Is knowing your 'type' actually helpful for college auditions?

These are all really helpful answers! Thank you all so much!
How exactly does one find their type though? A lot of voice teachers tell me I’m ‘Disney princessy’ (even though quite honestly I do not think I would be cast like that. But again I don’t know), but some say I’m the funny character actress-y person, or the big belter. I don’t know whose opinion to trust when it comes to these things, nor do I know which one of these types to start exploiting.