The Official "What University Do You Go To and What Major?" Thread

[LSU_Mackey]

Okay, so I'm tired, no offense, of coming to the College Board on here and only seeing threads about College Program (congrats to all of you by the way) but I wanted to start one directed towards merely attending college and not having to do with Disney.

So...where do you go to college and what's your major?

If you're in grad school tell us where you graduated from and where you attend now.

And then, the kicker, your future plans after education.

I'll start:

1. Contrary to popular belief, I did not graduate from LSU (was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) but I did attend for 1.5 semesters.

2. Instead, I graduated from Sam Houston State University (Bearkats) in 2008 which is located in Huntsville, TX (we boast of the largest statute of an American figure).

3. I majored in Political Science with a minor in Criminal Justice.

4. But, I am currently about to start my second semester of law school at South Texas College of Law in Houston, TX. (For those wondering, law school is the worst experience of my life, literally :headache:)

Your turn!

[hyperflame]

Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois.

I don't have a high enough post count to post urls, but the address is: BEN (DOT) EDU

Hoping to do the Spring 2010 College Program, but I get refused, I may consider reapplying after I graduate. Right now my plan is to graduate in Summer 2011 with an Accounting degree.

[CptJackSparrowsGirl]

I go to DMACC and I'm studing Graphic Design :goodvibes

[disneychickforever]

I go to Broward College currently majoring in Hospitality Management. After my AA I'm transferring to UCF.

I plan on working for Disney full-time hopefully managing one of their resorts one day.

[QueenofPrideRock]

This September I'll be a freshman at Kalamazoo College (http://www.kzoo.edu/), a small liberal arts college in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Right now "the plan" is to double major in Art/Art History and English with a concentration in Media Studies, do the Disney College Program Fall 2010, and study abroad junior year. Eventually I hope to become an Imagineer. Whew! :cool1:

[ashliejere]

Kent State University

English Major with minors in Writing, History and Media Studies

with experience in business and PR (I will like 3 courses short of a minor when I graduate in those fields and I've had internships in those fields).

[Kennywife]

Currently, I am majoring in Marketing at Tulsa Community College and also studying Digital Online Media, as well as French Language. I hope to do CP in a year and a half or two and then, see what happens after graduation. I am going to continue with my travel writing and hope to become a photographer.

Anna

[DisneyGirl421]

I will be starting my senior year at Gettysburg College in a little over a month. eep!

I'm a History and Theatre Arts double major, focusing mostly on American history and directing/stage management.

After the G-word in May (I refuse to accept that fact that I'm a senior, lol), I am planning on doing the Fall Adv '10 CP.

After that? I have no idea. Start applying for grad schools, try to get either a paid internship or a job, idk. I'm not completely sure which area I want to pursue yet, so I still need time to figure it out.

[PrincessJordynx]

Arizona State University. Criminal Justice Major
-Disney University. FSFB haha!-
My major is gunna change, to what idk. but i hate college so i dgaf =]
I want to own my own restaurant one day or at least manage one.

[tink774]

After the G-word in May (I refuse to accept that fact that I'm a senior, lol), I am planning on doing the Fall Adv '10 CP.

After that? I have no idea. Start applying for grad schools, try to get either a paid internship or a job, idk. I'm not completely sure which area I want to pursue yet, so I still need time to figure it out.

Ha! I agree about not accepting senior-ness. It's so crazy to me. I've been in school non-stop for 16 years. I can't fathom not being in class between August and May!

I'm about to start my senior year at the University of Georgia (UGA). I'll be graduating in May with a History degree. Hopefully I'll be doing the CP in Fall 2010. Still not sure exactly what I'll do after graduating. Thinking about grad school, but lately I've been leaning towards finding a full-time job and getting on my own feet first. I want to get out there and find what I enjoy doing and what I'm good at. Had a couple of jobs during college, but none in any fields that I'd be interested in permanently. As much as the world frowns on them, I fully anticipate being one of those college graduates who walks out of university and says, "Now what?" rather than having the next several years planned out. If there's any time in my life where I can afford a bit of uncertainty, this is it! And I've learned that you can plan all you want, but sometimes life will get in the way so you have to be flexible.

~ Anna

[xxliz28xx]

I'm a junior at the University of Louisville. I'm majoring in Early Elementary Education and I'm starting the professional part of my program next month! :scared1:

I also did the college program from August 2006 through May 2007. I did MK/AK entertainment costuming and I miss it dearly. :flower3:

[Kira]

Currently, I am majoring in Marketing at Tulsa Community College and also studying Digital Online Media, as well as French Language. I hope to do CP in a year and a half or two and then, see what happens after graduation. I am going to continue with my travel writing and hope to become a photographer.

