The Application Process!

Hi everyone!

So I have paid my fees and chosen my arrival dates so I am ready for this long waiting game for January!
Before I had applied to the Disney College Program, my favorite thing to do was read blogs from other participants. It calmed my nerves about the whole process to be able to just read what others had went through and what I could expect! So since its my turn to actually do the program, I am going to write all about my experiences and the process that I went through. I am definitely not an expert since I have never done this program before but I am going to try my best to share everything that happens!


SO! The application. The funny thing about the application is you never really know when it will be available until it just is. There are many rumors that go around about a predicted date but no one really knows until they go on the website and see if it stops saying "opt in for notice when season starts" or if they get an email saying the application is live! This definitely drove me crazy a lot because I am such a huge planner. I always want to know exactly when things will happen.


A random Monday in August, I decided to wear my Disney shirt and Disney shoes. I didn't really know why I felt like wearing that it just felt like it was right. I am not saying that I have these awesome powers where I predict things but I definitely thought it was super crazy that it worked out that day!

Here is the shirt that I was wearing the day that the applications dropped!

The application came out for us on August 15th. This is just the date that it so happened to drop. They always give you a general statement like it will come out in Mid-September or Mid-August and you just have to go with that.


The application is pretty simple. You open it and before you can fill out the application, you have to create an account with their system that you use. Then you go to the actual application! Yippee! it starts out by you filling in your general information (Name, DOB, Address).


Then it asks you to list your school that you are attending, what level you are at and what you are pursuing (Bachelors, Masters, Certificate, Associates).


After listing where you are going to school, you list your work experience and what skills you obtained from that. You are able to list up to 5 and it can be volunteer work as well so I would recommend putting as much as you can so that you can give the most experience possible.


When you have finished that, you will go through some background questions and select the best answer that fits you.


After that you will select your roles that you have interest in. Be honest with yourself here because sure it looks good to be open to so many roles but if you are not going to enjoy that job for 4-7 months don't list it as an interest. I know for me, Custodial is one that is a high needed job for Disney and so as much as I wanted to get into the program I had to be honest if I would like that. The answer is no because sure I would be okay with cleaning, but I don't know if I would be okay with bee's in the trash while I tried to change the trash. I was definitely a little more picky then my sister but hey I still got in! Be confident in yourself and know what you like because this is about you and what you want to gain out of this whole experience.

SOME TIPS FOR YOU!!!!

Like I said, be honest on the application and list what you would like and not like role wise. Definitely be more open then just selecting 3 roles but look at the roles and pick which ones you think you could even learn to love!


Try not to repeat skills when explaining your job experience. This will help the application go faster and also make it to where Disney is not having to read through a bunch of words that are just repeating over and over.


Take pictures of your role preferences!!!! This is uber important because you will need to know this if you get to the phone interview. They will be referencing which roles you like and if you put high, medium, or low interest. I actually took note to do this but I was freaking out so much I forgot!


At the end of the application, make sure to 'sign out' before clicking the close button. Funny story, I actually messed up at this part. It told me to sign out, and I didn't see the button on the page anywhere so I closed the window..... and my application was lost/deleted in cyber space. And I had to do the application all over again. At the end when it says sign out, you should have another browser page open with the login included and it will literally say sign out. Click that and then it will be submitted. I knew that mine was not submitted because I went to log in for my status and it kept saying invalid log in which ultimately meant to me that it did not submit. I re-did everything and then I was able to log in and it was great!


That's all I have for now! I am planning on writing a bit about the Web-Based interview and then The Phone Interview, and then the dumb waiting game. haha! Stay tuned!


See ya real soon,
M'lyn :)