DCP Bucket List

 

     I've officially jumped on the bandwagon with this one.  Loads of people that have been accepted have been making "bucket lists" (how morbid!) for their time on the Disney College Program.  Listing everything you want to accomplish in a 4.5 month period may seem like a small list, but when you're going to be somewhere that offers so much, it's really quite the opposite!  So, without further ado, here's mine!

And Then There Were Four

     The past two weeks, my future room mates (if I get in, knock on wood!) and I have been chatting non stop, and we've really hit it off!  Facebook chats that go on and on, and really fun video chats have become the norm.  On Monday, while searching for a room mate for my bedroom, I came across Brooke.  Super sweet, and seemed like a perfect fit, except she wanted a Wellness (no alcohol allowed, mandatory for under 21, optional for 21+), while the two girls and myself had decided on Non-Wellness (21+, alcohol permitted).  
     I wrote to her, explaining that I thought she seemed like a great fit, and that despite our preference for non-wellness, it wasn't because we were planning on throwing raging parties.  It just seems like one less thing to worry about.  We all chatted about it, and came to the agreement that it wouldn't be an issue.  So we've got all the girls we need for our 2 bedroom apartment!  Brooke has joined our daily chats and check-ins, and it's like she's been part of the group all along!  

Clockwise from top left:  Alyssa, Brittany, Brooke, me!   (Collage put together by Brittany)

     We've talked about all the things we want to do while we are there, from making shirts, to challenges (The Kitchen Sink, see all the fireworks shows in one evening, drink around the world at Epcot, etc), to park adventures, movie nights, cooking together, and making big scrapbooks.  There's so much we all want to do!  Everybody is working on a Disney Bucket List, and eventually we will make one big one to do together.  Thank goodness Alyssa and Brooke are so into photography, there should be plenty of documentation!

     Today makes my 10th day of waiting for news from Disney, and now, with three great gals to live with, I want it more than ever! 

Keep those fingers crossed for me!

xoxo

The Waiting Game

     Today makes one week that I've been waiting.  It feels like a million years!  In the meantime, I've studied, gone on long walks, and chatted a ton with my potential (awesome) roomies.  Their optimism is really infectious!  Hopefully another wave of acceptance letters will roll out tomorrow, and one will have my name on it! 

     The three of us had our second video chat hangout tonight.  It's amazing how quick you can become friends with people you've never met!  We laugh, and plan adventures, and get generally excited to be working for the mouse.  We've still got another spot open (assuming I get in), since one girl made it very clear we weren't "pretty or fun" enough to room with.  So now we are looking for a girl who is a better match for us!  Hopefully we will find somebody who isn't all about going nuts on the party bus, and actually wants to explore all the parks with us! 

3/3/12 Video Chat (Photo Credit to Brittany!)

Here's to hoping tomorrow is my day! Cross your fingers for me!

xoxo

One Big Step for this DCP Hopeful...

     Last night was a big night on my Disney College Program adventure.  I had my phone interview at 7:45, and a plan to video chat with my potential future roommates at 8:30.  At 7:30, I sat down at my desk.  Everything had been cleared off except a page of notes, and my cell phone.  All I could do was sit and wait. At 7:40, the house phone rang.  I dashed to answer it, and thank goodness I did, because it was my interviewer!
     After a minute of shakily trying to answer her questions, the call transitioned into an easy conversation.  She was very easy to talk to, and I feel pretty good that I got in everything I wanted to mention.  She asked what my three top roles were, and I told her BBB, Concierge, and Photopass.  Then she asked me specific questions about BBB and Concierge, both of which she seemed very pleased with my answers.  
     The 22 minute interview flew by, and before I knew it, she was wishing me luck, and we said out goodbyes.  I then joined my room mates for our first video chat!  It went so well, and I think the three of us are going to get along famously!  Now, I just need an acceptance letter, and we need to find a fourth girl!  This gets more and more exciting by the day!

Keep your fingers crossed for me!

xoxo