College Program Questions Thread, Pt 3

[Crystal WDW]

How far away is the closest gas station & fast food restaurants near the apartment complexes?

If you're living at Patterson or Chatham, if you pull out of I drive and go Right the Hess station is 30 seconds up the road or if you go left the 7-11 is literally 3 seconds away. Behind those two complexes is the Outlets. At the Outlets - short walking distance and extremely short drive is a Publix, an amazing sushi place that does take out, Subway, and Mcdonalds. Also you can walk to Panera and Planet Smoothie - again short drives on Little Lake Byran Parkway.

don't worry you'll get really comfortable with all the ammediaties that are around you. It's endless...

 

[Crystal WDW]

So question, what is the earliest people have been known to show up for check in? I've heard an hour and a half, but do many get there even earlier?

My friend and I truly, deeply, passionately, crave and desire a one bedroom apartment (doesn't matter where), and we're the second to last check in date, so we wanna try our hardest to make our out there wish come true.

Personally, both times I've done the program I've never gotten their early. I wake up slow, get myself pretty, and got there around 10/11. Both times I've gotten the rooms I've wanted.

BUT it really depends. For each program arrival date it doesn't actually matter if you're the last group to check in for Spring. You have to remember that people are arriving constantly for programs because of international and schools that do quarter terms. So what housing does is that for each new arrival group they reserve a particular number of housing - all different types but once the number is locked in they don't budge in opening anything else up for new arrivals - so there will be a gaurentee that there will be one bedrooms available. It just depends on how many they reserved for your particular check in group.

Hope that helps.

 

[Toffy]

Personally, both times I've done the program I've never gotten their early. I wake up slow, get myself pretty, and got there around 10/11. Both times I've gotten the rooms I've wanted.

BUT it really depends. For each program arrival date it doesn't actually matter if you're the last group to check in for Spring. You have to remember that people are arriving constantly for programs because of international and schools that do quarter terms. So what housing does is that for each new arrival group they reserve a particular number of housing - all different types but once the number is locked in they don't budge in opening anything else up for new arrivals - so there will be a gaurentee that there will be one bedrooms available. It just depends on how many they reserved for your particular check in group.

Hope that helps.

That is absolutely awesome... I'll probably still be making sure I'm there early, but that definitely makes me relax a ton... thank you so much!!!

And btw, when you say they make sure there's a room type reserved for every check in, does that mean at least one of each type of room, or at least one of each type of room of each complex?

 

[ZeroToHero]

I would assume of each complex - there are a lot of rooms, after all, and it doesn't seem fair to only have, say, Patterson have singles left, but Vista only has triples + quads. I mean, what if Patterson (hypothetically, this wouldn't happen) only had the more expensive rooms? That's not fair to the people who were assigned there - they had no chance to possibly get a cheaper room, while people down the road can....

Of course, I could be wrong, but that's just what I'm guessing. Each room type, each complex.

 

[Crystal WDW]

That is absolutely awesome... I'll probably still be making sure I'm there early, but that definitely makes me relax a ton... thank you so much!!!

And btw, when you say they make sure there's a room type reserved for every check in, does that mean at least one of each type of room, or at least one of each type of room of each complex?

Each roomtype, each complex.

 

[love2swim922]

I e-mailed Disney with a question about a week ago and have not heard back from them. Anyone know if they respond to e-mail questions and if they take awhile to get back to you?

 

[Pure_Imagination]

I e-mailed Disney with a question about a week ago and have not heard back from them. Anyone know if they respond to e-mail questions and if they take awhile to get back to you?

I've e-mailed them a couple of questions and they usually get back to me in a timely manner. I'd give it a week or two before you really start to worry. Don't forget how many thousands of people they're having to help get started with the company

 

[yellowlabforever]

This may sound like a silly question, but I have always wanted to view the powerpoint presentation for the college program to see more information. I am only a Senior in high school though, and I want to apply for the second semester of my Sophomore year in college.

Is it possible for me to just view the powerpoint presentation about the CP just to see more information without arrainging the interview?

 

[ZeroToHero]

Yep, you can do that! It's down right now, but you can watch it when it goes up for Fall Semester apps next year.

 

[mdewater]

Hi there!

I'm sure this question has been asked a million times before, but I was wondering, first of all, what is the exact starting date for the Fall Program, and also if Disney allows program participants to start the program late at all?

Thanks!

 

[ZeroToHero]

There are staggered admission dates, depending on what's left by the time you get in. It can range from early August to early September, I believe.

 

[QueenofPrideRock]

Hi there!

I'm sure this question has been asked a million times before, but I was wondering, first of all, what is the exact starting date for the Fall Program, and also if Disney allows program participants to start the program late at all?

Thanks!

Don't forget about fall advantage! dates start at the end of may, and the latest is usually around mid-june. I believe the mid-June date is also the only arrival date for Fall Advantage Quarter (which I will be doing, fingers crossed!)

 

[mdewater]

There are staggered admission dates, depending on what's left by the time you get in. It can range from early August to early September, I believe.

Really?? That'd be great! I'm planning on doing the Fall Advantage, but my girlfriend is planning on coming down to join me and just do the Fall program, but her sister's wedding is on August 20, so we're trying to figure out if that's going to cause problems or not.

 

[amandabow]

Really?? That'd be great! I'm planning on doing the Fall Advantage, but my girlfriend is planning on coming down to join me and just do the Fall program, but her sister's wedding is on August 20, so we're trying to figure out if that's going to cause problems or not.

I arrived on the last check-in date for Fall 2009. It was August 24th.

 

[Amanda08]

I have a question for those of you who have been interviewed for the CP before....
If check off a handful of roles, will they ask you which ones you'd prefer?

The reason I ask is that I'm thinking about checking a few off that I really don't want to do, but I WILL do them if it gets me down there.
Does that make sense?

 

[QueenofPrideRock]

I have a question for those of you who have been interviewed for the CP before....
If check off a handful of roles, will they ask you which ones you'd prefer?

The reason I ask is that I'm thinking about checking a few off that I really don't want to do, but I WILL do them if it gets me down there.
Does that make sense?

Usually they ask you what your top 3 are, but I was asked what I thought I was most qualified for. Which I thought was a funny way to word it.

 

[ZeroToHero]

Yeah, I got the same. Last year it was what three are your top three, this year it was which are you most qualified for. Which was sad, because my top one I was not qualified for.

 

[Amanda08]

Well, that makes sense....Thanks yall!

 

[QueenofPrideRock]

Yeah, I got the same. Last year it was what three are your top three, this year it was which are you most qualified for. Which was sad, because my top one I was not qualified for.

for fall i'm just gonna come up with reasons i'm qualified for my top 3

 

[Ylushi]

I am looking at applying to a Culinary school (Pastry and Baking) and starting probably Sping '11. So I was thinking I might try for a cp for Fall'10 to fill in the gap. What would I do for my major when it asks? Do I say undecided, since I am still enrolled at a community college and do not really have a major here?
Also,
Anybody done or known someone who has done the Quick-Service Restaurant-Kitchen Only role and could tell more about it? I'm interested in it but want to know more about what you do than what the site tells you. Would this be more like working at McDonald's or another fast food place in the grill, etc? Or more like a kitchen? Would it be worth it to do it if interested in culinary? Or just like working here at home at the local McD's?