I got accepted!!

[joanna71985]

I am sooooo excited!! I got my letter for the Disney College Program today. I am going to be doing Attractions for Fall 2009, starting in Aug!!

[RedSoxFan]

Congrats:thumbsup:

[pdrlkr]

:congrats:

[ibrowse17]

That is great!! Congrats and have a wonderful experience:thumbsup:

[WDWFanatic]

Congratulations Joanna! I'm so very happy for you. I did the program back in the late 80's and it was such a wonderful time for me.

Can't wait to hear where you'll be working. I was VERY lucky and got to work at the Haunted Mansion for most of my time there. It went down for a short rehab so I also got to work at Country Bears, Tiki Birds, Treehouse, and shooting gallery.

Hopefully the time won't drag too bad for you before you get to go!

[DixieBelle]

:mjump:CONGRATULATIONS!!:mjump:

Living the dream!!...:cloud9:

[pianobabe]

Congratulations. DH and I will be down at WDW in September, maybe we will see you then.:cool:

[tadshome]

:cloud9: Congratulations! We will be there in August, maybe we will see you there:)

[SBETigg]

How fun! Congratulations!

[joanna71985]

Thanks everyone! :)

[Aggie97]

What great news - congratulations! :mickey:

[vizsla]

Congratulations :thumbsup:

[mouseketeer mom]

Oh my gosh, you must be flying with joy right now!! That is fantastic! I hope it is everything you dream it will be. Have fun!

[brownie]

Congratulations! I hope you have a great experience and learn a lot!:thumbsup:

[joanna71985]

Thanks! I am so excited to be going back.:)

[gwfx1031]

Congrats. I did the college program in sping of 89 and it was awesome. I have great memories. Enjoy every minute of it.

[dtootsie42]

Wow!!! Simply wonderful!!! Many :congrats:

[tinklover]

Congrats Joanna. I missed ya in June when we were there and you were at casey's . we will be back the end of Oct-begining of Nov. hope to see ya this time.

[battle beast]

WOOT! WAY TO GO! :thumbsup:

[Magic Smiles]

Congratulations. I do have a question however. What exactly is this college program that so many get excited over?

[joanna71985]

Congratulations. I do have a question however. What exactly is this college program that so many get excited over?

The College Program is an internship where students can work at WDW or DL for a semester. It is such an amazing experience!

[joanna71985]

I have officially accepted the CP. I am going to be in FL at least from Aug 10-Jan 2! I hope to extend the CP though (especially since I signed up for the Half Marathon in Jan!!).

[beksy]

Does Disney do anything like this for the summer months instead of a whole semester? Or just do hiring for the summer months? BTW, Congratulations! Maybe we'll see you in Dec/Jan!

[joanna71985]

Does Disney do anything like this for the summer months instead of a whole semester? Or just do hiring for the summer months? BTW, Congratulations! Maybe we'll see you in Dec/Jan!

Currently the Summer Program is just for people who have done the CP before.

Thanks! That would be fun. :)

[iDisney]

How long did it take you to hear back from them? I am possibly going to schedule my phone interview tomorrow and was just wondering how long it took you to receive an answer.

In fact, how was the phone interview? What kind of things did they ask? I'm so nervous about it & I haven't even scheduled it yet! If you pass the phone interview, you aren't obligated to do the program right? I'm still going back and forth in my head about it.

[chrisb26]

Congrats thats great you got accepted again!

[joanna71985]

How long did it take you to hear back from them? I am possibly going to schedule my phone interview tomorrow and was just wondering how long it took you to receive an answer.

In fact, how was the phone interview? What kind of things did they ask? I'm so nervous about it & I haven't even scheduled it yet! If you pass the phone interview, you aren't obligated to do the program right? I'm still going back and forth in my head about it.

It took 4 weeks exactly from the time of the interview until my letter arrived. However, I know some people who got theirs anywhere from 2-3 weeks (so it all depends).

