266.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2025\/06\/Meal-Plan-Term-Selector-768x200.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2025\/06\/Meal-Plan-Term-Selector.jpg 1043w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Welcome<\/h3>\n<p><span>This step provides introductory information regarding the various meal plan application options.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/housing\/files\/2025\/06\/Meal-Plan-Welcome-650x233.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"233\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2025\/06\/Meal-Plan-Welcome-650x233.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2025\/06\/Meal-Plan-Welcome-768x275.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2025\/06\/Meal-Plan-Welcome.jpg 1015w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Select New, Change or Cancel (Sign Terms)<\/h3>\n<p>Based on the selected action (adding a new meal plan, changing or cancelling) you will be prompted with one of the following screenshots.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/housing\/files\/2025\/06\/Meal-Plan-Terms-557x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2025\/06\/Meal-Plan-Terms-557x300.jpg 557w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2025\/06\/Meal-Plan-Terms.jpg 744w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Application Status<\/h3>\n<p><span>Once the application is complete and submitted you will be prompted with the page below, which contains a summary of the new, change, or cancelled meal plan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/housing\/files\/2025\/06\/Meal-App-Status-650x203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"203\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2025\/06\/Meal-App-Status-650x203.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2025\/06\/Meal-App-Status.jpg 692w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following images provide a preview of the Meal Plan Application, which is necessary in order for students to change, cancel, or apply for a new meal plan. 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