Extending College Program?

[sammielynn]

My son is currently in the college program and applied to extend. His status is listed as not extended. Is it hard to extend your program?

 

[sammielynn]

I see where several folks have seen this question, but no answers. It this a very bad sign that he didn't get extended?

 

[goldmay]

I heard that too many people from fall 2014 extended and/or they hired too many people for spring 2015 at WDW to the point where they had to ask some people to push back their move-in dates. Maybe they're just limiting the number of people that extend to prevent this from happening again.

 

[sammielynn]

Thanks for that information.

 

[carol-lamb]

When my daughter did the college program (Spring '13 - Kilimanjaro Safaris), she extended twice. Both times there were only six spots open.

 

[sammielynn]

Thanks, that makes us feel better.

 

[mousefan29]

It also depends on the roles he goes for, if he was trying to extend into the more competitive roles, your chances diminish by a lot.

 

[theladyloki]

Also, at least during my CP, it depended on whether or not you chose Same Role/Same Location or New Role. I remember the Extension application HEAVILY indicated that those who chose Same Role/Same Location would have a better chance.
All four of us in my Role/Location applied. My best friend and I were the only two offered extensions, both in the Same Role/Same Location.

 

[carol-lamb]

I should have mentioned above that my daughter kept her same role at safaris both times she extended.