CP 201_: a thread for college program hopefuls who have to wait a few years.

[wdwislife]

this isn't really a QOTD, just a general question for anyone who knows anything!

What have you all heard about the three CP dorms? Which one are you thinking about living in?

 

[bellaDisneydncr]

I haven't really thought about that yet! lol I have heard good and bad things about each one. I know certain ones are farther away from the buses, but I will have my car most likely so that shouldn't be a big deal for me.

 

[wdwislife]

i just watched your new vlog! loved hearing about the trip
My next trip isn't for a while, but i enjoy living vicariously through yours hahah.

i'm used to going during the super crowded season, during president's week in Feb. The key really is to get up bright and early!

Also, I bought the Four Parks, One World CD when I was there two months ago, I love it!

 

[Ajaz]

this isn't really a QOTD, just a general question for anyone who knows anything!

What have you all heard about the three CP dorms? Which one are you thinking about living in?

I've heard pretty much the general stuff: Vista's the party place, Chatham's nice and big, and Patterson's really new, but quiet.
I'm not sure if I'll be able to bring my car when I go, since my sister is keeping it next year when I go to college, so I definitely want to be near a bus stop. I'm also not a huge partier, so I think Chatham is probably my best fit.

 

[ipodluvr287]

this isn't really a QOTD, just a general question for anyone who knows anything!

What have you all heard about the three CP dorms? Which one are you thinking about living in?

I hear Vista Way is for the partiers and Patterson doesn't have a bus stop and they're stricter about keeping it clean because its newer. I've heard Chatham is more normal I guess. They have a bus stop, there aren't as many partiers, and they aren't very strict about it, so I'd probably go with Chatham.

 

[ipodluvr287]

Also, I bought the Four Parks, One World CD when I was there two months ago, I love it!

What is the four parks one world cd?

 

[wdwislife]

It's a CD that they sell in the parks with music from all over WDW! it's great.
I like to listen to it while I do school work, nothing gets me going like the Soarin' music, or the MK welcome song!

 

[ipodluvr287]

It's a CD that they sell in the parks with music from all over WDW! it's great.
I like to listen to it while I do school work, nothing gets me going like the Soarin' music, or the MK welcome song!

Oh! Ha, that makes sense! Maybe I'll get it when I go in September! I like to listen to music while I do homework and projects. It helps me focus.

 

[tinkerbelle22]

I've heard pretty much the general stuff: Vista's the party place, Chatham's nice and big, and Patterson's really new, but quiet.
I'm not sure if I'll be able to bring my car when I go, since my sister is keeping it next year when I go to college, so I definitely want to be near a bus stop. I'm also not a huge partier, so I think Chatham is probably my best fit.

I've heard the same stuff. Chatham would most likely be my best fit too

 

[bellaDisneydncr]

Oh! Ha, that makes sense! Maybe I'll get it when I go in September! I like to listen to music while I do homework and projects. It helps me focus.

It's amazing- I seriously recommend getting it. I LOVE it. I'm the same way- I like to listen to instrumental music while I do homework and that CD has tons of instrumental stuff. And of course it makes me happy because it reminds me of Disney!

 

[wdwislife]

New QOTD!

How did you find out about the CP?/What is your road to the CP like?

I found out about the CP almost exactly a year ago. I was in the midst of planning my trip that I took this past Feb. and spent all my time browsing the internet for all things disney. I remembered meeting a girl who was on the CP during my 2008 trip to the world, so I looked it up online and, let me tell you, from then on I was hooked.
The idea of working at WDW was all I'd ever hoped for. It didn't matter that I was only a freshmen in HS, i knew that WDW was calling my name, and I'd make it there someday!
The summer passed, and I went back to school. I was super engrossed in my trip planning, and all things DIS.
I was reading the College Board and got jealous of all the threads for people with CP's coming up in the near future. I figured there MUST be some people out there as crazy as me who were anticipating their CP's, though they're years away.
Thus this thread was born on an October night, while sitting bored backstage at a rehearsal for my show of the time, Camelot.
We started off slow, but soon grew to the bustling thread we have today!
I love talking with you guys and having a place to vent about my excitement and disney passion!
My CP may be 3 years away, but each day means I'm one day closer to all of the milestones I'll reach between now and then, and ultimately my (hopefully) fall 2013 CP!

 

[r1009t]

New QOTD!

How did you find out about the CP?/What is your road to the CP like?

