College Program Questions Thread Pt 2

[Ellagirl]

Say you were to get in for spring advantage and your date began on like jan 22 or something could you plan a week vacation like the week before your program starts and still get the room discount? Because you would already be signed up for the program. Or do you have to wait till you technically start

No, you have to wait till your program begins and you'll get your id at traditions. After traditions you are able to enjoy the room and merchandise discounts

 

[Seewhatimesdone]

No, you have to wait till your program begins and you'll get your id at traditions. After traditions you are able to enjoy the room and merchandise discounts

Oh okay. Thanks

 

[Joanna71985]

If you use your 6 days at the park, can you get more days at reduced rate? Or are you just SOL? (pardon my french)

No. You only get the one Maingate per year, unfortunately.

Wow, you still get the resort rates if you're a campus rep? Good deal

You sure do.

So if I did a CP this past spring and got Campus Rep for this coming spring, would I receive a new maingate?

No. The same Maingate counts for both.

Say you were to get in for spring advantage and your date began on like jan 22 or something could you plan a week vacation like the week before your program starts and still get the room discount? Because you would already be signed up for the program. Or do you have to wait till you technically start

You would need the ID, unfortunately.

 

[Sorahana]

No. You only get the one Maingate per year, unfortunately.



You sure do.



No. The same Maingate counts for both.



You would need the ID, unfortunately.

Well you get one a year right? it would be a year by then, so thats why I asked.

 

[Joanna71985]

Well you get one a year right? it would be a year by then, so thats why I asked.

Ah, I see what you were saying. Yes, you get a new Maingate every year.

 

[razzery]

Hopefully someone can answer this pretty quickly for me since I have to go see my advisor.
To everyone who got credits for doing the actual internship, not the classes but the actual job, did it boost your gpa or did you just get credits with no grade attached?

My engineering advisor said, that since engineering has no elective credits, most people don't register their internships since it doesn't count toward my degree. I don't mind if it would just be random credits but I really could use a small gpa boost.

 

[Traveliz]

Hopefully someone can answer this pretty quickly for me since I have to go see my advisor.
To everyone who got credits for doing the actual internship, not the classes but the actual job, did it boost your gpa or did you just get credits with no grade attached?

My engineering advisor said, that since engineering has no elective credits, most people don't register their internships since it doesn't count toward my degree. I don't mind if it would just be random credits but I really could use a small gpa boost.

My daughter got the credits and a grade - the grade was given to her by her college teacher - she had to send him some journal type entries and a list of her goals for the program - that sort of thing.

Liz

 

[Sorahana]

Hopefully someone can answer this pretty quickly for me since I have to go see my advisor.
To everyone who got credits for doing the actual internship, not the classes but the actual job, did it boost your gpa or did you just get credits with no grade attached?

My engineering advisor said, that since engineering has no elective credits, most people don't register their internships since it doesn't count toward my degree. I don't mind if it would just be random credits but I really could use a small gpa boost.

I got a grade as well for mine. I got an A and it counted for 12 credits, so it really boosted my GPA.

 

[Saxsoon]

I am curious as to how long the Internship (not the CP, but the PI) is with Disney. Is it also a semester long, or only a summer thing?

 

[Soarin08]

Is it possible I could room with someone here from the boards? I would really like that.

 

[graygables]

I am curious as to how long the Internship (not the CP, but the PI) is with Disney. Is it also a semester long, or only a summer thing?

The ones I applied for in the Spring are a 6 month internship from Jan-June. Still hoping and praying here!

 

[bgirl781]

Aaahhh! I'm sitting by the phone waiting for them to call me for my interview. I'm nervous!

 

[Joanna71985]

I am curious as to how long the Internship (not the CP, but the PI) is with Disney. Is it also a semester long, or only a summer thing?

Usually they are 6 months long or so.

Is it possible I could room with someone here from the boards? I would really like that.

