Ring, Ring

For all those prospective Disney College applicants, we wanted to do a couple of quick posts about The Phone Interview.

I'll start with mine, and Tasha will post all about hers at a later date. Hopefully we have some useful information for some Disney College hopefuls out there!

Kelsi's Telephone Interview

I scheduled my phone interview for August 24th at one p.m. It wasn't very strategic scheduling- it was the same day that I was moving out of the house and the day after I bought Mockingjay, so I had been up til 5 a.m. the night before, reading. But I digress!

I was nervous, I'll admit it. But I did feel well-prepared; I spent all morning reading up on common interview questions, plus Tasha had told me all about her own interview (which was the night before mine).

When my phone finally rang (11 minutes after one), I'm pretty sure my lungs shriveled up in sheer terror. But it wasn't bad. My interviewer had a very chirpy voice and a very Southern accent, and she was sweet and chatty. Some of the questions she asked that I remember:

-Why do you want to work for Disney?

-Do you prefer to work individually or as a team?

-Do you have any experience with public speaking?

-What would you do if a roommate was inconsiderate of your sleeping schedule?

So after about fifteen minutes of such questions, we wrapped up the interview, I thanked my interviewer, hung up, and finally relaxed after two weeks of stress...

And then, ten minutes later, she called me back! Turns out, she'd forgotten to ask some important questions (about computers and also cleaning). So be prepared for the (slim) possibility of getting a second call. It definitely caught me off guard.

Overall, things went well enough; I was nervous, but I didn't end up regretting any of my answers. I made sure to sincerely thank the interviewer when we were finished. I think there was a little too much nerves-induced maniacal laughing on my part, but it didn't end up to be that much of a problem.

The number one tip I can give is to be relaxed and cheerful. It isn't that bad of an interview, and you feel so great when you're finished.

So that was my interview! Tasha will be posting hers soon, I'm sure!

Our Favorites

In celebration of our invitations I decided to draw our favorite Disney Characters!

I love Alice and Roger. Sign me up for this music class!



And Kelsi loves Jane Porter and Peter Pan. Peter's all, "Look, guys I found a new mom!"

Chalk It Up

For those of you who don't know us, Tasha and I have been extremely excited about the prospect of Disney College for a long time. (Or at least since the fall of 2009 when I learned that such a thing existed).

We hit the hard-core planning stage in the summer. You know:

Reading all the Disney College blogs the Internet had to offer.

Poring over old maps of the parks and Disney photos to try and pinpoint the dream work locations.

Searching the official Disney College website to scrape up any information that had potential value.

AND

Going on spontaneous shopping sprees to buy supplies that we will "need" in Orlando.

These shopping sprees led to the purchases of the following:

A neat map shower curtain.

Two BPA-free water bottles.

A plastic "Alice in Wonderland" plate.

AND

A box of sidewalk chalk.

Although we vowed to save the shower curtain, water bottles, et cetera, for Orlando (as in, put them on a shelf in Tasha's room and leave them there), the sidewalk chalk we authorized for Utah use, as long as it was Disney College related.

This was the result:

A colorful, by-no-means-comprehensive To Do list for Disney College, split up into three sections:

$: Things to buy before the program

B: Things to do before the program

D: Things to do during the program

We had a ball.

{excuse my homeless person outfit}

Items on the list include:

D: Go to a Civil War battlefield

$: Jazzercise videos

B: Steal our Aunt Marcee's secret Dippidee recipes

We swiped inspiration from several other Disney College bucket lists. My favorite goal that I've seen has been something called Conquering the Kingdom: ride every ride and see every show in the Magic Kingdom in only one day.

We are clearly drowning in our excitement.

Thanks for reading!

Hello, Internet!

Welcome to Natasha and Kelsen's blog. We are cousins and best friends and planning on attending the Walt Disney World College Program for the Spring Advantage season.

We will be recording our fantastic adventures and experiences of Utah and Florida in this very blog. Exciting times are ahead!


Here is a little more about us (in the form of word clouds, idea borrowed from this lovely blog):

kelsen

crazy hair. the twilight zone. banana ice cream. professional writing. crocodiles. conan o'brien. ballet flats. johnny cash. twitter. swimming. the civil war. impatient. sunburns easily. non-alcoholic sangria. web comics.

natasha

dramatic makeup. midnight pomegranate. swedish horses. the scarlet pimpernel. elvis presley. animation. conan o'brien. aviator sunglasses. hiking. coral. deviantart. u.s. history buff. intimidating. rice pudding. nail polish.

Thanks for reading! Be sure to check back soon for more thrills and excitement!