Anna

TULSA?! Can I say jealous? You are within the same vicinity of where my favorite band lives/comes from =)

Mt. San Jacinto Community College here. Located in San Jacinto/Hemet,CA. Already graduated with my AA in dance. Might continue on into a private art college...eventually, CalArts anyone? Thinking about working on another AA in business for now.

Hoping to get into the program for spring 2010!

[Melinda22]

Hi!

I am attending Washington State University and studying Interior Architecture/Design. I am graduating this May and hope to do Fall Advantage 2010!

After that depends on a few things but I'm thinking about applying for a PI. At the very top of my list of dream jobs is to be an Imagineer. But there are a few outside factors that may have me choosing a different path away from Disney, unfortunately. But I do know that in an ideal world, that is what I will be pursuing.

I'm SO excited!:yay:

[j2ydisney]

1) Inter American University of Puerto Rico (Graduating on June 2010)

2) Majoring on Computer Science with a minor on Human Resources

3) Hopefully, will get accepted on the Air Force or Navy, then work as a full timer on Disney!!!

[Kennywife]

TULSA?! Can I say jealous? You are within the same vicinity of where my favorite band lives/comes from =)

Mt. San Jacinto Community College here. Located in San Jacinto/Hemet,CA. Already graduated with my AA in dance. Might continue on into a private art college...eventually, CalArts anyone? Thinking about working on another AA in business for now.

Hoping to get into the program for spring 2010!

Who's your fave band? I know when I went to T.U., several local bands like Admiral Twin and Caroline's Spine came through a lot.

Anna

[DisneyAngie]

This September I'll be a freshman at Kalamazoo College, a small liberal arts college in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

I have actually heard of Kalamazoo College! I almost decided to go there... but instead I'm starting this year at the University of Michigan :goodvibes . K College was my second choice (it's just so darn expensive, lol). I don't know what I'm majoring in (yet), but I'm sure I'll figure it out. Probably something social studies oriented. I would love to do the CP, but I really doubt U of M would be happy about me doing it (especially since I'm probably already missing a semester to study abroad). So if anyone has any thoughts about fitting the CP in or getting your school on board... I know I could always do it after I graduate, but that's so far away from now (plus, I'll be looking at grad school then, and since the CP probably won't relate directly to my program, I'm concerned that that will make me less attractive to grad schools, or potential employers even).

[QueenofPrideRock]

I have actually heard of Kalamazoo College! I almost decided to go there... but instead I'm starting this year at the University of Michigan :goodvibes . K College was my second choice (it's just so darn expensive, lol). I don't know what I'm majoring in (yet), but I'm sure I'll figure it out. Probably something social studies oriented. I would love to do the CP, but I really doubt U of M would be happy about me doing it (especially since I'm probably already missing a semester to study abroad). So if anyone has any thoughts about fitting the CP in or getting your school on board... I know I could always do it after I graduate, but that's so far away from now (plus, I'll be looking at grad school then, and since the CP probably won't relate directly to my program, I'm concerned that that will make me less attractive to grad schools, or potential employers even).

That's so funny! I looked into U of M, but I'm from IL so out of state tuition was still :scared1:. K gave me nice aid, otherwise I wouldn't be going myself!

Yeah, I'm hoping to do the CP Fall 2010 because K has other internship programs that people do as sophomores. Hopefully they'll be amenable to the WDWCP... I know a couple of K students have done it before so at least they've heard of it. We'll see! :thumbsup2

[DisneyAngie]

That is the perfect face for out of state tuition at U of M. If I wasn't from Michigan, I wouldn't be going to U of M either, lol. I'm pretty sure I've seen Kalamazoo College on CM name tags a few times, so you should be good for the CP (plus the fact that they encourage you to do internships or externships anyway - at least, that's what they told me). Do you know where you want to study abroad? I'm not so hopeful about the CP :sad1:. I don't think the CP is going to directly relate to whatever I end up going in to, so it would kind of just be something I want to do for the heck of it. And I can't even imagine walking in to tell my academic adviser my big plans to take a semester off and go to Disney World (I know it's work, and that I would probably get life skills out of it, but I don't think she would see that), and then that I was going to miss a semester the following year to study abroad.

Has anyone ever seen a CM with a name tag that says U of M, just out of curiosity? That seems like a good indicator that that school supports the CP (or at least, lets their students do it).

[disneychickforever]

in reality, your school can't stop you from doing it. They can just not give you credit for it.

