College Program Questions Thread Pt 2

[Soarin08]

wow. thats a relief. I am awaiting my letter. but i am too excited to find out.

Good luck!!!!!

 

[JaimeRay]

My daughter got her packet almost exactly 3 weeks after the interview. In fact she was going to call the next day because she had to do that to get the phone interview. Hang in there! I, for one, think you're a shoo-in judging by your personality as it shows on these boards. I'll be crossing my fingers for you!

Thank you very much! That means a lot. Well today starts my two week mark. So I'll be anxiously awaiting for the mail to come every day! I'll let you guys know when I know something!

 

[Jules76126]

Yah I think everythig is quicker now. today was my sixth week mark but I had to wait on rehire paperwork which I faxed a week ago and I had my letter today so that was quick especially since they initally told me three to four weeks from getting the paperwork. I think they have caught up somewhat.

 

[eimmi07]

I have a question here! I am currently in the college program and I work as a Animal Kingdom custodian! I was wondering if there is a graduation ceremony or something like that and what day is it usually on for the end of the fall/fall advantage program? I was wondering about this because I need to find airfare to go home on Jan. 2. I found cheap airline prices on the 2nd (the day that I leave) for 5:30 in the morning. But if I can't make it to the airport because if there is a graduation ceremony on the 2nd then the prices of the airfare would jump up by $100 for the afternoon. I was just wondering! Thank you!

Paul

 

[Jules76126]

Yes there is Cp graduation but its not the day you leave. Generally its like a week before. Mine was a week before i left the program. You should find out the dates soon since you wil have to request it off from work. There are generally two days you can pick from. So you can book your flight now. Check out is basically just turning in your key thats all.

 

[squish86]

hey Paul i got accepted as a custodial worker for the spring, how is it? i dont think its going to be all that bad im actually kinda pumped for it. what kind of stuff do you do every day? typical sweeping and bathroom cleaning i assume? I think i got put into the role because for 1 i told her i was really good with people and kept asking me about how i react to guests and stuff. and also because i checked it. haha but i heard that some of the custodial workers are on road crew. i really really really really hope i dont get that. if im going to have to be a custodial worker i really hope and pray i get to be in a park at the very least so i can have some guest interaction.

 

[khancock]

I was wondering if there is a graduation ceremony or something like that and what day is it usually on for the end of the fall/fall advantage program?

Looking at the event pictures on the official site, last year's fall/fall advantage graduation thing took place December 10 - 12.

Makes sense to do it before the Xmas and New Year holiday hit.

I'm sure they will heavily promote it as time draws near.

http://www.wdwcollegeprogram.com/sap/its/mimes/zh_wdwcp/connect/photos.html

 

[Hokie20]

Hey guys I just got accepted for Spring 09 as a Bell Services Dispatch. I was wondering how many times could my friends or family come to see me and get free admission? Also will I be able to have a discount for my family after my session is over? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Joanna71985]

Thank you very much! That means a lot. Well today starts my two week mark. So I'll be anxiously awaiting for the mail to come every day! I'll let you guys know when I know something!

Good luck!!

I have a question here! I am currently in the college program and I work as a Animal Kingdom custodian! I was wondering if there is a graduation ceremony or something like that and what day is it usually on for the end of the fall/fall advantage program? I was wondering about this because I need to find airfare to go home on Jan. 2. I found cheap airline prices on the 2nd (the day that I leave) for 5:30 in the morning. But if I can't make it to the airport because if there is a graduation ceremony on the 2nd then the prices of the airfare would jump up by $100 for the afternoon. I was just wondering! Thank you!

Paul

Paul, the CP graduation is usually a couple of weeks (at least) before the end of your CP.

hey Paul i got accepted as a custodial worker for the spring, how is it? i dont think its going to be all that bad im actually kinda pumped for it. what kind of stuff do you do every day? typical sweeping and bathroom cleaning i assume? I think i got put into the role because for 1 i told her i was really good with people and kept asking me about how i react to guests and stuff. and also because i checked it. haha but i heard that some of the custodial workers are on road crew. i really really really really hope i dont get that. if im going to have to be a custodial worker i really hope and pray i get to be in a park at the very least so i can have some guest interaction.

I did custodial Summer 2007. It's really not that bad. You have a lot of freedom in custodial. I was at Epcot WS. I was in one of two places: streets or restrooms. Streets is where you are walking around, making sure the streets are clean, and taking care of the garbage cans. Restrooms is just that- taking care of restrooms. The way it works in the WS, for restrooms you would have all the restrooms for 2 countries, and for streets you have 1 country. For example: Germany/Italy were together for restrooms. So there were 3 altogether: the one inside the Germany restaurant, one outside in Germany, and the one inside the Italy restaurant.

