Campus Presentation

No, I haven't died. I probably should have mentioned in my last post that this blog will probably be a bit slow until August-ish, when applications open up.

My Mom expressed interest in going to a campus presentation, so we went to one last week at a local community college (OCC). We were greeted by a wonderful campus rep who had me sign in, and gave me a disney sticker (I was admittedly thrilled to be getting said sticker). Once everyone had arrived, the CP rep began her spiel. We played a short trivia game and she gave out little prizes to those who answered correctly. We watched a short clip about the companies disney is affiliated with and she talked about all the glorious reasons why the disney college program is a great opportunity for students. She did brief overviews of what the classes offered are, the housing situation, and the earnings you will be getting. The campus reps shared a little about their experiences. The first girl applied to the college program with her older sister and the ended up rooming together. This little story sparked an idea in my Mom's head that this would be FANTASTIC for my sister and I, but I knew it wasn't going to happen. Anyways, she said she misses the CP a lot and was in the process of applying for professional internships. The other girl worked in the costuming department and said she had a ton of fun. This is a role, that technically I should be thrilled about, being a fashion design student. However, I am most interested in the college program for communcation purposes, and costuming is a backstage role. It sounds lovely, but I am really looking for face time with the visitors. The rep wrapped up the presentation and gave each person interested a confirmation code for when they apply.

I knew most of what was discussed at the presentation just from prematurely researching the crap out of the program, but it really helped my Mom get a clear idea of what the college program offers. If anyone out there who is thinking about doing the college program and has hesitant parents, I totally suggest bring them to a campus presentation because it can definitely open eyes. My Mom is not only probably more excited than I am now, but super jealous. She's already getting ideas of enrolling into a school just to go to!