College Program Questions Thread, Pt 3

[ishbit92]

No problem! Glad I could help!

And yes, if you're trying to get some information for your powerpoint definitely go ahead and watch the e-presentation. It'll give you some great insight! I imagine you could really go ahead and go through the web interview too if you wanted and if you pass just don't sign up for a phone interview. And if you fail...well...your 6 month lock-out period will be done by the time you REALLY need to take it, haha.

What a brilliant idea! I was planning on watching the E-presentation but I didn't even think to take the web-based interview just to see how I do. I think I'll do it tomorrow.

 

[swimmingneno]

No problem! Glad I could help!

And yes, if you're trying to get some information for your powerpoint definitely go ahead and watch the e-presentation. It'll give you some great insight! I imagine you could really go ahead and go through the web interview too if you wanted and if you pass just don't sign up for a phone interview. And if you fail...well...your 6 month lock-out period will be done by the time you REALLY need to take it, haha.

I agree that this was a great idea! I decided to go ahead and try out the interview for fun and I passed. yay

 

[Dreamstuff]

Thank you so much! This made perfect sense. I need to figure out little details like this because I'm making a powerpoint entitled: The Disney College Program, An Informational Guide to show to my parents in order to demonstrate that I am REALLY serious about doing this next year. My mom's already basically convinced..but my dad needs the extra push

You could watch the presentation now WITH your parents. That might convince them, that's how I suckered my parents into it the first time around.

 

[EpcotFan1]

Ahoy. I have a couple questions about the CP

1) What is the likely hood I will lose my finanical aid I currently recieve from the government?

2) During the interview, do I have to be cheery and seemed to be in love with Disney? I like Disney but Im not in love with it.

3) In your opinion, what is the best semester to sign up for? Spring or Fall?

 

[Dreamstuff]

Ahoy. I have a couple questions about the CP

1) What is the likely hood I will lose my finanical aid I currently recieve from the government?

Talk with your school and call financial aid, you may not receive full aid, or you may not receive any aid at all, this won't be forever mind, just for the semester that you're in the program.

2) During the interview, do I have to be cheery and seemed to be in love with Disney? I like Disney but Im not in love with it.

Be honest, seem like you want the job....Disney love rarely even comes up in the interview, they simply ask what you think you can gain from working there. I don't think it ever heads in the direction of OMG DO YOU LOVEEEE MICKEY MOUSE. It tends to just be about past work experience and what you have to offer the company.

3) In your opinion, what is the best semester to sign up for? Spring or Fall?

Fall all the way, you get holidays, less violently hot weather and 'Disney down time' when the parks aren't super crowded so you can get to do a lot on your days off.

Hope that helps

 

[SportsChick]

Ahoy. I have a couple questions about the CP

1) What is the likely hood I will lose my finanical aid I currently recieve from the government?

I took online classes through my school so I would get my aid - I could have taken a semester off by talking to the FA department and it wouldn't have changed my aid for this semester (I am on loans only, your situation may be different)

2) During the interview, do I have to be cheery and seemed to be in love with Disney? I like Disney but Im not in love with it.

You need to be yourself - be sure that if you're smiling, it's heard through your voice. A phone interview can be so difficult because you can't see facial expressions, however you need to be able to convay them via your voice. You don't have to love Disney - heck I worked with a couple of people who had never been to Disney and just through it would be a fun semester.

3) In your opinion, what is the best semester to sign up for? Spring or Fall?

I did Fall and had love/hate about it. I loved the holiday discounts and being around the decorations, Halloween Party, Christmas Party and Food & Wine Festival. However, for me, being away from my family for the holidays was beyond hard. I wouldn't do it again.

 

[AllisonMak]

The thing about missing holidays...to me it's way worse in theory...I am from Michigan, so Halloween is breezy, lots of fall leaves around Thanksgiving, Christmas is snowy... being in Florida, and living with my roommates...it just doesn't FEEL like a holiday. It feels like any other day, so I didn't really know what I was missing.

 

[carly3592]

I would totally do Spring. There's no way I could be away from my friends and family during the holiday season, plus I wouldn't like how the Fall program starts warm and gets colder... I would want it to start cool and get warmer!!!

 

[ishbit92]

I agree that this was a great idea! I decided to go ahead and try out the interview for fun and I passed. yay

Yay, I passed too

Now we know what to expect for later

 

[ishbit92]

Um...I have yet ANOTHER QUESTION.

I saw on the DCP website that it saysarticipants will also be responsible for a non-refundable $100 Program Assessment fee, which helps support the events and activities scheduled in the housing complexes throughout the program, and a non-refundable $200 Housing and Administration fee, that will be applied to the participant's housing costs during the first few weeks of the program.

I already knew about the $100 fee that you have to pay after you accept. I didn't, however, know about the $200 one. Does this have to be paid right after you accept too?

Thank you SO much to the wise people of this board

 

[rachaelfig]

It's new. They've decided to make you pay the $200, which covers your first two weeks of rent, up front rather than taking double rent out of your second paycheck. It may hurt a little to be paying $300 when you accept but you'll appreciate it when you actually get paid your third week there.

 

[ishbit92]

It's new. They've decided to make you pay the $200, which covers your first two weeks of rent, up front rather than taking double rent out of your second paycheck. It may hurt a little to be paying $300 when you accept but you'll appreciate it when you actually get paid your third week there.

Yeah, that makes sense. But now I have to tell my parents that it's going to cost even more money to get down there

 

[Dreamstuff]

Yeah, that makes sense. But now I have to tell my parents that it's going to cost even more money to get down there

Oh my god I need to get a job like..today. My parents wont pay that.

 

[AllisonMak]

That's lame...because my rent WASN'T $100 a week.

 

[robinsonsfan]

Oh my god I need to get a job like..today. My parents wont pay that.

Ditto...but I'll wait to see if I get in first before telling them! No need to freak them out now and not get in....hahahah!

 

[WDW_lover_in_SC]

That's lame...because my rent WASN'T $100 a week.

I'm sure they will raise the prices

No but I mean it's a fair estimate I mean at the most all you're losing is like 22 dollars right? Because the cheapest in Fall 2010 was $89 a week I think. Not to mention I know you remember your check from the 3rd week its like 50 bucks at best...it will be nice next time around to actually get paid for working!

 

[rachaelfig]

Well prices on housing went up, and will probably go up again (by $2 a week), and maybe they'll credit you for the extra. Like if your rent was $86 a week then the $200 you paid at the beginning would cover you for two weeks, and then they would take the remaining $28 off your third week too.

It may seem like a lot to pay now, but trust me, you'd appreciate it if you'd been down there before. Other programs you don't really get paid until your 4th week, and things get expensive pretty fast.

 

[AllisonMak]

I'm sure they will raise the prices

No but I mean it's a fair estimate I mean at the most all you're losing is like 22 dollars right? Because the cheapest in Fall 2010 was $89 a week I think. Not to mention I know you remember your check from the 3rd week its like 50 bucks at best...it will be nice next time around to actually get paid for working!

They DO raise the price...because my roommate extended. But they raised it $2! $84 to $100 is steep imo. During my first few weeks, I am getting adjusted and everything..I don't NEED more than $50. What's extra lame is that they aren't paying you any more than you were getting paid...just the rent is going up.

 

[Rahel]

Hopefully they'll credit back. Think they will if you're not living in CP housing? I'm from Orlando so I would just live at home for free and save the money.

 

[Dreamstuff]

Yeah I'm going to go ahead and assume they credit it towards the 3rd week as well, rent is NOT jumping to 100 dollars.