The interview wasn't too bad. My interviewer was really nice, and I enjoyed talking with her. Some of the things we went over included:
*the application (and things on it)
*personal questions (questions like "why do you want to do the CP?")
*questions about the roles I picked (which were character attendant, attractions, and photopass)

And no. If you are accepted, you do not have to accept the offer. You could still decline if you wanted to.

Good luck with your interview! :)


Congrats thats great you got accepted again!

Thank you! :)

[iDisney]

Thanks for answering my questions. This whole thing has my stomach in knots. I don't know what to do. On one hand it would be a great and worthwhile experience that is once in a lifetime. On the other hand, it puts me behind in college even more than I already am and could wind up being a financial disaster. Plus I would miss my dog something terrible. (As far as she is concerned, the sun rises and sets because of me.)

Congratulations on getting accepted. Maybe we will see each other down there if I decide to go through it.

[joanna71985]

Thanks for answering my questions. This whole thing has my stomach in knots. I don't know what to do. On one hand it would be a great and worthwhile experience that is once in a lifetime. On the other hand, it puts me behind in college even more than I already am and could wind up being a financial disaster. Plus I would miss my dog something terrible. (As far as she is concerned, the sun rises and sets because of me.)

Congratulations on getting accepted. Maybe we will see each other down there if I decide to go through it.

No problem! I understand about school (I fell behind too). But for me, it was totally worth it.

Thanks! That would be awsome if we do. :)

[iDisney]

My problem is that I am already behind because of scheduling problems. I need to decide if I want to set myself back even further. But hey, there is no hurry to graduate. I've got my whole life ahead of me to work!

[ValenciaCalling]

YAY!! Congratulations, Joanna!!
I'm so happy for you!
I won't know until at least May, and it's killing me!

[ValenciaCalling]

Thanks for answering my questions. This whole thing has my stomach in knots. I don't know what to do. On one hand it would be a great and worthwhile experience that is once in a lifetime. On the other hand, it puts me behind in college even more than I already am and could wind up being a financial disaster. Plus I would miss my dog something terrible. (As far as she is concerned, the sun rises and sets because of me.)

Congratulations on getting accepted. Maybe we will see each other down there if I decide to go through it.

I was worried about the same thing, but I thought, I have to at least try. I knew that if I didn't, I'd regret it forever.
If you do apply, good luck! :)
I'm in the middle of the process right now too, so let me know if you need any help.

Michelle

[joanna71985]

YAY!! Congratulations, Joanna!!
I'm so happy for you!
I won't know until at least May, and it's killing me!

Thank you! :)

Just curious- why won't you know until May?

[Mickey91]

:congrats:

[ValenciaCalling]

My audition in Raleigh is on April 19th, and it will be at least a few weeks until I hear from them. At least that's what I thought. Will I find out at the audition?

[joanna71985]

My audition in Raleigh is on April 19th, and it will be at least a few weeks until I hear from them. At least that's what I thought. Will I find out at the audition?

Ah, I see (I didn't realize the audition was that late). Good luck at the audition though. I'm sure you will be great. :)

Most likely you won't hear then (from what I've heard, the only audition that tells people there is the Orlando audition).

[IloveDisney71]

:congrats:
That is fantastic!!! My youngest DD just told me this morning that her best friend got accepted and will be going this fall! My DD really wants to do this too but has to wait a little while. I think it would be a once in a lifetime experience. :mickey:

[joanna71985]

:congrats:
That is fantastic!!! My youngest DD just told me this morning that her best friend got accepted and will be going this fall! My DD really wants to do this too but has to wait a little while. I think it would be a once in a lifetime experience. :mickey:

Thank you! :)

That is great for your daughter's friend. Do you know what she/he will be doing?

And yes. It is a wonderful experience!

[joanna71985]

I am so excited! I found my roomie for the CP! Previously for the other 4, I got my roomie randomly at check-in. But this time, I decided to get one ahead of time. We found each other on FB. And she seems really nice. I can't wait to meet her! Only 150 days to go!

[PrettyMinnie]

AMAZING! Congratulations! I am incredibly jealous! Enjoy the experience! :minnie:

[joanna71985]

Thank you! :)