PrincessDream
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- Jul 27, 2011
I am not an expert on the Disney College Program, but I am just trying to figure out if it would be worth my time to participate, as I am about to be a freshman enrolled at Fordham University in NYC (ranked #56 nationally by U.S. News ). And I know that most people would say if you're on the fence, do it, you won't regret it, but I have two years or so before I'm in that position.
The one thing that upsets me is that I keep reading all of these negative opinions about the program, saying that it's just cheap labor for Disney, and that doing the CP doesn't make a difference for getting into a PI (this opinion can be currently found on the Disney College Program's Facebook page). But at the same time I have heard the total opposite. My father also falls under this belief, that it's just cheap labor. I plan on doing a PI after my CP (if that proves to be worth my while?). So I want to know, does participating in the CP REALLY help you get a PI? Or is that just an excuse to lure folks in? I also find it hard to believe that the program is so bad, if so many people participate again and again. And anyways, what does one expect to do, in a paid internship at a theme park? It's hard work, and you're just a little guy, low on the ladder. I'd think it WOULDN'T be easy street - LOGICALLY, you've got to work your way up. I don't know what to think, but it sounds like a lot of whining to me. Just looking for some reassurance, I guess.
The one thing that upsets me is that I keep reading all of these negative opinions about the program, saying that it's just cheap labor for Disney, and that doing the CP doesn't make a difference for getting into a PI (this opinion can be currently found on the Disney College Program's Facebook page). But at the same time I have heard the total opposite. My father also falls under this belief, that it's just cheap labor. I plan on doing a PI after my CP (if that proves to be worth my while?). So I want to know, does participating in the CP REALLY help you get a PI? Or is that just an excuse to lure folks in? I also find it hard to believe that the program is so bad, if so many people participate again and again. And anyways, what does one expect to do, in a paid internship at a theme park? It's hard work, and you're just a little guy, low on the ladder. I'd think it WOULDN'T be easy street - LOGICALLY, you've got to work your way up. I don't know what to think, but it sounds like a lot of whining to me. Just looking for some reassurance, I guess.