With each of programs for the Disney College Program there are Facebook groups that pop up anywhere from a year in advance or a couple of weeks before applications to the next DCP are rumored to be released. These groups are not made by Disney, but rather folks just like you and me who are hoping to do the next program. Disney does have a DCP page but not a group, it can be found at www.facebook.com/DisneyCollegeProgram. Most of the groups are closed and you have to send a request to be added to it. Don't let this throw you off, they accept basically everyone who sends an invite and accept yours within a couple of minutes or hours depending on the time of day. Here are some of the benefits of joining the facebook group of your (hopeful) program:
•Everyone is in the same boat as you waiting for acceptances
-It is really awesome to see that you aren't the only one waiting around refreshing your dashboard every few seconds
•When acceptances start rolling out you can see exactly what roles are being accepted at the time and when the waves of acceptances are
-This was really helpful and neat to see what roles where being
accepted different times. It helps you kind of tell when you might get an acceptance email.
•Once acceptances do go out you can find answers to any of your new or remaining questions
-There are tons of people in the group that have the exact same questions that you do. If you don't ask you question someone else most likely already has or will. There are quite a bit of CP alumni that are doing another DCP or are just there to help, so all the questions get a pretty accurate answer.
•You can find links to new groups that are just people who were accepted into the same roll as you
-These groups are awesome!! These groups help you find out more specifics about your roll, and what to expect. You also get to meet a lot of people that you could possibly be working with when you get down there.
•This is one of the best places to find roommates
-These groups are where everyone tends to find there roommates for their DCP. This is where everyone posts roommate surveys for others to get to know things about them to see if they are interested in being roommates. Some of the things on it say what your arrival date is, wellness or non-wellness, do you snore, what you like to do, what your personality is like, do you drink/party/smoke if so how often. Just basic questions.
•Its an awesome place to post that you got accepted into the DCP
-When I got accepted I posted on the main Facebook group that I had gotten accepted as a Fall 2014 Lifeguard so that I could inform others like they had been informing me. Within seconds of posting I had tons of people I didn't even know liking and commenting congratulations on my post. It felt really awesome to see all these people so excited to see another person got accepted. It really makes you feel accepted and like you have a ton of friends even though you know nothing about them.
There are some negatives to the Facebook groups though. Not enough to say stay away from the groups though. They are great, but here is what I found/observed.
•Like any group of people there will be those rude and annoying people in the group
-This goes with anything you do in life. There is always that one person in the mix. Luckily I haven't really seen any of those people except for once or twice
•You can get discouraged when you see all of the acceptances and you haven't gotten yours yet
-This just makes you really anxious to get your acceptance email. Trust though it will come, and it will come when you least expected or when you finally stop refreshing all the time.
•There are A TON of people on there so it is very hard to keep up with posts
-There are 3,450 people in the Fall Advantage/Fall 2014 group and the number is growing all the time. That's a lot of people posting all to one page so there are constantly new post and you can lose track of them.
•After a while the Facebook group for your role will seem way better than the overall one
-At least for me it has, because there are less than 100 people in the lifeguarding group for Fall Advantage/Fall 2014. This group is waaayy easier to keep up with and has more of the information I am looking for when it comes to the questions I have.
My main tips with how to approach the Facebook groups are:
•Do like I did and join the group right before you think acceptances are going to go out or when they start going out
-This keeps you from picking out roommates too early. You don't want to already have a roommate and then it gets really awkward when they don't get in and you do. Joining later keeps you from having to see all of the complaining and whining about "why aren't acceptances out yet" "I'm never going to get in" and other post like that. Those things just bring you energy and excitement down.
•Join the group with the most members to join as they will have the best information
-The more members in the group, the more popular the group, the more information it has.
•Most importantly join your roll's Facebook group
-I can't tell you enough how much you should join your roll's group. This is where you will find the most information for your roll specific questions and meet your (possible) future fellow cast members. There is sometimes even one or two CP alumni in the group that can give you so much information about your roll from first hand experience. If there is a CP alumni in the group there is most likely someone in the group that knows one who did the same roll.
These are just my opinions based on what I observed. In the end it's up to what you want to do. If you love Facebook groups knock you self out, join one early, or maybe even be the one to create your programs group!
If you have any questions just comment below and I will try to answer them as best as I can!
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