An Apology from a Disney College Program Applicant.

While I had been waiting to do the Disney College Program since I was in the third grade, the real waiting and panic didn’t start until I hung up from my phone interview.

On Feb. 7, 2014, I hung up the phone after a 50-minute interview. Before I interviewed, I told myself that I wouldn’t analyze my every word post-interview, quoting Walt Disney’s wise words to myself, “Why worry? You’ve done your best and that’s all you can do.” I was forgetting two essential facts about myself: I over analyze everything and I have wanted to work for Disney for as long as my working memory allows myself to remember. The following apologies are all based on real things I did while waiting to hear back from Disney.

So, without further ado…

An Apology from a Disney College Program Applicant.

To my roommate: Thanks for allowing me to take over our room for an entire week preparing for my interview. Yes, you did say that at first, you enjoyed the notes and quotes that I taped to the wall, but I’m sorry that our room soon after devolved into something resembling a Disney fan’s rendition of “A Beautiful Mind.”

I’m also sorry that you will now be subjected to my insanely rigged game of “Who Can Guess the Disney Song First?” We both know who will win and we both know that the real purpose of this game is to serve my competitive spirit, love for Disney, and my need to keep my mind off my application. Thank you for your support during this time.

To my friends: I’m sorry that I will suddenly become weirdly obsessed with other people that I have never actually met in-person. In my defense, we plan to be THE PERFECT roommates because we all love all the same Disney films. Clearly, this is the only essential factor in determining a good roommate relationship.

To my teachers: In case you weren’t aware, I will barely do any homework from the time I applied to the time that I hear back from Disney. Instead, I will bury myself in my research watch all of the Disney College Program vlogs in existence. I have a bad feeling that this will not be helpful to me on any of my midterms.

I’m also sorry if I check my email in class. If my acceptance comes in, I will scream and you will not think it’s as important as I do.

To my parents: You’re about to get many calls over-analyzing every word I said during my interview. Good luck dealing with my ramblings.

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I finally heard back on March 1, 2014, but the obsession barely slowed down. I began to further prepare for the big move on May 27, 2014, and so the obsession continued. Good luck to everyone who has had their phone interview! Be sure to comment with your own stories and share with those in your life that you might have bothered with DCP nonsense.