I found out about the CP almost exactly a year ago. I was in the midst of planning my trip that I took this past Feb. and spent all my time browsing the internet for all things disney. I remembered meeting a girl who was on the CP during my 2008 trip to the world, so I looked it up online and, let me tell you, from then on I was hooked.
The idea of working at WDW was all I'd ever hoped for. It didn't matter that I was only a freshmen in HS, i knew that WDW was calling my name, and I'd make it there someday!
The summer passed, and I went back to school. I was super engrossed in my trip planning, and all things DIS.
I was reading the College Board and got jealous of all the threads for people with CP's coming up in the near future. I figured there MUST be some people out there as crazy as me who were anticipating their CP's, though they're years away.
Thus this thread was born on an October night, while sitting bored backstage at a rehearsal for my show of the time, Camelot.
We started off slow, but soon grew to the bustling thread we have today!
I love talking with you guys and having a place to vent about my excitement and disney passion!
My CP may be 3 years away, but each day means I'm one day closer to all of the milestones I'll reach between now and then, and ultimately my (hopefully) fall 2013 CP!

I found out about the cp last summer after I had come back from a trip to wdw in june. When I was there I realized how much I wanted to be friends with characters... did some research on disney auditions which led me to learn about the cp.

My road to the cp will be... interesting I think. Especially since I want to do it during school. I'm crossing my fingers when it comes to my sophomore year in college my future school will sanction it as an internship, which would make my life so much easier. I think a lot depends on how many ap credits I'll have too... I'm freaking out about exams coming up anyone else?

I totally remembered when this thread started! I previously only had lurked on the cp auditions thread so when you started this thread, I felt like there's someone else who's as crazy as me? lol. Now this thread has evolved from a few of us to a whole bunch which is amazing!

 

[Ajaz]

New QOTD!

How did you find out about the CP?/What is your road to the CP like?

I found out about the CP almost exactly a year ago. I was in the midst of planning my trip that I took this past Feb. and spent all my time browsing the internet for all things disney. I remembered meeting a girl who was on the CP during my 2008 trip to the world, so I looked it up online and, let me tell you, from then on I was hooked.
The idea of working at WDW was all I'd ever hoped for. It didn't matter that I was only a freshmen in HS, i knew that WDW was calling my name, and I'd make it there someday!
The summer passed, and I went back to school. I was super engrossed in my trip planning, and all things DIS.
I was reading the College Board and got jealous of all the threads for people with CP's coming up in the near future. I figured there MUST be some people out there as crazy as me who were anticipating their CP's, though they're years away.
Thus this thread was born on an October night, while sitting bored backstage at a rehearsal for my show of the time, Camelot.
We started off slow, but soon grew to the bustling thread we have today!
I love talking with you guys and having a place to vent about my excitement and disney passion!
My CP may be 3 years away, but each day means I'm one day closer to all of the milestones I'll reach between now and then, and ultimately my (hopefully) fall 2013 CP!

This is kind of a long story.
Last year in English, one of my friends was OBSESSED with Disney stuff, and whenever we had free time, she would do trivia quizzes or look up stuff on the parks. She told me everything she knew about being a princess, as this is her dream. Everyone, including me, thought she was kind of insane. But the idea of working in Disney World kind of grew on me after a while.

Then I forgot all about it and went on with my life, until about sixth months ago. My friends and I were joking about moving to Disney, and I decided to look up job opportunities there, and BAM. I found the college program. And I've been obsessed ever since.

 

[r1009t]

Oh- I totally forgot to mention, I want to live in chatham.

 

[mebbradley]

New QOTD!

How did you find out about the CP?/What is your road to the CP like?

Sorry for the super long post! But I'd rather tell you the whole story so sorry for the novel I wrote this for my blog and just brought it over here!

On December 22,1998, Megan came home from elementary school and upon skipping up the driveway with her backpack in hand, entered her home and went on into her room to put her stuff down since she had made a few Christmas cards in class and did not want her parents to see them. She walked into her room where she saw a pair of shorts and a t-shirt sitting there with a Donald Duck stuffed animal on it. She was utterly confused, as it was far from shorts and t-shirts weather in the cold state of Md. As she threw her boots in her closet, she noticed her duffle bag was missing. When she walked out of her room, she called for her mom and all of a sudden, her cousin Bryan popped out of her bathroom behind her and said “Surprise!” as he placed one of the famous Mickey Mouse Ear hats on her head. Byran had done the CP in 1997 fall semester. Her family was leaving for Walt Disney World in just a few short hours! Her family would be there from December 23rd to January 2nd and would be staying right off property in one of the family’s timeshares.

Soon enough, her family (which consisted of her mom, dad and great-aunt as well as herself) left their home on the Eastern Shore of Maryland for the long drive to Orlando. Orlando is 904 miles from Mardela and it would take them about 15 hours of driving to get there. As they pulled out of their driveway, Megan waved goodbye to her pets, Blondie and Dagwood (don’t worry, the family was having an aunt come take care of them each day) and began to watch movies. They left home around 4 p.m. and would drive for about 6 hours and then would stop at a hotel for the night. The next morning, the family would leave the hotel and drive down into Fl. In order to prevent Megan from asking “Are we there yet?” questions every 5 mins, her mother gave her a ten dollar roll of quarters and each time Megan asked “Are we there YET?” she would have to give up a quarter. By the time they got to Jacksonville, Fl; Megan had used surprisingly none of her quarters. But between Jacksonville and Orlando(a 2.5 hour drive); she would use a whopping 13 quarters. Upon checking in at the timeshare, The family jumped into the pool and swam for a while before unpacking and getting settled in. They went to sleep early, as tomorrow was a busy day!

