My Roomies!

So I thought I'd make a late night post about my roommates and talk about my process in finding them, which is probably the easiest thing I've done since applying for the DCP lol. I am going to be sharing a 3 bedroom in (hopefully!) Chatham Square with five wonderful ladies! We've got Giselle, Rachel, Katie, Kira, Ashley and myself! Two of us are Merch, two are Attractions, one is Photopass and one is Character Attendant and we're all absolutely nuts.

I found them on the DCP 2013 page after finding their survey and I read it and I was convinced that we were related. We all enjoy similar things and most importantly we have similar sleep habits! This is important cause I am a weird sleeper. I have to have a fan on, the lights off all the way and at least two blankets so I can sleep. I'm very picky.

I'm really looking forward to getting to know them all! We've already been talking, and it seems like we should get along really well, which is very important to me. We're planning movie marathons, dinners and just general shenanigans and I couldn't be happier about it! :D I'm pretty sure the DCP is going to be the best 6 months of my life so far. And I think these ladies are what will make it amazing.

Edit: You can find their Vlogs here!

Up next, my DCP bucketlist!

Kelci

Guess What!

I WAS ACCEPTED!

I haven't posted in a week or so because I really had nothing to say about the wait. Now that it's over, I have one thing to say about it.

IT WAS AWFUL.

It was long and terrifying, and seeing people get accepted every day made me so nervous that something had gone wrong with mine and I was going to be denied! But, at 10:46AM on 9/24/12 I got a "Congratulations!" Email from Disney and the world fell into place.

To be honest I screamed and started to cry hysterically when I read it, and then proceeded to call everyone and tell them my wonderful news! I paid fees, picked my dates AND to top off my wonderful day, I found a group of ladies looking for a few more roomies, and we completed our group of 6! I am already excited, we're al; quite fun and interesting! I think this is going to be wonderful!

Alright well this was just a quick update before bed, so I'll be back in the next few weeks to talk about some other stuff! :)

Kelci



I AM MERCHANDISING!

Interview is COMPLETE

And now the waiting begins!

So for my interview I had a lovely woman named Sarah and I honestly don't even understand why I was so nervous to begin with. She was so polite and sweet and upbeat, she made me feel as comfortable as possible! She started out with the typical "Why DCP?" and I replied with my answer which was along the lines of how during my family vacations every year to Disney, remarkable castmembers made my days as magical as they could and that ever since I was small I wanted to help make magic.

She went onto a few situation questions 1) How would you handle an emergency? (What make you sure? Describe an emergency and how you handled it.) 2) What would you tell a child who was frightened of a character/ getting her hair and make-up done at the boutique? 3) What would you do if you had a disagreement with a roommate? I said my answers and she moved onto a few other general questions about living away from home, driving and if I had any other comments. Then she closed with questions, and I asked two.

All in all I think I did a decent job, and I think that with my merch experience I will most likely get placed in merch somewhere. I am 100% okay with this, tbh.

Now all I can do is cross my fingers and wish on the second star to the left that Sarah saw something in me that she liked, and that my dreams of being a castmember will come true!

Here Goes Everything!

Well in about 30 minutes I will be on the phone with my interviewer and doing my DCP interview. And boy am I NERVOUS. I know that everyone says to not be nervous, that you've got it, but how can I not be nervous when the rest of my life is basically riding on this phone call?

I want to work for Disney for a good, long time and this is the best way to get my foot in the door. I'll have to work hard and do my best, but what else is new? I already know how to give that above and beyond service. Payless expects it too.

I'm not strong on interviews, and I'm not great at talking on the phone either, so this is gonna be a trial for me. I'm thinking I'll come out stronger in the end, but I'm still worried and freaked out.

Alright well I think I'm going to go pace for a few minutes and see if I can't calm myself down.

I'll be back with an update as soon as it's over!

Kelci

Let's talk about school.

So this post will be more of an informational post about what I am currently going through with my school in preparation for hopefully getting accepted for Spring Advantage 2013 DCP at WDW.

