College Program Questions Thread Pt 2

[ashliejere]

I'm looking at an internship/full time job at Disney and they say they want recent graduates/senior undergrads. What do they normally count as recent grad? Anyone know? If I grad. in December 08...could I work for them in Jan. 2010? (do the cp during 09). Is that recent?

 

[CelticBelle]

I'm looking at an internship/full time job at Disney and they say they want recent graduates/senior undergrads. What do they normally count as recent grad? Anyone know? If I grad. in December 08...could I work for them in Jan. 2010? (do the cp during 09). Is that recent?

the PIs are available for 6 months after your graduate. Only the animal programs are offered a year after you graduate.

 

[wendydrlng]

I know cast members get admission to the parks, but i was wondering if we also get admission into disney quest? Thanks!

 

[Cupcake89]

Do people hang out with their new roommates the first night? Or do most just go off and do their own thing?

 

[Fantasmic1]

Do people hang out with their new roommates the first night? Or do most just go off and do their own thing?

When i did my program my first night, me and my roomates hung out and we even went to a house party with people i've never met before

 

[sylvesterT21]

I'm not doing the program until (hopefully!) Spring 09 and the more I read, the more I want it to be now!

 

[Sehsun]

Do people hang out with their new roommates the first night? Or do most just go off and do their own thing?

Yes and yes. Some people hang out with their roommates. Others have dinner/spend time with their loved ones who have helped them move in. And then some others might just chill in their new apartment.

 

[Joanna71985]

I know cast members get admission to the parks, but i was wondering if we also get admission into disney quest? Thanks!

Not free admission. But there is a discount.

Do people hang out with their new roommates the first night? Or do most just go off and do their own thing?

Yes and no. I have done both.

 

[wendydrlng]

Thanks for the quick reply Joanna!!

 

[Joanna71985]

Thanks for the quick reply Joanna!!

You are welcome.

 

[ashliejere]

what's disney quest?

 

[pocopenguin]

They should contact you in the next week or two to schedule an interview, as long as all your paperwork (including your recommendation) has been submitted. If not, you can go ahead and schedule an interview by calling the Walt Disney World College and CareerStart Programs contact center at 1-800-722-2930.

do you think it would be okay if i did just go ahead and call??? i'm afraid if i keep waiting and waiting the program will fill up. so.... you don't think they'd be upset if i called on my own to schedule the interview?

 

[csaribay]

do you think it would be okay if i did just go ahead and call??? i'm afraid if i keep waiting and waiting the program will fill up. so.... you don't think they'd be upset if i called on my own to schedule the interview?

The website recommends you wait, but the contact center is set up to enable CS Candidates to schedule an interview on their own. As long as you're confident that your application was submitted in entirety, give them a call at 1-800-722-2930, option one, then two, then two again.

what's disney quest?

DisneyQuest is an indoor interactive theme park at Downtown Disney Westside. It focuses on gaming, interactive virtual-reality experiences and other activities. There's a good entry on it at Wikipedia.

 

[pocopenguin]

The website recommends you wait, but the contact center is set up to enable CS Candidates to schedule an interview on their own. As long as you're confident that your application was submitted in entirety, give them a call at 1-800-722-2930, option one, then two, then two again.


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yeah, my application was all sent, recommendation letter and all. i think i'll give them a call today.

thanks SO much for your help! you really do know what the heck is going on here. if i ever make it down there, i hope i can say hello!

 

[jpod523]

Purely a just wondering question...Are the College Program and Career Start participants housed together? I relaize they're combined in the same complexes, but for example, would I be roomed with a career start participant? Nothing against it, I'm just interested.

 

[csaribay]

Purely a just wondering question...Are the College Program and Career Start participants housed together? I relaize they're combined in the same complexes, but for example, would I be roomed with a career start participant? Nothing against it, I'm just interested.

Housing attempts to keep CS participants together, but if that's not possible, they do mix CS and CP participants. There's only one known CS arrival date this term (August 25th, also a CP arrival date), so unless you're arriving that day, it's doubtful - at least initially (apartment moves and such can change the dynamic a little).

pocopenguin - no problem, good luck!

 

[Loves Disney]

Okay I have another question lol.

I have heard about people doing the CP more than once while in college. How is that possible? Don't you miss out on classes that you need? I'm wondering this because I don't even know if one CP will set me back a semester because of the class requirements. However, if there is some way at all possible that would allow me to do the CP multiple times, I would love to catch that because I'm such a Disney child and of all the many years I've been to WDW to visit, I would love to soak in as MANY chances to work there as possible. So for those of you who've done the CP more than once, how do you keep up with the college courses that you need?

 

[Joanna71985]

Okay I have another question lol.

I have heard about people doing the CP more than once while in college. How is that possible? Don't you miss out on classes that you need? I'm wondering this because I don't even know if one CP will set me back a semester because of the class requirements. However, if there is some way at all possible that would allow me to do the CP multiple times, I would love to catch that because I'm such a Disney child and of all the many years I've been to WDW to visit, I would love to soak in as MANY chances to work there as possible. So for those of you who've done the CP more than once, how do you keep up with the college courses that you need?

They sure do. I will be doing my 4th CP in May. Only 2 of them were semester-long programs, as the other 2 (including the one in May) were just over the summer. I did get behind though, but I don't care.

 

[pocopenguin]

pocopenguin - no problem, good luck!

so i called. and the girl i talked to said they would e-mail me.
so here we go waiting again....

 

[Joanna71985]

so i called. and the girl i talked to said they would e-mail me.
so here we go waiting again....

Good luck!!