i am currently looking at possible colleges to go to. would anyone know of a or a few colleges that have close connections with disney world? id greatly appreciate it.
-BJ
-BJ
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monorail256
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Check out Valencia Community College. It seems like a pretty good school. I'm also looking for possible colleges to attend. And this one seems like its probably going to be it... at least for a few years.
thanks!
-BJ
-BJ
JaynMACP96_97_9
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BJ
Are you inquiring about schools that have good rapports with re to the college program and thinking going to one over another may land you on the program easier?
Or, like some have answered, wondering about schools in the general area of WDW?
I'd suggest picking your school based on strength of your major's program, and perhaps the strength of the female student body. Because Disney recruits all over the place and at every recruiting stop, the info sessions and interviews aren't just filled with students from the school its being heldv at, but rather all the schools in the area that don't have their own recruiting stop as well.
As far as schools in the area of WDW, Rollins College and UCF probably hold the most prestige with re to their programs, while Valencia has campuses near Disney as well as up near that other big theme park in Orlando and is a good community college.
Are you inquiring about schools that have good rapports with re to the college program and thinking going to one over another may land you on the program easier?
Or, like some have answered, wondering about schools in the general area of WDW?
I'd suggest picking your school based on strength of your major's program, and perhaps the strength of the female student body. Because Disney recruits all over the place and at every recruiting stop, the info sessions and interviews aren't just filled with students from the school its being heldv at, but rather all the schools in the area that don't have their own recruiting stop as well.
As far as schools in the area of WDW, Rollins College and UCF probably hold the most prestige with re to their programs, while Valencia has campuses near Disney as well as up near that other big theme park in Orlando and is a good community college.
i was just asking about general connections to disney world. just a question, why would it matter about the strength of the female student body? are more girls allowed in than guys? thanks for your comments
-Brian
-Brian
JaynMACP96_97_9
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LOL nah, my point was you shouldn't be picking out where you'll spend 60,000 dollars and 4 years of your life studying based on a perceived relationship with a company.
We may be able to tell you where we were recruited from and the #'s that are chosen from those schools, but relationships are always changing and i wouldn't want to see you choose a school based solely on what we say on a message board.
A relationship is built between two people usually. If one of those people move on to a different career, that relationship may sour depending on what happens with the new person in their place. See what i mean?
I went to Bridgewater State College in MA for undergrad because i was waitlisted at Notre Dame. When a position at Notre Dame opened up, i decided to stay at BSC because my perception of "settling for it" had dwindled and i loved the professors and everything else about BSC.
What i meant when i said the strength of the female student body was how well you'll enjoy being at the school day-to-day and had nothing to do with Disney and ratios of acceptance onto the CP.
I made a funny, that's all.
Here's a good question for you, Brian.
What do you want out of Disney at this point? Do you have your heart set on working for them til you retire? Do you just want to do the College Program?
I'd focus on what's right in front of you and let things fall into place as they will.
I'd been to Disney twice prior to going to college, but knew nothing about the college program until my junior year at Bridgewater when a roommate's frat brother came back from the summer program and told us about his time down there. So i decided to go to the info session and interview and was accepted.
alright, yaknow what, i'm ramblin...lol...
We may be able to tell you where we were recruited from and the #'s that are chosen from those schools, but relationships are always changing and i wouldn't want to see you choose a school based solely on what we say on a message board.
A relationship is built between two people usually. If one of those people move on to a different career, that relationship may sour depending on what happens with the new person in their place. See what i mean?
I went to Bridgewater State College in MA for undergrad because i was waitlisted at Notre Dame. When a position at Notre Dame opened up, i decided to stay at BSC because my perception of "settling for it" had dwindled and i loved the professors and everything else about BSC.
What i meant when i said the strength of the female student body was how well you'll enjoy being at the school day-to-day and had nothing to do with Disney and ratios of acceptance onto the CP.
I made a funny, that's all.
Here's a good question for you, Brian.
What do you want out of Disney at this point? Do you have your heart set on working for them til you retire? Do you just want to do the College Program?
I'd focus on what's right in front of you and let things fall into place as they will.
I'd been to Disney twice prior to going to college, but knew nothing about the college program until my junior year at Bridgewater when a roommate's frat brother came back from the summer program and told us about his time down there. So i decided to go to the info session and interview and was accepted.
alright, yaknow what, i'm ramblin...lol...