Early in the morning on Christmas eve, Megan and her family got up and got ready to head to the packs after a quick but filling breakfast. Megan’s mom would later recall that Megan could hardly sit still and was bouncing like a chicken with her head cut off! They would pile into the car and head towards The Magic Kingdom, with Megan bouncing in her seat with her Mickey Mouse Ears firmly on her head and Autograph Book in hand. You see, Megan’s cousin had done the Walt Disney World College Program the following year and had brought her back her very own autograph book with a big pen just for her trip. After catching the ferry across, and her father taking a photo of her face as she saw Cinderella’s Castle for the first time, She raced off the boat. Once the family had gone through the entrance, The four of them began the walk down Main Street. The next few moments would be the first and most special of many magical moments.


I found out about the CP thru my cousin's Eddie and Bryan; who did the CP in Fall 1997 and Spring 1999.

 

[bellaDisneydncr]

New QOTD!

How did you find out about the CP?/What is your road to the CP like?

I first heard about the college program on a trip to WDW. I was talking to some CM's about how I wanted to work for WDW and they had me talk to another CM who was in the CP at the time. She gave me the website and some info.

I have always known I wanted to work at WDW. Ever since I was 2 and saw Spectromagic for the first time and told my mom I was going to be one of the Butterflies. I have auditioned a few times for Seasonal and Full Time roles. I've done well, but never got a job. I have decided to use the CP as a way to get my foot in the door in the company.

 

[Rachellee413]

Hey everyone! I'm Rachel and I'm a senior at the University of Kentucky. I have 2 extra semesters before I graduate so thankfully I can still apply! =) I would have applied to do the Disney CP sooner, but due to major changes, sorority obligations(I dropped to focus on school...but I highly suggest going greek still...as I was for 3 years!) and putting it on the back burner so I could graduate, I forgot about it.

Well I forgot it until I went to Disney's Hollywood Studios over Spring Break when I was staying in St. Petersburg, FL. My friend Shannon and I convinced our group to go to Disney for a day so we went! It was my fourth time and let me tell you, I am DYING to go back! Shannon was talking about how she wanted to do the Disney College Program on the trip, and it made me remember how I read about it when I was a Junior in high school. I don't know why anybody WOULDN'T want to work for Disney!

So there's some background...if I don't do the college program Spring Advantage 2011, then I am planning on doing it Fall Advantage 2011. I'm going to do some serious thinking considering this could affect when I graduate, and I'm sure my parents would love for me to just wait until FA '11.
I like the idea of being a Character Performer(I'm 5'5"), Character Attendant, Attractions, Merchandising, FSFB, Recreation, Lifeguard(I've swam all my life, I would just have to get re-certified to guard!), Main Entrance Ops, or even Costuming. Basically I have a list, so hopefully they could put me in one of those places whenever I apply!

I made this post really long, but I just thought I'd introduce myself! If you want to follow my blog(it's not that exciting now...but once I apply it will be way more interesting...promise!)

~Rachel

*SHAMELESS PLUG for my blog!*:
rachelsdisneydream.blogspot.com

 

[Ajaz]

I think a lot depends on how many ap credits I'll have too... I'm freaking out about exams coming up anyone else?

Ahh! AP tests. I'm only taking two this year, statistics and psychology, but I'm still freaking out. I really need the math credit though, because I want to take as little math as possible in college.
But I took dual enrollment English this year, which gives me twelve English credits, and I've also got human geography, world history, US history, and art history credits from past AP exams. Not that I actually need that many history credits... oh well.

Which exams have you/are you taking?

 

[r1009t]

Ahh! AP tests. I'm only taking two this year, statistics and psychology, but I'm still freaking out. I really need the math credit though, because I want to take as little math as possible in college.
But I took dual enrollment English this year, which gives me twelve English credits, and I've also got human geography, world history, US history, and art history credits from past AP exams. Not that I actually need that many history credits... oh well.

Which exams have you/are you taking?

I took U.S. last year as a sophmore, taking art history, and comp as a junior, and as a senior stats, psych, euro, and lit (I think it's lit... the other english ap lol)

I'm really hoping for some 5s... so it's like extra pressure. eeek. Do you like stats? I'm taking it to get out of a science, which I dislike more than math.

 

[r1009t]

Hey everyone! I'm Rachel

Welcome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!