The contest asks readers to share their original “starving student” stories of how they successfully foraged for free food. The first-prize-
Students share their shameless experiences of getting food from Costco samples, mooching off of a girlfriend’s cooking, or eating leftovers at the restaurants they worked at.
“Ok, this is going to sound really bad… but you can get great free food from the food pantries at local churches,” said Karen Meyers, a contest entrant and a student at Southern Virginia University.
“We wanted to reward our users and have some fun in the process,” says Adam Sorensen, director of SEO at ClassesandCareers.com. “So we created this contest where students can be a part of something, share a good laugh, and win cool stuff.”
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Sorensen continues, “When I was in college, I would completely run out of money by the end of the semester and all I could afford was Top Ramen…I think almost every college student can relate to that.”