You sure can. You just need to have the same check-in/check-out dates, same gender (obviously), and same age group (under 21/over 21) unless the older one wants to stay in a Wellness.

Aaahhh! I'm sitting by the phone waiting for them to call me for my interview. I'm nervous!

Good luck!

 

[Sorahana]

I am curious as to how long the Internship (not the CP, but the PI) is with Disney. Is it also a semester long, or only a summer thing?

PIs run from Jan-June, then June-Jan . They are 6 months in length each.

 

[jjlara21]

I am currently doing the college program here in cali and i dont really like it. I have been here for two months. It is so unorganized and out of order here and it doesnt seem right. There are a lot of problems with roommates and housing and with people who run the place and i hear from people who have done the one in florida and are now here that whats going on here would not be going on in florida becasue they know how to run things over there and I wonder if its true. And the rent here is effing insane. There is hardly any money left over for food and gas. Our old housing manager didnt know what he was doing it seemed like he had a lot of things on his plate and he didnt know how to handle because he never got around to fixing anything. And now our new housing manager is a real b**** and she should be avoided at all costs. She is a rude self centered mean old lady that doesnt really care about the kids here and if your here you know what im talking about.
So many people have left the program and people are thinking of leaving. I hear people say that they are not happy here but they dont wanna go home they force themselves to stay and I dont thinnk thats healthy but I have to say that I am one of those people. I just feel like if i leave ill be quitting and i guess thats what a lot of people here are facing. But then I think that this just isnt for everybody.
One of my best friends here is leaving this weekend. She was kicked out of housing this past saturday because her roommate told the housing manager that she was having problems with her. But my friend wants to go home and thats what she told them. What pisses me off is that she was terminated from the program this past friday and had to be out of housing by 11am the next day. Thats how they do it ir you want to leave or you get kicked out you have to be out by the next day and i dont think thats right. They give you less than a day to figure out how it is that your gonna get home. Luckily my friends mother was able to get her a hotel to stay at till the weekend. And now my other good friend said that she might be leaving because the housing manager told her that there was a gliche or something with there computer systems and last months rent wasnt taken out of her account which means it wasnt paid and shes telling her that she has to pay it now along with this months rent or else she will have to leave housing. And if she leaves then ill probably bounce to cause i cant stay here without my two best girls and they say the samething.
Seriously like every other week some one peaces out its crazy. I know you only get what you put into it but it just isnt working for some people. I do like it here i do have fun here but it just seems like i have more bad days than good. Idk

 

[Sorahana]

I am currently doing the college program here in cali and i dont really like it. I have been here for two months. It is so unorganized and out of order here and it doesnt seem right. There are a lot of problems with roommates and housing and with people who run the place and i hear from people who have done the one in florida and are now here that whats going on here would not be going on in florida becasue they know how to run things over there and I wonder if its true. And the rent here is effing insane. There is hardly any money left over for food and gas. Our old housing manager didnt know what he was doing it seemed like he had a lot of things on his plate and he didnt know how to handle because he never got around to fixing anything. And now our new housing manager is a real b**** and she should be avoided at all costs. She is a rude self centered mean old lady that doesnt really care about the kids here and if your here you know what im talking about.
So many people have left the program and people are thinking of leaving. I hear people say that they are not happy here but they dont wanna go home they force themselves to stay and I dont thinnk thats healthy but I have to say that I am one of those people. I just feel like if i leave ill be quitting and i guess thats what a lot of people here are facing. But then I think that this just isnt for everybody.
One of my best friends here is leaving this weekend. She was kicked out of housing this past saturday because her roommate told the housing manager that she was having problems with her. But my friend wants to go home and thats what she told them. What pisses me off is that she was terminated from the program this past friday and had to be out of housing by 11am the next day. Thats how they do it ir you want to leave or you get kicked out you have to be out by the next day and i dont think thats right. They give you less than a day to figure out how it is that your gonna get home. Luckily my friends mother was able to get her a hotel to stay at till the weekend. And now my other good friend said that she might be leaving because the housing manager told her that there was a gliche or something with there computer systems and last months rent wasnt taken out of her account which means it wasnt paid and shes telling her that she has to pay it now along with this months rent or else she will have to leave housing. And if she leaves then ill probably bounce to cause i cant stay here without my two best girls and they say the samething.
Seriously like every other week some one peaces out its crazy. I know you only get what you put into it but it just isnt working for some people. I do like it here i do have fun here but it just seems like i have more bad days than good. Idk

