The Application Process

When you go to the website www.disneycollegeprogram.com you will see this lovely woman greeting you to apply now! And you should! I'm going to try my best to go through the application process so you know what you are in for and can best prepare to get accepted!

There are three parts to the application process:

1. Application
2. Web Based Interview
3. Phone Interview

Now I want to make this clear. So everyone understands this. Right now. We need to state this fact. People may not enjoy it but it is the truth. Everyone does NOT get through to the web based interview or the phone interview. You can stop at any point of the application process. Just wanted to make that clear before we continue.

All About Me

Hearst Castle

Hello everyone! My name is Alyssa and I have been accepted to the Disney College Program at Disneyland Resort for Fall 2014 as a Front Desk cast member. I thought it would be great to tell you a little more about myself so you know who is running the blog and get a little sense of who I am. I am currently a graduating senior at San Jose State University majoring in Hospitality Management with and emphasis in Event Management. And yes, I was actually able to graduate in 4 years. It is possible! After college I honestly have no clue what I want to do so I am so so thankful that I was accepted into the Disney College Program. I am able to see how I like the hotel world and go from there to see what I actually want to do.

I never really know what to talk about when I do an about me. I guess I can talk about what I like to do! I am a huge concert goer. I am obsessed with concerts and I wish I could go to one every week. That would be ideal but I would have $0 in the bank if that happened. I have a tendency to wait till the day of the concert to wait in line forever and get really great seats. I have been 4th row for Bruno Mars, 2nd row for Taylor Swift, and 8th row for Justin Timberlake. It has been great! Being on the floor and so close makes the concert a whole different experience that is truly worth the wait. I am now completely selfish and won't go to a concert unless I'm pretty close. It's a bad mentality to have but I just love being so close. I am also a huge San Francisco Giants fan. I love going to games during the summer. My favorite player is Matt Cain and he is possibly the best person ever! Another fun fact about me is that I am a huge Starbucks junkie. I could go every day if I had the financial means for that. A Triple Skinny Caramel Macchiato is my biggest weakness. One huge, huge desire and dream of mine is definitely to travel the world. I am in love with the different cultures and people and languages and want to explore it all. I have been out of the country once to go to Rome, Italy and it was honestly the best experience of my life. I would love to see the rest of Italy because it was such a beautiful place. Also on the top of my travel list are New Zealand, London, Brazil, and oh so many more places.

My Boyfriend and I with Lightning McQueen! 

I really have nothing else to say. I am a fun, weird, happy person. On the Disney side of things, I have only been to Disneyland three times and have never been to Walt Disney World. My favorite character is Eeyore. I have always loved him, which is insanely weird to some people since he is always so sad and down on himself. I love Beauty & The Beast mainly because of the song Belle sings in the beginning when she is walking around town. Bonjour! Bonjour! Mulan is one of my favorite princess movies by far. She is such a bad ass and I love Li Shang. And Mushu is one of the best sidekicks ever. As for Disneyland, I love Indiana Jones, Peter Pan's Flight, and Splash Mountain. I love Toy Story Midway Mania and California Screamin' at California Adventures. World of Color may be my favorite show ever but that's a hard decision. I hope you enjoy reading my blog and my obnoxiously long posts! Here are some more pictures of myself and suchy such!

Golden Gate Bridge!

The talented Justin Timberlake

Accepted to the Disney College Program!

If you can't tell already, I've been accepted to the Fall 2014 Disneyland College Program! I will be a Front Desk cast member and could not be happier! I received the email at 7:02 this morning. I obviously was not awake for that so I did not read it until about 10 am. I was in such shock when I saw it sitting there in my inbox. I didn't think there would be any acceptances during the weekend so I was just casually checking my emails when I saw it. And guys, when I saw that email I could not believe it. I hadn't even opened it but I could see the Congratulations in the subject and I started freaking out. I'm pretty sure I hurt my boyfriend when I shoved my bright phone in his face because I was so excited.

Here are some logistics that a lot of people wonder when being accepted. I interviewed on February 17th, was in progress all the way through, and then accepted today (3/1) at 7:02 am. I interviewed with Patty and it lasted about 21 minutes. She only really asked one question that completely applied to Front Desk and asked other generic questions.

I am so so happy I can keep blogging my journey throughout the program. I am excited to meet new friends, learn the ins and outs of Disneyland, and gain so much knowledge during the semester. I hope I'll have other opportunities to blog about the program. Maybe some things that people may want to know leading up to the program. I'm not sure but I do know is that I love blogging!

PS changing the name of my blog from Alyssa will travel to something DCP related soon. I want to make this blog strictly about my journey through the Program!