[QueenofPrideRock]

That is the perfect face for out of state tuition at U of M. If I wasn't from Michigan, I wouldn't be going to U of M either, lol. I'm pretty sure I've seen Kalamazoo College on CM name tags a few times, so you should be good for the CP (plus the fact that they encourage you to do internships or externships anyway - at least, that's what they told me). Do you know where you want to study abroad? I'm not so hopeful about the CP :sad1:. I don't think the CP is going to directly relate to whatever I end up going in to, so it would kind of just be something I want to do for the heck of it. And I can't even imagine walking in to tell my academic adviser my big plans to take a semester off and go to Disney World (I know it's work, and that I would probably get life skills out of it, but I don't think she would see that), and then that I was going to miss a semester the following year to study abroad.

Has anyone ever seen a CM with a name tag that says U of M, just out of curiosity? That seems like a good indicator that that school supports the CP (or at least, lets their students do it).

I'd love to do my study abroad somewhere in the UK - Goldsmiths University in London or even a year at Trinity College in Ireland, but my financial aid wouldn't transfer to those programs. Boo. So now I'm thinking I'll do the Kalamazoo Program in Clermont-Ferrand, France.

This may sound silly, but K's emphasis on intern/externships and my knowledge that K students have done the CP in the past helped me decide to go there. My longtime first choice, Carleton, would have probably turned its nose up at the program.

& the CP doesn't directly relate to what I want to do either, per se. And I think that's the case more often than not -- it's more of a foot-in-the-door thing for me. Slash I just love Disney.

And I think I've seen some people in CP facebook groups from U of M? Not sure though.

[Kira]

Who's your fave band? I know when I went to T.U., several local bands like Admiral Twin and Caroline's Spine came through a lot.

Anna

Ooh, Admiral Twin is a good band, I haven't heard much about them in a few years though!

Think about the summer of 1997 and that ONE song that played over and over and over on the radio from very talented three blonde kids and you will be on the right track ;)







Hanson =)

[MackenzieH]

I am starting my first year at University of Western Ontario (Kings) Sept. 8, 2009

[Toffy]

Think about the summer of 1997 and that ONE song that played over and over and over on the radio from very talented three blonde kids and you will be on the right track ;)







Hanson =)

OMG another Hanson fan!!!!!!!!!:hug::woohoo::love::cheer2: I absolutely LOVE Hanson, they're my favorite musical group of ALL time!!! I'm a 17 year old straight male and MmmBop is my ring tone :rotfl2:

[Kira]

OMG another Hanson fan!!!!!!!!!:hug::woohoo::love::cheer2: I absolutely LOVE Hanson, they're my favorite musical group of ALL time!!! I'm a 17 year old straight male and MmmBop is my ring tone :rotfl2:



That is awesome, and male hanson fans are nearly unheard of! :lovestruc

Too bad you weren't older, or I'd have to ask you to marry me LOL.

I'm even wearing a Hanson tshirt in my avatar pic.

Move along everyone, nothing else to see here ;)

[mdewater]

Hi there!

I'm starting at the College for Creative Studies in the fall and majoring in animation. I went to the University of Michigan school of Art & Design for a year and decided that it wasn't for me... not enough animation, more general art stuff. I'm hoping to do the CP either next summer or the summer after, and then finish out school and pray for an internship with Disney animation, which is what I have wanted to do for the rest of my life since I was four years old and saw The Lion King for the first time :)

Also, to answer the question about U of M: I was all set to do the CP the summer after my sophomore year there, I had talked to my adviser and everything about it before I decided I wanted to transfer. So YES, they do allow students to do the CP and receive credit for it.

[DisneyAngie]

mdewater - thanks for buzzing in about U of M. That helps a lot. I'm thinking of trying to go during a semester, so I don't know how well that's going to work out, but it really helps just to know that they've at least heard of the CP (and to know that they grant credit is amazing too!).

Good luck at CCS! I've heard good things about it (a friend of mine used to go there, and she really liked it.) That would be so cool to be an animator for Disney, too!

QueenofPrideRock - I would love to see all those places you named for study abroads. I really should have been thinking about the CP when I picked my college. I don't know what I was thinking, lol. My goal isn't to get my foot in the door, exactly (as great as it would be to live so close to WDW, I just don't see myself living in Florida long term). My main motivation for doing the CP is because I think it would be so cool to be at WDW almost every day (working or otherwise).

[monarchsfan16]

Yay a thread not about the CP:thumbsup2
I just finished my undergrad in May. Graduated from the University of NH. I'll be starting grad school there in about a month. Majored in communication sciences and disorders for undergrad, and it's the same program for my Master's, this time specializing in language and literacy. When all is said and done, I want to go into speech language pathology (speech therapy), working with kids. Very seriously considering eventually getting certified as a reading specialist as well, but that would be after I've gotten established as a SLP.

