The College Program Questions thread

[Darth Sidious]

since im in operations, cani request to be put in a certain part of it? like tomorrow land or spalsh? or is it just where ever they want to put me? also on a side note, i wish i was doing it with friends too but im not. there is no friends of mine who would do it. in a way i guess this is good because it gives me the opportunity to make new ones and so on.

 

[Joanna71985]

since im in operations, cani request to be put in a certain part of it? like tomorrow land or spalsh? or is it just where ever they want to put me? also on a side note, i wish i was doing it with friends too but im not. there is no friends of mine who would do it. in a way i guess this is good because it gives me the opportunity to make new ones and so on.

You can try to request it, but there is no guarantee.

 

[MissSpooky]

I have a rather important question that I should have thought of sooner. Do you have to take some classes to get the college credit? And if so how much time do they take? My school prob isn't going to give me any credit. But for insurance I need to be in school. I really need my insurance so I'm a little lost on how all that works. I wanna have time to travel around and do things too so I don't wanna be in school and work all the time. TIA

 

[Joanna71985]

I have a rather important question that I should have thought of sooner. Do you have to take some classes to get the college credit? And if so how much time do they take? My school prob isn't going to give me any credit. But for insurance I need to be in school. I really need my insurance so I'm a little lost on how all that works. I wanna have time to travel around and do things too so I don't wanna be in school and work all the time. TIA

That depends on your school. For example, my first CP I took one class for credit in addition to the internship. However, I did not take any classes for credit this CP. And the Disney classes are not too bad. They run about 3-4 hours per class and each are once a week.

 

[MissSpooky]

did you have any probs with insurance or anything though since u weren't in "school" for the semester?

 

[Joanna71985]

did you have any probs with insurance or anything though since u weren't in "school" for the semester?

No, actually. I was on my parents' insurance for both CPs.

 

[MissSpooky]

that's what i'm on i'm just wondering if it is going to be a nightmare to be on the program and keep it. I hope they don't try and say I'm not in school or something.

 

[Joanna71985]

that's what i'm on i'm just wondering if it is going to be a nightmare to be on the program and keep it. I hope they don't try and say I'm not in school or something.

I hope not. The only thing for mine was that I had to be a "full-time" student. And since I got enough credits from the CPs I was (and am). So good luck to you.

 

[MissSpooky]

I really need to talk to someone on that whole end of it but i'm not sure who! Well I have my interview (finally) at 11a Friday. How long does is the interview? And it's with Steve if anyone has had him how is he? Now I'm in freak out mode!

 

[Joanna71985]

I really need to talk to someone on that whole end of it but i'm not sure who! Well I have my interview (finally) at 11a Friday. How long does is the interview? And it's with Steve if anyone has had him how is he? Now I'm in freak out mode!

The interview was not too bad. Mine was about 20 minutes, so I would say on average they are about 20-40 minutes long. I'm sure you will do fine. Did you say you were going to audition?

 

[MissSpooky]

I think I'm gonna go ahead and go for it. People have been posting their pics on myspace to see if they look like characters but I don't know about doing that. If I go it's on Nov 8th in San Francisco. It's about a 3 hour drive. I'm starting to freak about that too. Will I have to wait to till after that to be accepted?

 

[Joanna71985]

I think I'm gonna go ahead and go for it. People have been posting their pics on myspace to see if they look like characters but I don't know about doing that. If I go it's on Nov 8th in San Francisco. It's about a 3 hour drive. I'm starting to freak about that too. Will I have to wait to till after that to be accepted?

I believe you do. I had to wait a bit after mine to find out. But that was because I didn't get character performer. If you get character performer, you find out much sooner.

 

[MissSpooky]

anyone have any good tips for the interview. mine is at 11a tomorrow and i'm starting to really get nervous. and can you take one of the PI courses if you're not in the program? i'm trying to look at the classes and see what's good

 

[weirdpaintballr]

Does anyone know of any blogs or journals from someone who has done the CP? I would be really interested to see what people's daily life is like. Thanks.

 

[Darth Sidious]

Joanna i have a question for you. i have read somewhere here(i forget where exactly it was) that you said you were HM. i have been trying all day to figure out what HM stands for. i even got my parents involved seeing if they can figure it out. we have not been able to come up with a solution. so if you wouldn't mind, could you enlighten me? hahaha. thanks.

 

[SweaterInJune]

I'm not Joanna, obviously, but HM usually means Haunted Mansion...

 

[Darth Sidious]

I'm not Joanna, obviously, but HM usually means Haunted Mansion...

thats what i thought but then i remember her saying, "im standing next to mickey as HM" or something like that. i could have read it wrong though

 

[MissSpooky]

i know that is going to be a major problem for me remembering all those abbreviations and such. i already have to stop and think reading posts!

 

[Joanna71985]

thats what i thought but then i remember her saying, "im standing next to mickey as HM" or something like that. i could have read it wrong though

Everyone was mixed in (including characters). I was standing next to Lilo.

 

[Darth Sidious]

Everyone was mixed in (including characters). I was standing next to Lilo.

yeah i went back and read your post and now realize i read it wrong the first time. haha. man, being as big a disney fan as i am, i can't believe i had no idea what that was. thanks though