The College Program Questions thread

[TinkerbellLuvr7]

well...i called and got my interview scheduled on Wed at 4:30 with Michelle. Do the recuriters change it up at all? b/c I think my roomie who is down there now had Michelle too, that would be a small world wouldnt it?!

 

[Joanna71985]

My daughter just arrived at the college program. There are some black out dates (from Christmas to New years). Does this mean she won't be able to go to the parks those days at all if she isn't working?

Yay, you both arrived! Does she know her area yet? As for the passes, I was always told on black out dates we weren't allowed to go to the parks (of course, I could be wrong, but I never did).

 

[pjstevens]

Yay, you both arrived! Does she know her area yet? As for the passes, I was always told on black out dates we weren't allowed to go to the parks (of course, I could be wrong, but I never did).

Hi Joanna,

Aubre is working in Epcot at the Sunshine Seasons. She starts training on Tuesday. She is so excited and happy (and so am I). Thanks for all your help and information over the past few months.

 

[Joanna71985]

Hi Joanna,

Aubre is working in Epcot at the Sunshine Seasons. She starts training on Tuesday. She is so excited and happy (and so am I). Thanks for all your help and information over the past few months.

You are very welcome. And I love Sunshine Season's cheesecake. I get it every time I go.

 

[Tedi Bara]

Hey there I am a west coaster new to the board. I am planning on doing the WDW CP program Spring Advantage Quarter in 2008. I had my interview yesterday and all went well. I have an entertainment audition on Oct. 5 and was wondering if anyone had been through this?


Is it hard?
Do they expect you to be a pro dancer?
I am interested in being an atmosphere character and I am right in the "key" height range being 5'0" tall. Do they seperate the skilled dancers from us weaklings?

Any help would be great.

Thanks
-TB

 

[Brad12]

I also had my interview yesterday! I can't wait to hear back, hope I get in! I applied for the Spring Advantage '08 as well, my role choices were Hospitality, Vacation Planner and Attractions. Hopefully I will get Hospitality, she asked me a lot of questions similar to that role.

 

[TinkerbellLuvr7]

Welcome Brad and T.B.!!!

I also had my interview yesterday with Michelle (who did you guys have?) and I gave her my options of BBB Hostess, Character Attendant, and Hospitality (which she told me is mainly for upperclassmen, hosp majors, and hotel experience) but she didn't ask me for another choice so I'm hoping i nailed the first two to get one of them! The only question I was asked is if an upset/mad guest was looking for an item that they couldnt find, how would I get it to them/find it for them?

T.B., my roommate did the dance audtion in the spring of this year and she is not into dance at all and did the dance for my suitemate who did character at WDWCP and she said the dance has def gotten harder since when she did it 2 years ago. Needless to say my roommate did not get the character and is working hospitality now but if you have dance experience it helps. You have a short amount of time to learn the dance. I'm sure if others have done it they can explain it better.

 

[Joanna71985]

Hey there I am a west coaster new to the board. I am planning on doing the WDW CP program Spring Advantage Quarter in 2008. I had my interview yesterday and all went well. I have an entertainment audition on Oct. 5 and was wondering if anyone had been through this?


Is it hard?
Do they expect you to be a pro dancer?
I am interested in being an atmosphere character and I am right in the "key" height range being 5'0" tall. Do they seperate the skilled dancers from us weaklings?

Any help would be great.

Thanks
-TB

Hey there. I have done the audition 4 times, so I will try to explain the process. When you first arrive you are given a number, and have your picture taken. Then it starts. The audition is 2 parts: animation and dance. The animation is basically charades and you act something out (for exampe, making a sandwich). The dance part is in counts of 4, and it goes from easy to harder. After that one of a few things may happen. They may call you back for a puppets part, you may get called back for another dance part (this is for people who live and breathe dancing, and is much harder then the audition dance part) or you may leave. I didn't get called back for anything myself. In my opinion, you don't have to be a dancer to get picked. I have friends who were performers who were not dancers. Just make everything big, and make sure to smile and look like you are having fun. I ended up not getting picked, and was a character attendant (which was a blast).

 

[PB'sMOM]

Hey guys I'm new to the college program. I've been thinking of going but not sure whats right for me. I want to do something I know I'll enjoy and not be put anywhere in the food. ekdfhadfhrio I hate working food thats all I've really worked with since I was sixteen and now I'm almost 18...so as you can see I'm sick of it. My preference would be to be a character like Cinderella (i've been her for halloween 3 times) or Belle (hence because I'm a brunette and it's my nickname- Jessabelle-gotta love parents). I would also like to work at Animal Kingdom taking care of the animals or The Living Seas (Nemo Area) cause I'm working on becoming a zoologist for me carrer. Any suggestions on what I should try for and how to accomplish these rather tough goals of mine. Thanx and if i'm on here again it will be under my jskeleton169 or jskeleton69 account (i haven't been on it in so long I dont remeber the exact name) cuz this ones my mom . Anyways thanx again!!!

