The College Program Questions thread

[TinkerbellLuvr7]

To be on the safe side, it would be good if you booked a morning flight for your dad for the following Tuesday morning. I had my first day housing meeting at 12:00, and it lasted till about 2:00. If you check in later in the morning, then you will probably have the late afternoon housing meeting. I'm not sure what time that starts though, but it should last 2 hours as well.

ya, i dont really know what to do, we plan on checking in as early as possible but i have a feeling he may be taking an early flight out the day of check-in. I guess this is something we will have to talk about over the weekend. I know he does not want to miss a lot of work so I dunno? If I get him an early tues morning flight would I be able to take him to the airport then??

 

[Sorahana]

Thought I'd ask this too, what kind of reasons would they NOT accept people?
(Since it was said it happens rarely) but when it does, what are the usual reasons?

 

[Sehsun]

ya, i don't really know what to do, we plan on checking in as early as possible but i have a feeling he may be taking an early flight out the day of check-in. I guess this is something we will have to talk about over the weekend. I know he does not want to miss a lot of work so I dunno? If I get him an early tues morning flight would I be able to take him to the airport then??

If you plan on being at check-in very early, then you would have the first housing meeting, which would be over around 2:00. So it might be possible to book a late afternoon/evening flight that day (after the housing meeting), but you should plan for possible delays, just in case.

If you got him an early Tuesday morning flight, you might be able to take him to the airport. It would depend on how early the flight is because Day 2 of check-in starts at 8:30 AM.

Thought I'd ask this too, what kind of reasons would they NOT accept people?
(Since it was said it happens rarely) but when it does, what are the usual reasons?

1) Sounding very unenthusiastic about working for Disney.
2) Having a criminal record (I think?).

 

[Sorahana]

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1) Sounding very unenthusiastic about working for Disney.
2) Having a criminal record (I think?).

Ok thanks. I was nervous during the interview, so I'm worried how I sounded. I didn't sound uninterested or bored with it or anything, I was just really nervous, and I talked about how Disney was my dream job and how energetic I am. But ugh I wish I wasn't so nervous T_T. I wanted to be all excited like, but the fact my phone had issues before the interview didn't help. Sorry folks for all these questions, I'm just really anxious ^_^;;.

 

[Joanna71985]

So I don't know if this has been answered already but this thread is super long...I was wondering if Disney has a policy on calling in sick. I've never called in sick when I wasn't actually sick (or had an infection from bones left in my cheek from wisdom tooth surgery and I couldn't really talk) and I would never call in if I actually wasn't. I rarely get sick but I was wondering if they require doctor's notes for sick days. Getting a doctor's note sucks for me because I have bad health insurance so my copay is really high. Thanks

Yes. Each time you call in it is one point. Then 3 points= 1 repremand. After 4 reps (I think) you get terminated.

 

[nonomad]

Well that sounds reasonable.

I wonder if I came in sick if they would make me go home especially since I will probably work with food. Would that count against me?

 

[Joanna71985]

Well that sounds reasonable.

I wonder if I came in sick if they would make me go home especially since I will probably work with food. Would that count against me?

No, if you get sent home it won't count against you.

 

[Aurorajade16]

Hey guys! I just had my interview today. Since the presentation I went to was so small, my recruiter interviewed me and another girl in person at the same time! It was actually nice to see them! Hopefully I showed my enthusiasm to work at Disney one day.

But I just wanted to say thank you to Joanna as well as Teh Fish and Sheshun and anyone else who answered questions on this board. It's incredible how many questions we all have and I really appreciate all the time you guys put into this board!

Also, Joanna, per your comments, I put character attendant as my first choice! I hope I get it!

Finally, I thought I'd pass along that if you want to go to the auditions for character performer, you have to say that as your number one pick. I was between attendant and performer, but in the end, I think that being an attendant would be better for my major. Hopefully I'll still be able to make friends with the characters as well!

Best of luck to everyone else applying!!!

 

[Joanna71985]

Hey guys! I just had my interview today. Since the presentation I went to was so small, my recruiter interviewed me and another girl in person at the same time! It was actually nice to see them! Hopefully I showed my enthusiasm to work at Disney one day.

