Getting Ready for the Mouse!

Hello Everyone! Im jumping on the band wagon and going to write a blog about the Disney College Program!

I'm Katlyn. I live in Pennsylvania. I am 22 and i am in my 5th year of college. Taking my time figuring out what i want to do with my life is not easy. I have wanted to do the Disney College Program since i was in High school. But i obviously could not do it since you need to be in college to do it. I put in on theback burner for a few years and then i went on vacation to Disney World in August and i knew i needed to apply.

I applied as soon as i got home about a week after applacations were out. I did my phone interview the first week of September. I was nervous waiting the 4-6 weeks they told me i had to wait to hear back. 5 weeks in a got a dreaded pending e-mail. I had given up hope abotu 3 weeks after i got that and holiday time was coming. (I work in retail so holiday is crazy!) Then November 10th i got an e-mail from Disney telling me i was accecpted for the Spring Program for Merchandise! I got very excited. MY 2 friends and i went out to the bar the celebrate because that is how all 22 year old kids celebrate!

Since then, it has been working crazy hours between my 2 jobs, and trying to get ready for the program. I will be leaving in 9 days to check in on the 25th of January. My mom, dad and my self will be getting there on the 21st of January to spend some time playing in the parks before i officially work there and we will be visiting family. We will be driving to Virginia to pick up the Autotrain and taking that the rest of the way down to Orlando. Im nervous that i wont fit everything in my car... with my mom and dad and their stuff.

I have almost everything purchased and i have stuff ordered from walmart that should be getting there right around the same time i do =-) . I bought alot of stuff right after i applied and wasnt yet accepted to the program. i got lots of college stuff dirt cheap and i need to work on saving and living on a budget.

Well i think that is all for now. I will write more as im packing and cleaning and getting my car all packed. And on the journey through the program!