 

[jskeleton169]

Okay so it is jskeleton169 i thought i was right, so yeah if anyone can answer my question(s) above that'd be great thanx:

 

[Joanna71985]

Hey guys I'm new to the college program. I've been thinking of going but not sure whats right for me. I want to do something I know I'll enjoy and not be put anywhere in the food. ekdfhadfhrio I hate working food thats all I've really worked with since I was sixteen and now I'm almost 18...so as you can see I'm sick of it. My preference would be to be a character like Cinderella (i've been her for halloween 3 times) or Belle (hence because I'm a brunette and it's my nickname- Jessabelle-gotta love parents). I would also like to work at Animal Kingdom taking care of the animals or The Living Seas (Nemo Area) cause I'm working on becoming a zoologist for me carrer. Any suggestions on what I should try for and how to accomplish these rather tough goals of mine. Thanx and if i'm on here again it will be under my jskeleton169 or jskeleton69 account (i haven't been on it in so long I dont remeber the exact name) cuz this ones my mom . Anyways thanx again!!!

Well, to be a performer you need to attend a character audition. There is no guarantee about getting a face role. It is difficult to get. Also, there is no CP role for working with animals. In order to do those you would need to do a PI (professional internship).

 

[jskeleton169]

Well, to be a performer you need to attend a character audition. There is no guarantee about getting a face role. It is difficult to get. Also, there is no CP role for working with animals. In order to do those you would need to do a PI (professional internship).

How do i find out if/when the character audition is??

 

[Sehsun]

How do i find out if/when the character audition is??

If you go to wdwcollegeprogram.com, and then click on "Students" in the top green bar, you'll see a yellow column on the left. Click on "Role Descriptions" then under "Select a Topic" (top right) click on "Entertainment." Scroll down the page, and you'll see what cities the auditions will be in. Currently the dates, times, and specific locations aren't up yet, but keep checking back as it gets closer to the end of the semester.

 

[khancock]

If you go to wdwcollegeprogram.com, and then click on "Students" in the top green bar, you'll see a yellow column on the left. Click on "Role Descriptions" then under "Select a Topic" (top right) click on "Entertainment." Scroll down the page, and you'll see what cities the auditions will be in. Currently the dates, times, and specific locations aren't up yet, but keep checking back as it gets closer to the end of the semester.

or you could go to http://disneycollegeprogram.com/entertainment

 

[Sorahana]

Hey I've watched the epresentation twice already, haven't done my interview yet b/c I have to see if my school will even give me credit for it (Penn State). I am supposed to talk to a counselor at school tmrw and see if we can get the program to work for me, wish me luck ^^.

I guess I should ask this question, what do you do about taking classes (so you don't fall behind and such) while you're down there? And what did you do about health insurance since I know some of us are under parent's insurance and they won't give you it unless you're a full time student?

Oh and if you want to do character attendant, do you have to do the audition for entertainment or not?

 

[negation101]

so yeah..... a couple of my friends have told me not to get termed... what does that mean?

 

[Sehsun]

so yeah..... a couple of my friends have told me not to get termed... what does that mean?

That means being terminated from the program (i.e., you have to end the college program). They can terminate you for underage drinking, distributing alcohol to minors (if you are of legal age), sneaking people into your apartment complex who are not residents there, and basically doing stuff they tell you strictly not to do.

 

[Sorahana]

I'm happy, my counselor at school is going to get this program to count for 12 credits or so ;_; YAY!

I have my interview tmrw, so nervous T3T!!

Ah, I did have a question...I know they have cable hookups and such down there does that mean you'd have to supply your own tv if you want to watch tv in your apartment while you're down there?

Besides one complex being "social/PARTY PARTY PARTY" and one not that so much, what is the difference between Vista and Chatham?

 

[Evil Princess]

I'm happy, my counselor at school is going to get this program to count for 12 credits or so ;_; YAY!

I have my interview tmrw, so nervous T3T!!

Ah, I did have a question...I know they have cable hookups and such down there does that mean you'd have to supply your own tv if you want to watch tv in your apartment while you're down there?

Besides one complex being "social/PARTY PARTY PARTY" and one not that so much, what is the difference between Vista and Chatham?

Yes you need to bring your own tv. Same goes for computers, I'd suggest a router so everyone in the apartment can share a wireless signal.

Vista is a much older complex, Chatham is newer and tends to be nicer when it comes to the condition of the apartments and the overall look (at least, I think so).

Vista is located on 535 right next to Walgreens and Bennigans. Chatham is located in Little Lake Bryan, about a 5 minute drive depending on traffic lights. The Commons, an apartment complex where the International Program CM's are housed, is also in LLB.

Vista has hot tubs, Chatham doesn't.

Honestly, there is a difference in how loud the complexes are. I don't know if it's because people do their homework online in advance and discover that Vista is the more rowdy of the two and they pick accordingly, or if it's because since Chatham is newer, people are less inclined to trash the place. Either way, I never had problems sleeping in Chatham at night, no matter what time I went to bed.

 

[Joanna71985]

Unless you have someone in your apartment who plays the violin at all hours. Then it is slighty hard to fall asleep.