"Please please please please puh-leeease!"

This is me right now. Seriously.

I just sent an e-mail to my financial aid counselor. She won't get back to me til tomorrow at the earliest (stupid weekends! How dare my counselor get a day off! Just kidding of course.) but I am dying with suspense. Seriously, this news will determine if I can even apply for the program. :S

If I can't retain my scholarship, I can't go to Disney. ;____;

Ah well, wish me luck!! ;D

(I'm really channeling Charlotte today aren't I? hehe)

"Witty Jack does not know what he wants."

stolen pic from BFF!Kelly's trip to Disney

So I'm about to start an epic Pirates of the Caribbean movie marathon, because I'm a Disney geek and that's what we do (or at least, that's what I do. I can't speak for the rest of you.) Anyway, it made me realize something. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides comes out May 20, 2011!!! If I did the CP in Spring of 2011... I'd be in WDW for all the super-awesome Pirates stuff!!! I am one of the biggest hugest most devoted PotC fans around (seriously, ask me anything) so this would be a dream come true. It's making me think maybe I should apply for Spring instead. On the other hand, at least if I did Fall 2011, well, I'd be around for the DVD release. (Not the same!!!)

So yeah, I had been pretty darn sure I wanted to go for Fall 2011. But this is really making me rethink it. We'll see. :P

"I'm a real blog!"

senior trip - april 2009 (with BFF kelly! and BFF pinocchio!)

Well every legitimate blog needs a proper header, doesn't it?

Lucky for me we had a snow day today so I stayed in my dorm and made my little bloggy banner! I'm quite pleased with it. Hopefully someone other than myself will see it at some point. ;)

And if Disney's reading this -- I spent a lot of time on that header! Ill be pretty upset if I don't get accepted into the CP after all the effort it took for me to make it! *shakes fist*

Anyway, I hope to update frequently even though I'm way ahead of the game. I'll just post random musings that have to do with Disney/the CP. Most of the time. :)

"All my troubles and obstacles have strengthened me"

high school senior trip - april 2009

It's lucky I have planned so far ahead, because I'm zero days in and I'm already facing hurdles.

At my university an open meeting was held on Tuesday for anyone interested in being a Cast Member at Walt Disney World. Most of the information provided were things I had already learned; in fact, in some areas I seemed to know more than the Campus Representatives thanks to the ever-so-helpful people at the DisBoards.

I did, however, learn one pretty awful piece of information.

My university doesn't accept credits for the Program.

This isn't the worst thing in the world. Fortunately I acquired enough credits during high school (12, to be exact) to put me ahead one semester. As of Spring 2009, I am at Sophomore Status. If any highschool student ever reads this, I can't stress enough how helpful it is to get as many credits as you can in high school. It will really help you out in college.

So, Hofstra not accepted Disney credits isn't the worst thing in the world. The classes offered at Disney are free and I am still interested in them for the experience alone. My problem, however is my scholarship. I'm able to go to Hofstra because of the merit-based scholarship I received, which I only keep so long as I maintain a 3.0 GPA at school. I'm not yet sure if my scholarship will carry over if I'm taking a semester off, so I need to go meet with the financial aid office asap. I'm really nervous for this, as it will really determine whether or not I can do the CP. From what I understand, if I take online Hofstra classes I can rack up enough credits (12 is the minimum) to still be considered a student; however, the CP itself is tons of work as it is. Having college classes on top of that would kill me.

Another issue is my health insurance. By doing the CP, I'll be considered taking a semester off and that may or may not affect my insurance. Time will tell.

It would be pretty horrible if my school's refusal to acknowledge the College Program would be the downfall of my dreams. The community college down the road is so big on the CP, yet my university that I pay tens of thousands of dollars per year to attend can't even give me a few credits.

It all started with a Mouse...

high school senior trip - april 2009

My name is Molly and, if I'm lucky, this is the start of a very long blog. It's February 26, 2010 and if all goes well, I will have successfully earned my ears by Fall of 2011 for the Walt Disney World College Program. My hope is that this first post is the beginning of many -- and it is my goal that I can help future potential CPers with the same aspirations.

I'm starting this blog early for a number of reasons. For starters, I seem to be a bit of an insomniac and have nothing better to do with my time. But mainly I just want to be able to log every thing I possibly can. I want to be a thorough as possible! So for now the updates will not be frequent. But I'm looking forward to what the future holds, etc etc.

So here's what you need to know about me.

• I am Molly, I am 18 years old, and I am a freshman at Hofstra University on Long Island, NY.
• I heard about the Disney CP from a friend in September of my freshman year, and have been determined to Earn My Ears from that day forward.
• I have started many blogs before and always end up forgetting to maintain them. My biggest goal (well, second-biggest; my biggest goal is to get accepted) is to maintain this blog from beginning to end so as to help others who are in my situation.
• I am currently a Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology major, but am unsure if it will stay that way. If you enjoy good foreshadowing, keep this in mind. I'm likely to switch majors about a zillion times and it'll be interesting to see where I end up...
• I love Disney more than I can express. The company, the films, the parks, and everything Disney stands for. I wish I could describe how I feel about Disney without sounding like a total cheeseball. However, I can't, so you'll just have to take my word for it. :)

So yeah, this is my first post. Wish me luck!