The College Program Questions thread

[Hogbunny]

you give them back at the end of day. However, always have a few pins you've bought yourself and trade for pins you like. You're not allowed to trade personal pins while working though.

I never give my pins back. I just keep them in my locker and re-use the same lanyard every day. But maybe it depends on your role. I'm in attractions, so it would be difficult to assign lanyards to people every day. I'm supposed to give them back at the end of my program, but I think another cast member I work with wants them, so I'll just get my manager to re-assign my lanyard from my name to hers.

Riiiight...College ProGraM...I get it now...duh...lol

 

[Joanna71985]

For the lanyards in merchandise, we were given a lanyard by the managers for the whole program. I just left mine in my locker after work. Then when my CP ended, I gave back my lanyard.

 

[Horizons16]

Would have been cool to keep them after your program but oh well, what are you gonna do?

 

[teh fish]

Well, I was in attractions too. We had a cool little coffin that would open up and the pins were on velvet cloth...definitely couldn't keep that.

 

[Hogbunny]

Well, I was in attractions too. We had a cool little coffin that would open up and the pins were on velvet cloth...definitely couldn't keep that.

Ooo, cool stuff...didn't know about that.

 

[Principessa1284]

ok so whos getting excited? Cuz i am. Nervous too.. I'm such a worrywort. There's so much stuff to consider.

 

[dizprincess717]

I have a huge and very important question.

My fiance left for the Marines on November 27. He gets 10 days leave from February 24 - March 5. If I explain to my managers that these 10 days are the only ten days out of the whole next year that I will get to see him will they let me go home for a portion of the 10 days? Let's face it, I'm not expecting them to give me 10 days off, but considering the fact that he's a Marine, he's off in God-knows-where, he's my fiance, I won't be seeing him for an entire year that should be reason enough to take a personal leave or something among those lines. It's not like I'm saying I want X amount of days off because I'm tired of working. I'd even tell my manager I'll pick up extra shifts before I go, after I come home, and during Easter. It's just that this is very important for me to get to see him while he's home.

Anybody know if that's reason enough to want to go home for a while?

 

[Principessa1284]

It's not guarenteed, but it certainly is a possibility. You can work it so you have certain days off back-to-back. If all else fails and your mgrs are real jacka**** about it, call in sick/personal. Personally, I hate to call in sick but if it meant seeing my significant other for the only time in a year, then I would definately be willing to take the chance. Honestly? The one tip that a CP rep friend of mine gave is to truly make friends with your managers.. They'll be much more willing to help you out if you're willing to help them out and follow all of the guest guildlines.

 

[dizprincess717]

Do you think I should e-mail my Disney Support Recruiter and/or the man who did my presentation? The man who did my presentation is really good friends with the faculty advisor at my college and is always in touch with me and the other accepted from my college. He e-mailed us about 10 times it seems like. Maybe he could give me a more valid response?

So far it seems that everyone says that the only thing to do is just wait and see what happens when you get down there, and make friends with my managers. It seems that all my life is anymore is waiting. The military always says "hurry up and wait." I'm just going to pray that everything works out okay and I can see him for more than like 2 or 3 days.

 

[WDW Poly Princess]

I've been wondering- what is the general age range of the people doing the CP? Are the majority under 21? Or are there a lot of people in their mid-twenties or older as well?

 

[PeterPan20]

I'm 22.

 

[Joanna71985]

I was 19.

 

[Princesslizmac]

I'm 20

 

[LadyDulcinea1]

I'm a Theatre Major at my school and I was wondering what (if any) advantages I would have after doing the CP next fall? (after graduation) I don't plan on being an actress, more looking for ANY kind of behind the scenes aspects of theatre....what areas would be best for me to request if I do apply??

 

[teh fish]

CPs won't really work behind the stage, but they do have a theatre production internship. You might want to go to www.disneycareers.com and search "internship". Some of them require you to have already completed the program, so you might have to wait.

 

[lambdamagoo]

the disney college program is so amazing. i had so much fun. it is really expensive because you don't make a lot , but it is something that doesn't happen to everybody so live it up and have fun!

 

[LadyDulcinea1]

I think I'm gonna go for it!

I've been reading all the posts on this thread and am still a little confused as to how the housing works. Is there a section on the application where you can list your preferences?? What's the difference between the number of bedrooms?? Thanks!!!

 

[Joanna71985]

They ask you your preferences when you get down there. It won't help with the complex (that depends on which one they are filling first) but it will help with the number of roommates you get. There are: 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom, 3 bedroom, and 4 bedroom.

 

[Princesslizmac]

Is there like a website or something to see pictures of the apartments the CPs get to live in?? I've heard a little bit here and there about them but haven't really gotten a good idea of what they are like.

I'm gonna be there January 25th to August 11th

 

[applepwnz]

http://www.wdwcollegeprogram.com/sap/its/mimes/zh_wdwcp/students/housing/housing_360_views.html

there's a few VR views of the apartments