But I just wanted to say thank you to Joanna as well as Teh Fish and Sheshun and anyone else who answered questions on this board. It's incredible how many questions we all have and I really appreciate all the time you guys put into this board!

Also, Joanna, per your comments, I put character attendant as my first choice! I hope I get it!

Finally, I thought I'd pass along that if you want to go to the auditions for character performer, you have to say that as your number one pick. I was between attendant and performer, but in the end, I think that being an attendant would be better for my major. Hopefully I'll still be able to make friends with the characters as well!

Best of luck to everyone else applying!!!

That is awsome! Good luck.

 

[gnargle299]

Hi! I'm new to the boards (just joined after reading all the great advice yo have on this topic!!) I went to the presentation yesterday and have my phone interview tonight (just about 2 hours!). I was wondering how long it takes to hear back from Disney after you interview?

 

[Sehsun]

Hi! I'm new to the boards (just joined after reading all the great advice yo have on this topic!!) I went to the presentation yesterday and have my phone interview tonight (just about 2 hours!). I was wondering how long it takes to hear back from Disney after you interview?

to the DIS!!
I hope your interview went well tonight!
I believe they will let you know anywhere from 2-3 weeks after your interview.

 

[nonomad]

So my RA is a campus rep.

Do you think she'll be honest in answering my questions?

She is so cool and one of the reasons I decided to try for the WDW CP

 

[WClancysbro]

So my RA is a campus rep.

Do you think she'll be honest in answering my questions?

She is so cool and one of the reasons I decided to try for the WDW CP

I'm sure that if she liked the program enough to become a campus rep that she will be more than happy to give you truthful advice.

 

[lazidazi07]

Sorry if this has already been asked, I just havent made it through all 104 pages yet! I would like to know if any former or current CP students take online courses from their home colleges? I'm worried about missing a whole semester of college, but I'm worried I wont really have time to devote to online classes. I'm still taking my Gen Ed's, so it wouldnt affect my major.


TIA

 

[nonomad]

I'm sure that if she liked the program enough to become a campus rep that she will be more than happy to give you truthful advice.

hahaha josh?

 

[khancock]

So my RA is a campus rep.

Do you think she'll be honest in answering my questions?

Honest? Probably to the best of her ability.
Accurate? Probably not.

If you really want accurate info, you need to contact Disney themselves (wdw.college.recruiting@disney.com).

 

[nonomad]

So if you're doing the advantage program is there any way you can change your role part way through because i would like to experience more than one role? Thanks!

 

[Joanna71985]

So if you're doing the advantage program is there any way you can change your role part way through because i would like to experience more than one role? Thanks!

The only way you could do more then one role is pick the hopper role, or extend your CP and try to get another role through extending.

 

[BabySimba]

Hello!

At the moment I'm in my 2nd year of high school in Canada. Yes, I'm already thinking about college. My life long dream job is to become a Disney cartoonist or animator. Once I heard of the college program and being able to work in Disney I was head over heels in excitment! I have a lot of reading to do since I want to know everything about it. I have a few questions, excuse me if some have already been answered:

1. Since I'm student in Canada, I was wondering if this is also open to international or other than Amercian citizens. If so, will we be treated differently as in given other jobs and such?

2. This is a little off topic but if any Canadian GTA area students are reading this, does anyone know of any good colleges that Disney hires from in Canada herself?

Thank you all so much and please, continue talking! I want to know as much as I can about this topic!

Nicole

 

[Sehsun]

1. Since I'm student in Canada, I was wondering if this is also open to international or other than Amercian citizens. If so, will we be treated differently as in given other jobs and such?

Hi Nicole, that's great that you're already thinking about college plans and such.

The Disney College Program is indeed open to international students. If you go to disneyinternationalprograms.com, it will tell you more about the program for international students. I am not totally sure where international students are allowed to work. Many of them work at Epcot in their home countries, but today I did meet a fellow CPer in Entertainment who was not from the U.S..