This morning I went down to my community college and waited in line to speak with a Financial Aid rep. I took the general information about the DCP, as well as the information about classes offered and what the ACE (the American Council on Education) recommended the DCP program for. After going through the boring details that made sure I was a student, I asked my rep some questions about the Financial Aid situation while I was doing the DCP. She told me that as long as I was partially enrolled at my college for anywhere from 2-5 credits I would continue to receive my financial aid. This is important to me because while I'm down there I can take a few easy general ed classes, explain to my professor what I'm doing and where I am and also keep my enrollment at my school.

After having a good long conversation and getting a lot of paperwork filled out and information given to me, I was sent down to enrollment services where I pulled a number and waited. After being called, I explained my information to the registrar and asked if there was someone I could speak to about the credits I might be able to get. She had a woman come and speak to me who gave me some not so great news.

She said that our college doesn't affiliate with Disney, which I knew (and hope to change) and that they might be able to award me credit based on these classes, but that there was a like $300 fee per class I wanted reviewed, and no guarantee that I would be awarded the credits. Grr, this annoys me big time.

I do have one last idea before I start looking into duel enrollment at another college, which is a consortium agreement. I'm not 100% sure what this entitles, but looking on the web I came across this:

A Consortium Agreement is a contract between two colleges/universities that recognize the registration of a student at each site for financial aid purposes. The consortium agreement also certifies that only one of the two colleges/universities will administer Title IV financial aid for the student. The Consortium Agreement refers to the two colleges/universities as the “Home Campus” and the “Host Campus”. The “Home Campus” is the school where the student is fully admitted and from which he/she will get a degree. The “Host Campus” is where the student temporarily takes courses, whose credits will be transferred back to his/her “Home Campus”.

Found Here

Now I don't know if this will work, but I'm hoping that I can work it out with school to get those credits!

Kelci

Why I didn't finish my application for Fall 2012

So like the title says, I applied for Fall 2012 and did the online portion, scheduled my phone interview and was all ready to go. The night before my interview I found out that if I did this program, and didn't take over 12 credits at my home school during the quarters I would be missing I would not be able to continue working on something I'd been working on for the last year or so.

So, I cancelled my interview.

I regret that a lot, actually. I wish I would have been strong enough in myself to say that I could forget the thing requiring me to have 12 credits or more, and would have gone and done my phone. Oh how I wish I would have, I might have been in WDW now with Kelsey and getting ready to begin!

So over the summer I kept it in the back of my mind, but then when Kelsey started her super close countdown, I started really thinking about it. And then, I brought it up at home and at work and I've decided that I'm going to actually go for it this time.

I'm thinking that waiting might have been a better option for me in the long run, though. I've grown up quite a lot in the last 6 months, and I've been stronger for it!

I also think the suspense has helped because I am now super excited to get this Disney ball rolling! :)

Kelci

This is the beginning!

Hello there! My name is Kelci and you've somehow stumbled across this blog which I will be keeping during my application process and hopefully into the Spring 2013 DCP at Walt Disney World Resort! Applications haven't even dropped yet for Spring, but with my good friend doing Fall 2012 DCP, I've been getting excited! So, I'm going to keep this blog over the course of the applications in order to perhaps keep myself partially sane!

Now, onto a bit about me!

I am 20 years old, born and raised in Washington State, USA. I'm a former camp counselor, I've worked retail for the past four years and I am a PADI certified scuba diver. I enjoy reading and swimming, diving and hanging out on my computer watching Disney movies and Doctor Who.

As far as I can remember I've been a Disney girl. My first trip to Disneyland was at two weeks old, and ever since then I've gone back at least once or twice a year! I've always had a soft spot for Minnie & Mickey Mouse, at least after I got over being terrified of the furry costumes!

Ever since I was little I've wanted to work for Disney. I've met many a DCP cast member over my meanderings in Disneyland, but one that stands out the most is a girl who worked at Star Traders. She stood and talked to me about the DCP when I was about 14. She told me about living in the apartments and working at Disneyland and how she loved it. She encouraged me to do it when I got old enough, and here I am! Thanks, Amanda! :)

Kelci