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

[Ajaz]

Anyone have any advice on how to see if a prospective college allows you to get credit doing the cp? I've looked on their websites but haven't been able to find anything specific... do I just have to contact the admissions directly?

I doubt most schools post information like that on their website, as it's not usually a big part of most schools. I know the school I'm going to supports the program, but I only know that from a friend who attends there. You'll probably have to contact them to find out.

 

[wdwislife]

How tall are you?

I'm on the taller end of 5'5" definitely too tall for mice
it's a good princess height, but since its so common it limits my chances.

Two side notes:

I'm going to WDW in 3 days!
CAN'T WAIT!

and my friend who did the CP in '08 just applied for the summer '10 alumni program, and i'm sending plenty of luck his way! i hope he gets in!
he always tells me about how amazing of an experience it was, which made me even more anxious to do it than before!

 

[wdwislife]

Also, the e-presentation is live on the CP website again! Go watch it it you haven't!

 

[mollay]

Anyone have any advice on how to see if a prospective college allows you to get credit doing the cp? I've looked on their websites but haven't been able to find anything specific... do I just have to contact the admissions directly?

This is not a reliable way at all, but you could try searching on Facebook. I didn't know about the CP until after I got to my school, but I typed in "Hofstra Disney College" on facebook and, huzzah, I discovered that my campus rep had set up a Hofstra University Disney College Program page!

 

[ipodluvr287]

I'm on the taller end of 5'5" definitely too tall for mice
it's a good princess height, but since its so common it limits my chances.

Two side notes:

I'm going to WDW in 3 days!
CAN'T WAIT!

and my friend who did the CP in '08 just applied for the summer '10 alumni program, and i'm sending plenty of luck his way! i hope he gets in!
he always tells me about how amazing of an experience it was, which made me even more anxious to do it than before!

Have fun at WDW. I can't wait till September when I get to go

 

[ipodluvr287]

Anyone have any advice on how to see if a prospective college allows you to get credit doing the cp? I've looked on their websites but haven't been able to find anything specific... do I just have to contact the admissions directly?

I would contact the college, but probably not admissions. See if you can set up an appointment with a counselor (or whatever they call that position in college) as they probably know if the school will give credit. I doubt admissions would know.

 

[r1009t]

Thanks for the advice everyone!

 

[bellaDisneydncr]

Anyone have any advice on how to see if a prospective college allows you to get credit doing the cp? I've looked on their websites but haven't been able to find anything specific... do I just have to contact the admissions directly?

At my school we are usually told to go through our Career Services Center to look into the CP. (and through our specific departments.) See if your prospective schools have career services and get in touch with them.

 

[ipodluvr287]

Has anyone read anything about the concierge role? It sounds interesting, but I can't find anything on it.

 

[r1009t]

Has anyone read anything about the concierge role? It sounds interesting, but I can't find anything on it.

I know it's next to impossible to do if that's not your major in college, but other than that, that's all I know. There was a thread on here not to long ago about the roles, and it had different links to peoples blogs who did them.

 

[ipodluvr287]

I know it's next to impossible to do if that's not your major in college, but other than that, that's all I know. There was a thread on here not to long ago about the roles, and it had different links to peoples blogs who did them.

Well hospitality probably won't be my major, so I probably shouldn't worry about it then. I read that thread, but all it had on concierge was the vague description Disney gives on the CP website.

 

[r1009t]

Well hospitality probably won't be my major, so I probably shouldn't worry about it then. I read that thread, but all it had on concierge was the vague description Disney gives on the CP website.

If I remember correctly, queenofpriderock talked a little bit about it in one of her vlogs, and I think there is a thread on it alone, that popped up a few days ago.

 

[ipodluvr287]

If I remember correctly, queenofpriderock talked a little bit about it in one of her vlogs, and I think there is a thread on it alone, that popped up a few days ago.

I found the thread. I searched for the word concierge and found it. Haha Thanks!

 

[r1009t]

I found the thread. I searched for the word concierge and found it. Haha Thanks!

Your welcome Anyone know anything about costuming? I can't really find to much info on it.

 

[bellaDisneydncr]

Your welcome Anyone know anything about costuming? I can't really find to much info on it.

I know that it's all backstage. I believe that it's handing out costumes to other workers and things like that. I don't have too much info... but I do know those few things.

 

[ipodluvr287]

Your welcome Anyone know anything about costuming? I can't really find to much info on it.

I know pretty much the same stuff that belladisneydancer just said. Some other things though is that you could be doing entertainment costuming (characters, parade dancers, show performers, etc.) or cast member costuming (work uniforms). I read that you'll have to work washers and dryers sometimes. I also read that the entertainment costumes can be quite heavy, so you might have to do a bit of heavy lifting. Other than that I haven't read much about it either.

 

[r1009t]

Thanks I wonder why there is so much information about some roles, but then hardly any on others...

 

[ipodluvr287]

Thanks I wonder why there is so much information about some roles, but then hardly any on others...

Well for concierge, its newer, so a lot of people haven't done it. For costuming, a lot of CPs don't do it because they like guest interraction and costuming guest interraction is pretty much zero. It just kind of depends on the role. Most roles have a lot of info about them because more people do them. These are a few that most CPs don't do, so less info.

 

[r1009t]

Thanks, that makes a lot of sense. One thing I just realized is that fall 2012 would be my sophomore year in college not 2013 Are you a junior in hs wdwislife? If you are I think our math was a little off lol. But with that being said, I wouldn't be able to go to London in 2012 to be at the olympics, which is something that I really, really, want to do... how cool would it be to see michael phelps become the greatest olympic champion EVER? (I'm just as much as an olympic fanatic as I am disney) I don't know if I could still do fall 2012 and just not do advantage or what. Plus going to london would be super expensive but I feel like that's a once in a lifetime thing... ugh I can't believe I'm stressing about this when it's two years away lol.

 

[cuethemusic]

here is the thread about the roles for those interested:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2237950