[grownoats]

I go to Wayne State University for art education.

I'm going to be a junior this year but not really because my entire first year of classes (32 credits?) at community college are only counting as electives.

[Searching4Neverland]

LSU, English major :]

I'm a sophomore and I'm hoping to do the CP during the fall of my senior year.

[Howellsy]

I'm British and will be starting at Cardiff University in September, studying French and Spanish which requires me to spend 6 months in France and 6 months in Spain during my 3rd year :goodvibes If anyone Americans are thinking of studying abroad, come to Cardiff, it's awesome :thumbsup2

[jaycat]

I go to Berry College (while I'm sure you have never herd of it Berry is the largest college campus in the world at 28,000 acres)

I am a sophomore biology major and will hopefully go to med school in a few years.

[bellaDisneydncr]

I go to WVU (West Virginia University)!

I am a sophomore Theatre major with an emphasis in Acting. :)

I can't wait to graduate and work for The Mouse lol I plan on doing the CP the fall after I graduate, unless I get a seasonal position before then.

[Tinkerbell1013]

I am finishing up this December at Bluegrass Community and Technical College and starting in January at Eastern Kentucky University. I am majoring in Elementary Education. I can't wait to be done and start teaching!!

I think I want to stay in the classroom once I get my masters but I am toying with the idea of becoming an elementary school counselor. :confused3

[purpliequeen]

Hey,

Great to see a thread with college students not in the DCP. I was beginning to feel a bit left out. lol I go to Cornell University, majoring in Hospitality Administration (explains my fetish for the Disboards). I'm also minoring in real estate. I'm jealous of all you southern folks. Winter in upstate NY (and my home in NH) is brutal.

[soundimagineer]

hey everyone!

i go to the university of north carolina school of the arts where i'm in the filmmaking school. i'm an editing/sound major and am most interested in doing sound design for animation. i can't wait to start my senior year!

[FatMan2k3]

I've been going to The Ohio State University for 4 years, going back and forth between History and Information Systems. I'll probably end up doing something with IT because it pays well, but I love to travel and entertain people so who knows.

[dmitch86]

University of Kansas...Atmospheric Science (aka Meteorology)

[PyxiiDustt]

Hey everyone! I'm a sophomore at Ramapo College, a little college in North Jersey. I'm a history major.

[RyeCrimsonMoon]

I go to Berry College (while I'm sure you have never herd of it Berry is the largest college campus in the world at 28,000 acres)

I am a sophomore biology major and will hopefully go to med school in a few years.

I love Berry, it's so pretty! (Georgia, I'm assuming)

I'm at Columbus State University studying Sociology. Got about 3 long years left.

[CursedCarolers]

City University of New York's Brooklyn College. I'm a Film Production major. It's fun but I will never have a job. Oh well. Good times.

[soundimagineer]

City University of New York's Brooklyn College. I'm a Film Production major. It's fun but I will never have a job. Oh well. Good times.

me and you both.

[BethAnne Sthrn Belle]

Willamette University,

Oregon!

May 2009 Grad

BA in Politics, Future politician.

FYI WDWCP starting August 10th 2009 :)

[tink774]

I love Berry, it's so pretty! (Georgia, I'm assuming)

I'm at Columbus State University studying Sociology. Got about 3 long years left.

My best friend is there, too! She's a theater performance major, though. She loves it there. Good luck with your last three years!

Hey everyone! I'm a sophomore at Ramapo College, a little college in North Jersey. I'm a history major.

Yay! Another history major! :yay: Do you have a particular period or area that you're studying?

[Grumpy15]

I'm gonna be a freshman at George Mason University and I'm majoring in History. I would love to work at Disney but I'll have to wait and see what exactly Disney would need for a History major.

[PyxiiDustt]

Yay! Another history major! :yay: Do you have a particular period or area that you're studying?

My concentration is American History. Yours?

[Leajess99]

I am finishing up this December at Bluegrass Community and Technical College and starting in January at Eastern Kentucky University. I am majoring in Elementary Education. I can't wait to be done and start teaching!!

I think I want to stay in the classroom once I get my masters but I am toying with the idea of becoming an elementary school counselor. :confused3

Do you know about the transfer scholarship?? My friend is transferring from Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, where she received her Associates in Criminal Justice, to EKU and is getting a transfer scholarship. The transfer scholarship is equivalent to 1/2 the tuition cost. I transferred to U of L and got a $400 transfer scholarship.

