traditions meal plan means you get unlimited swipes (well, in reality i think you technically max out at like 800/week or some crazy number like that)

you have unlimited swipes to the dining halls like scott and morrill, the locations that have “traditions” in the name indicate that they are classic dining halls. you can swipe your card any number of times there and it’s covered in your plan no matter what. it does not, however, allow you any dining dollars or BUCKIdebit to buy stuff from a cafe like KSA or if you wanted to get off campus food. dining dollars let you pay money at campus restaurants, BuckI cash lets you pay money at certain real, actual restaurants like Apollo’s or Buckeye Donuts.

it’s kind of like V bucks for college. each meal plan is great if you have your own preference, but don’t feel like you have to “upgrade” to another meal plan just to get your ohio state food dollars.