Yesterday I asked my dad to sit down and talk about the program with me. We went out to a local coffee shop and he asked me what exactly the program is about. I went to the Disney College Program and another blogger, Molly's, Blog (working for the mouse). I started telling him all the basics and after a couple minutes he stopped me. He started asking about basic things like the housing, the costs, the length and all sorts of things. I was ready for those questions, that's why I picked my dad to talk to about it first. So we went over all sorts of things and he told me the best thing to do right now is to start making lists. Lists of things I need to do prior to even applying, lists of what the budget will be, things I will need to have while I'm there like a car or a laptop, how much those are going to cost, and so many other lists. It was a bit overwhelming but I knew it would be. Again that's why I picked my dad, he's good at this stuff.
We then started talking about what I would want to do after the program. We discussed it for a while..a long while. He asked me a question I really hoped he wouldn't, "Do you still want to be an imagineer?" And well I answered honestly, "I'm not sure anymore". We talked about it for a while and he completely understood. As of now I'm not sure exactly what I want to do 5-10 years from now, but I know I want to be working for Disney.
After this point we went home and started talking with my mom. That point got really annoying. She doesn't think like my dad. She got upset about the imagineer thing, which I knew she would. But after some arguing back and forth for an hour we finally got into some adult form of talking..
So we talked about if I got accepted for the spring semester. And discussed possibly extending my stay if the program allowed me. My dad was neutral about that and my mom didn't like the idea. We talked about me coming back after school at what ever point it would be in 2012 or 2013. About finishing up at my community college and what I would do afterward. From what I'm thinking right now I would finish at the college I'm at and try to transfer somewhere close to Disneyland. I would try to apply for a part time job at Disney while continuing at a 4yr university. We don't know how likely all that is at this point. But we all agreed that doing what ever I can to get into the program is what is best for me now. They don't want me to miss out on this amazing experience.
Today I'm going to talk to a councilor at my school to see if they know anything about the program, ask about possible credits, and what ever else they are thinking. After that I need to go to work and talk to one of my managers about the program, about trying to get more shifts to save up, about my availability, about coming back to my job if and when I come back, and so much more.. Wish me luck!
Oh and I think I might change my major to business? Eeek?
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