Definitely check into the transfer scholarship to help save you some money and congrats.

[tink774]

My concentration is American History. Yours?

Early American and Renaissance Europe.

[DOasDREAMERSdo]

Hi fellow Disney lovers!
I'm going to be a sophomore at Virginia Tech, majoring in marketing and hopeful CP-er!!
Go Hokies! :]

[slk08c]

hey everyone!

i'm a sophomore at Florida State, majoring in hospitality and possibly marketing.

i'd either like to dance at disney or work on DCL as crusie staff!

[redboxcar]

I'm a Computer Science student at Cal State Long Beach - hoping to graduate by Spring 2011 with my B.S. and one day become an Imagineer. =)

[CursedCarolers]

me and you both.

Haha we should work together. Stronger in teams.

[Tinkerbell10403]

I go to Louisiana State University...Geaux Tigers!!! I will be graduating this December with a degree in Chemical Engineering. Thinking about applying to the CP after.

[rachaelfig]

I go to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and I'm an anthropology major. I'm also doing pre-med.

[pipermae]

I'm a 4th year student at the University of Memphis majoring in Hospitality and Resort Management

[bellebookworm9]

I'm a freshman at SUNY Geneseo majoring in Speech & Hearing Handicapped.I should graduate Fall 2012. I hope to do the College Program in Fall 2010. I'd like to stay at Geneseo for grad school and eventually move to the Orlando area.

[ZoeDisney]

I go to Florida International University in Miami. I have changed my major several times, but my final decision is Liberal Studies with emphasis in Spanish. After 5 loooong years (6 if you count the year I took off) I have finally begun my last semester of college. So if I'm accepted into DL, I will already be a college graduate. I really want to work there full time after the program is completed. Then, I plan to go back to school in an online veterinary technician program. I still want to apply my Spanish skills as a translator, but I think I'll save that for later down the road in life.

[KellBell89]

Im a Junior at Clarion University in Pennsylvania and im majoring in Mass Media Communication Studies with a concentration in Advertising

Im going to be doing the CP for Spring 2010 Merchandising


In the future i would like to work for Disney and/or an Aquarium!

[lala88]

I right now am at the Community College of Allegheny County but I will hopefully be transfering in PITT after i hopefully get into the 2010 spring cp. My major is mechanical engineering.

[Golden_Eagle426]

<---- Recent Alumni... I just graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a degree in Psychology. I'm still trying to figure out what I want to do with the rest of my life.

[MTEPCOT55]

I'm a Freshman at Camden County Community College in Blackwood, NJ. My major is Aeronautical Engineering. However that can all change if I get accepted to the Disney CP because I want a full time career with Disney after college.

[Soarin08]

I'm switching universitites before my next CP which is (hopefully) starting January 2010. Going to Brigham Young University- Idaho in Rexburg, Idaho, and am majoring in Communications.

[Scrooge Jr]

I graduated from Louisiana State University in Criminal Justice, Winter commencement of 1992.

Geaux Tigers!!!

[lala88]

I'm a Freshman at Camden County Community College in Blackwood, NJ. My major is Aeronautical Engineering. However that can all change if I get accepted to the Disney CP because I want a full time career with Disney after college.
this is so similar to me i am going to be a mechanical engineer and i am currently at a community college and my dream in life is to work as an immagineer at disney when i get out of school!

[MTEPCOT55]

^Lol nice! However I am trying to work for Disney & Pixar as a film editor because my minor is film & production & that is what I am good at & like to do. If I get in then I want Disney to get to know me & work my way up. Photo pass was my #1 pick but for some reason the interviewer never asked me my #1 pick or a single question regarding photo pass. It is either merchandise or attractions for me. Engineering is my major/back up if Disney doesn't work out.

[vickalamode]

I go to Mount Ida College in Newton, MA (Boston) majoring in funeral services...I hope my (creepy!) major doesn't make them hesitate to accept me!!!

[LOST4815162342]

I go to Florida Atlantic Univeristy in and I am planning on transferring to Univeristy of Central Florida next year

[alltvseries]

University of Puerto Rico....Business Education

[ToruEpsilon]

Currently...
Freshman at UH studying Graphic Communications
Sophomore year hopeful for the University of Texas at Austin
and study Studio Art
After undergrad, I wish to pursue a MFA at the Academy of Art in San Francisco.

[DisneyFirefly]

Currently a student at Truman College in Chicago, IL and working on pre-requisites for their nursing program. Former English major at another school, but decided while on my last CP that I was done with literature and wanted to do something else with my life.