Ok first off I'm going to say that if you get terminated from the DisneyWorld CP, the same thing happens, you have to be out by 11am the next day so in that instance both are the same.

Another difference is I think the housing at Disneyland isn't run by Disneyland, but I'm not sure? At Disney world, that's the housing they provide. Also rent is cheaper then Disneyland's and more options.

Sometimes during the CP, it gets rough. People go, and some people stay. I stayed and I'm glad I did. I am so grateful for being able to have participated in that experience. You have good days and you have bad. Do you have a problem with your role/job or the housing part of it? If it's job related I would talk to your manager(s), and you can also mention the housing thing as well. If I had an issue I would talk to a manager or a coordinator. I also kept in touch with casting as well, and that helped ALOT. Those are just some suggestions.

Also, if you leave/quit before your program ends, you may get blacklisted by Disney, a.k.a. they will put a "no rehire" status on you depending on the situation. You really have to think about that as well. But honestly, talk to a manager or casting about it. They may be able to help.

We're (CP alum and campus reps and everyone else) all here to listen and to try and help you. I hope you figure things out!

 

[jjlara21]

Ok first off I'm going to say that if you get terminated from the DisneyWorld CP, the same thing happens, you have to be out by 11am the next day so in that instance both are the same.

Another difference is I think the housing at Disneyland isn't run by Disneyland, but I'm not sure? At Disney world, that's the housing they provide. Also rent is cheaper then Disneyland's and more options.

Sometimes during the CP, it gets rough. People go, and some people stay. I stayed and I'm glad I did. I am so grateful for being able to have participated in that experience. You have good days and you have bad. Do you have a problem with your role/job or the housing part of it? If it's job related I would talk to your manager(s), and you can also mention the housing thing as well. If I had an issue I would talk to a manager or a coordinator. I also kept in touch with casting as well, and that helped ALOT. Those are just some suggestions.

Also, if you leave/quit before your program ends, you may get blacklisted by Disney, a.k.a. they will put a "no rehire" status on you depending on the situation. You really have to think about that as well. But honestly, talk to a manager or casting about it. They may be able to help.

We're (CP alum and campus reps and everyone else) all here to listen and to try and help you. I hope you figure things out!

Honestly I really dont care about getting blacklisted by disney. I have no intention of working for them or any of its affiliates in the future it just does not interest me.

 

[Joanna71985]

One of my best friends here is leaving this weekend. She was kicked out of housing this past saturday because her roommate told the housing manager that she was having problems with her. But my friend wants to go home and thats what she told them. What pisses me off is that she was terminated from the program this past friday and had to be out of housing by 11am the next day. Thats how they do it ir you want to leave or you get kicked out you have to be out by the next day and i dont think thats right. They give you less than a day to figure out how it is that your gonna get home. Luckily my friends mother was able to get her a hotel to stay at till the weekend.

I'm sorry to hear you are having issues with the DL CP. But unfortunately that's how it works if you are termed. It is the same way with the WDWCP too. It is explained during the presentations, and also again at the housing meetings (at least it is for WDW). Hopefully things will work out for you.

 

[marcher!]

Ok, I checked with my adviser, who told me to go to Career Services, Career services told me to this person. And this person just so happened to be the disney recuiter. And he said I just had to be in the university. So does that mean there is no gpa requirement???

 

[Seewhatimesdone]

I know this had already been answered but could someone please tell me the earliest arrivals dates for spring and spring advantage?