I’ve Been Accepted- What Now? What I did to accept my next Adventure.

I applied to the program mid-September 2021 and for about a week and a half, I would check my e-mail every day and then on Monday, September 27, 2021- I finally got an e-mail. The e-mail said, ‘Congratulations You’ve Been Accepted.’ I was amazed, I really did not think they would pick me because I knew thousands of people were in the running for this program. The e-mail disclosed a special offer letter that stated I would be attending the Disney College Program as a cast member, which was a paid internship, and that I would be working at Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida from January 18, 2022 – August 25, 2022.

Now, I cannot share what exactly was said in my acceptance letter for it offered information about my opportunity within the program, specifically for me, since every DCP cast member’s journey is unique. But I can share that the letter gave me links about how to prepare for my arrival and what working for Disney looks like through rules, regulations, employee handbooks and links detailing potential job opportunities. They did not tell me what I would be doing exactly or what department I would work for, I found that out later, but they helped me to understand what a general cast member looks and acts like.

At the end of the e-mail, I was told that I had 7 days to complete the steps towards accepting my offer otherwise my offer would be void.

Now, as excited as I was, I did not answer right away. There were a couple factors that I had to consider- how would I afford to do it and did I want to move away for the first time ever? I didn’t go away to college; I was a commuter student. It also didn’t help that we were still in a pandemic. After seven days of consideration, on the final day before my acceptance went void, I accepted my offer. I was going to Florida.

The Steps to Accepting

Once I made my decision, I had exactly 24 hours to get an entire check list done so that my offer would not be void (which was my fault for thinking about it for so long). There were three steps that were detailed for easy access in the e-mail.

1.      Review and Respond to My Offer: I had to review my acceptance offer letter and click “accept offer.” Also, I was recommended to print or save a copy of the offer letter for my own records, which I did. I had a special file on my computer, and I had a binder I made specifically for important DCP documents. That binder I took with me. I highly recommend keeping or printing all documents and forms organized in a way that they easily accessible for reference. This amount of organization will help you tremendously.

2.      Submit My Program Fees and Acknowledge My Program Dates: once I clicked “I accept my offer,” I had to wait for a follow up e-mail for a link that allows me to submit my payment and acknowledge my Program Dates in DORMS. DORMS is a program that I had to sign up for which is where I would receive all my updates about the program aside from e-mails, once I finally started. I did the basic sign up for DORMS, but there would be a follow up sign up later. I had to pay $425 in program fees, which was nonrefundable and contributed to the administration, events and activities scheduled throughout the program. A good portion of the fee would go to my first week of housing costs since I will had the opportunity to opt in on a housing program. They made it very clear when I acknowledged my program dates that those dates cannot be changed, and I must arrive on the date they gave me and leave on my specific leave date. Unless, of course, they want me to stay longer.

3.      Complete Required Information: Once I did steps 1 and 2, I waited for another e-mail that was about requesting additional information, which was just another questionnaire about myself. I do not remember much of that questionnaire, but I do remember it was my last step before completing the acceptance process.

Three steps and an hour later, I got an e-mail to confirm I was officially enrolled! This was it; I was moving to Florida!