Hey guys I just got accepted for Spring 09 as a Bell Services Dispatch. I was wondering how many times could my friends or family come to see me and get free admission? Also will I be able to have a discount for my family after my session is over? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Congrats!!

 

[Saxsoon]

Well I was just accepted into the spring 09 as a Merchandise Cast Member.

It only took a week and a half to get a response. This Thursday is my two week mark.

 

[Joanna71985]

Well I was just accepted into the spring 09 as a Merchandise Cast Member.

It only took a week and a half to get a response. This Thursday is my two week mark.

Congrats!!

 

[Seewhatimesdone]

Well I was just accepted into the spring 09 as a Merchandise Cast Member.

It only took a week and a half to get a response. This Thursday is my two week mark.

Wow that was quick! Congrats!

 

[MarinaAndCharlie]

I did custodial Summer 2007. It's really not that bad. You have a lot of freedom in custodial. I was at Epcot WS. I was in one of two places: streets or restrooms. Streets is where you are walking around, making sure the streets are clean, and taking care of the garbage cans. Restrooms is just that- taking care of restrooms. The way it works in the WS, for restrooms you would have all the restrooms for 2 countries, and for streets you have 1 country. For example: Germany/Italy were together for restrooms. So there were 3 altogether: the one inside the Germany restaurant, one outside in Germany, and the one inside the Italy restaurant.

Do you get assigned to either just streets or just restrooms each day? Or do you do both? Could you explain what you did a little more in detail? Thanks!

 

[Joanna71985]

Do you get assigned to either just streets or just restrooms each day? Or do you do both? Could you explain what you did a little more in detail? Thanks!

For the most part, you did one or the other (sometimes I got pulled from one to the other). But usually you stayed in the one all day.

I prefered restrooms over streets (believe it or not). Once you did a round for restrooms, you were able to relax a bit. Streets was a bit more physical. In restrooms, you just need to make sure everything is stocked, and it's clean. For streets, you walk around making sure there's no garbage on the ground, and taking care of the garbage cans. This was the worst part for me, especially if you needed the big bins to push around. Being tiny, it was NOT easy pushing that thing around. Does this help?

 

[Soarin08]

Is there a possiblility, with me applying this late (I know it's Oct., but still....) that I won't get in? I'm just worried all the positions will be filled!!

 

[MarinaAndCharlie]

For the most part, you did one or the other (sometimes I got pulled from one to the other). But usually you stayed in the one all day.

I prefered restrooms over streets (believe it or not). Once you did a round for restrooms, you were able to relax a bit. Streets was a bit more physical. In restrooms, you just need to make sure everything is stocked, and it's clean. For streets, you walk around making sure there's no garbage on the ground, and taking care of the garbage cans. This was the worst part for me, especially if you needed the big bins to push around. Being tiny, it was NOT easy pushing that thing around. Does this help?

yeah that definately helps. That seems a little weird to me that you would do just restrooms for hours... Once you've gone through each of them, how long do you wait until you go through them again? That seems a little boring and monotinous.

Also, do you get called on a radio or something if someone vomits?

 

[Joanna71985]

yeah that definately helps. That seems a little weird to me that you would do just restrooms for hours... Once you've gone through each of them, how long do you wait until you go through them again? That seems a little boring and monotinous.

Also, do you get called on a radio or something if someone vomits?

It's not, really. You do have more then one restroom (I think the most I had in a day was 3). Then you have to clean each one. But I usually waited about 35-40 minutes in between rounds.

Yep. Most people got radios. The whole summer, the amount of protein spills I had I could count on one hand! It was great.

 

[Seewhatimesdone]

I'm starting to get really nervous that I didn't get accepted. I read another thread about someone not getting accepted even though they applied early. People who just interviewed are already getting their letters while tomorrow is my five week mark and they're just sending out my letter. I don't think that's good

 

[Joanna71985]

I'm starting to get really nervous that I didn't get accepted. I read another thread about someone not getting accepted even though they applied early. People who just interviewed are already getting their letters while tomorrow is my five week mark and they're just sending out my letter. I don't think that's good

Have you contacted your recruiter recently?

 

[Seewhatimesdone]

Have you contacted your recruiter recently?

I haven't talked to my recruiter but I emailed the recruiting office like her email told me to. It said if I hadn't heard anything in four weeks to email them. I got an email back that said they are mailing my letter this week. But that doesn't tell me much