A Little About The Disney College Program

       Good evening my lovely readers. :) I thought I would write a post about my current adventure the Disney College Program. I don't even know where to begin. I obviously can write a whole entire blog just on the program and many have. I have a Tumblr about it, but haven't updated it very much though I wish I did. I guess on this post I will just describe what the program is and the steps to applying. I could go into great detail, but then if any of you want to apply you won't have any surprises and that's no fun. The Disney College Program is an internship in which you come work for Disney. You can choose to work for Walt Disney World in Florida or Disneyland Resort in California. It's pretty unique in that it encompasses three different things into one. Living, Earning, and Learning. Living is especially unique because not many internships provide housing. The housing is not free, but it includes so many things and they take it right from your paycheck so you never have to worry about it. Earning, not all internships are paid, but lucky for us this one is. Learning, this is pretty unique because most internships only either pay you or give you credit or neither and Disney gives you the opportunity for both which is pretty cool. This internship is an internship for any major because you learn valuable skills that will help in any career path. It is pretty cool that you are not required to take a class while you are here, but are encouraged to do so. You can work in any of the many roles. I have only been here a month and I'm here for another six months so you will definitely hear more about my adventures while I'm down here. For those of you who are interested in doing the program it can be done either in Fall or Spring and can be one of two lengths for each one either Fall or Fall Advantage or Spring or Spring Advantage. Fall is from mid to late August until January. Fall Advantage is from late May early June until January. Spring is from January until May. Finally, Spring Advantage is January to August. I am here for Spring Advantage. They don't have a lot of requirements to apply. You need to be 18 years old at the time of check in. You have to be enrolled in a college or university at least half time at the time of application. Also, you must have unrestricted work authorization. You must also have full availability. Lastly, you must meet your school's requirements for the program. Applying is pretty easy, but many people get so nervous so it's better to know about the process ahead of time. Step one is the application you can go to http://cp.disneycareers.com/en/default/ and click Apply Now to apply. After the application the next step is the web based interview. This is basically a questionnaire about you and your work ethic. My advice to you is be honest and consistent. After you will either be offered a phone interview or not. If you do move on to the phone interview that is the last step. During the phone interview once again be honest and consistent. If you apply and make it this far, congratulations! After the phone interview within two weeks you should find out whether you have been accepted or not and then from there is just planning. Something to note is that if you are offered a role you must accept and pay $300.00 within ten days, so make sure you save up and have the money. No, they are not charging you to do this internship they are for your first couple of weeks of rent and $100.00 go to the events they host and trust me it's worth it. Well that is an overview on the program and the application process. I hope it was helpful. If you have any questions make sure to leave them in the comments. If any of you are curious I work parking at Hollywood Studios. That's all for today it looks like. Hope you enjoyed it. Have a magical day! :D