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

[Rachellee413]

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

Thanks for the welcome!

 

[ipodluvr287]

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!

My 6th grade teacher told me she did the CP back in lik '02 or something like that, so I saerched it online one day while searching all things Disney! I read the website and I was HOOKED. I knew from then on I MUST do this someday. So, here I am 3 years later, a freshman in high school and can't wait until my freshman or sophomore year of college rolls around, so that I can do the CP! My road so far has just been researching and reading the lovely threads on the college board, plus this AWESOMELY AWESOME thread that we talk on I love being able to share my excitement for the CP with you guys b/c my friends at school probably don't want to hear about it all the time. Haha I'm hoping for Fall Advantage 2015 which would be my sophomore year, beause I don't graduate high school till 2013. That's quite a few years away. Oh well. I'll just wait it out here with you guys

 

[ipodluvr287]

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

WELCOME!!!!!

 

[Rachellee413]

WELCOME!!!!!

Thank you! I subscribed to your TR!!

 

[Ajaz]

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.

I've never gotten a 5 before, but I'm hoping for at least one this year. Some 4s, but never a 5.

I actually don't mind stats. My teacher is pretty awesome, and explains things really well, so I have an A in the class, which gives my GPA a nice boost. Most people in the class have a high B or A. But it's definitely different than pre-calc or algebra. It takes a while to get used to, but it's not too bad.

I have several friends in Euro, and they absolutely love it. I kind of wish I had taken it, but I didn't have any more open classes because of dance team.

 

[r1009t]

I've never gotten a 5 before, but I'm hoping for at least one this year. Some 4s, but never a 5.

I actually don't mind stats. My teacher is pretty awesome, and explains things really well, so I have an A in the class, which gives my GPA a nice boost. Most people in the class have a high B or A. But it's definitely different than pre-calc or algebra. It takes a while to get used to, but it's not too bad.

I have several friends in Euro, and they absolutely love it. I kind of wish I had taken it, but I didn't have any more open classes because of dance team.

Same, I got a 4 on US and hoping for some 5's in the near future...I've found that colleges will almost always accept the credit if it's a 5.

That's good to hear about stats. I'm in a regular stats class now, (avoiding pre-calc lol) so I'm hoping I'll have a pretty basic understanding of it. After taking chemistry and algebra II a year early, I decided I was done with ridiculously hard math and sciences

I'm really excited about euro! I love art history now so I'm hoping it will be just as good!

 

[ipodluvr287]

Thank you! I subscribed to your TR!!

Thanks so much!

 

[Ajaz]

Same, I got a 4 on US and hoping for some 5's in the near future...I've found that colleges will almost always accept the credit if it's a 5.

That's good to hear about stats. I'm in a regular stats class now, (avoiding pre-calc lol) so I'm hoping I'll have a pretty basic understanding of it. After taking chemistry and algebra II a year early, I decided I was done with ridiculously hard math and sciences

I'm really excited about euro! I love art history now so I'm hoping it will be just as good!

What colleges are you looking at? The college I'm going to accepts all 4s and 5s, and most 3s.
And I loved art history too. It was so fun, but the AP test was pretty tough. I'm proud of my 3, haha. Although a lot of my friends got a 4. I only know a few people who got a 5.

 

[shelbs]

Hey Everyone!!

My name is Shelby and well...im new lol. My mom has had one of these for forever and i decided i needed one to talk to people about the CP Im going to be a junior in high school this coming up year so im getting closer to my dream of working at WDW Im a huge Disney freak and im glad to see others planning way ahead too So again Hi everyone!!

 

[shelbs]

I have several friends in Euro, and they absolutely love it. I kind of wish I had taken it, but I didn't have any more open classes because of dance team.[/QUOTE]

Omg i LOVE AP EURO. its such an awesome class. but i love history so thats just me. but i understand about the dance team. im in the band at my school and in the fall we have practice outside until 5. so it does get tough. also especially with dual enrollment classes....

 

[wdwislife]

In my school you can't take AP's until junior year so i'm taking my first one next year--AP Bio! and instead of taking APUSH i'm taking SUPA US History, which is run through Syracuse University. You get SIX college credits from it!
Senior year I'm planning to take APES, AP Art, AP French, AP Euro and SUPA English...that's going to be pretty overwhelming, but worth it when i can do the CP!

 

[bellaDisneydncr]

In my school you can't take AP's until junior year so i'm taking my first one next year--AP Bio! and instead of taking APUSH i'm taking SUPA US History, which is run through Syracuse University. You get SIX college credits from it!
Senior year I'm planning to take APES, AP Art, AP French, AP Euro and SUPA English...that's going to be pretty overwhelming, but worth it when i can do the CP!

I got six credits at my school for my AP US History- taking that class and passing that test was the smartest thing I ever did. I'm going to be done with my general classes this semester, while all of my friends still have at least 2 more to do. Now if only I would have passed my AP Physics test.... lol

 

[That_Australian_Kid]

Hey guys!
Im looking at 2014 at the earliest for a year long International College Program stint...

so far awway!!!!!!

(Im Hannah btw)

 

[bellaDisneydncr]

Hey guys!
Im looking at 2014 at the earliest for a year long International College Program stint...

so far awway!!!!!!

(Im Hannah btw)

Man... I thought waiting for Fall 2011 was bad!! Welcome Hannah!!!

 

[leshunlenese]

you all will absolutely have an amazing time! I did the college program in spring 2007 and several of my friends have gone back. unfortunatley for me a career at disney has nothing to do with respiratory therapy so there was no need for me to go back im thinking of another degree in nursing because they do hire nurses for the first aid but i loved it and i still think about it today and still keep in contact with my friends. Its one of the best ways to get college credit!

 

[r1009t]

What colleges are you looking at? The college I'm going to accepts all 4s and 5s, and most 3s.
And I loved art history too. It was so fun, but the AP test was pretty tough. I'm proud of my 3, haha. Although a lot of my friends got a 4. I only know a few people who got a 5.

Where to begin... My favorite right now is Boston University, but I change my mind every 5 seconds. Where are you going to school?

Welcome Shelby and Hannah!!!!!

Anyone for Fall 2012? I think I might be the only one so far...

 

[ipodluvr287]

Hey Everyone!!

My name is Shelby and well...im new lol. My mom has had one of these for forever and i decided i needed one to talk to people about the CP Im going to be a junior in high school this coming up year so im getting closer to my dream of working at WDW Im a huge Disney freak and im glad to see others planning way ahead too So again Hi everyone!!

WELCOME!

 

[ipodluvr287]

Hey guys!
Im looking at 2014 at the earliest for a year long International College Program stint...

so far awway!!!!!!

(Im Hannah btw)

WELCOME!

 

[ipodluvr287]

All this AP talk makes me dread next year when I take AP World History. Its the only AP class sophomores can take, so I'm doing it. I've heard the teacher is hard and he makes you write an essay every weekend about what you learned in class that week and the tests aren't multiple choice, they're fill in the blank. Oh well. I'm going to try my best. Do you guys think AP classes are hard?

 

[wdwislife]

welcome all new thread members!