Hearing back from Disney?!

Step 5: Some Communication From Disney

After your phone interview, you will be considered "in progress". That is what your dashboard will read. Ultimately you can be placed into one of three statuses after this. NLIC, Pending, or Accepted!

NLIC- You can receive this e-mail anywhere from the night of your phone interview, up until the last day of decisions (usually 3-ish months after applications open). NLIC means "No Longer in Consideration". It means that unfortunately you are not being considered for the Disney College Program. It's a very nice denial letter.

This is what your dashboard will look like if you're NLIC'd.

If this happens to you, don't give up hope! Apply next season, and the one after that until you get in. If you're meant to be at Disney, you'll find a way!


Pending- This one is tricky. At its core, it means "Not yet". Disney hasn't accepted you, but they also haven't denied you. To me, this means that they see something in you. Enough that they want to keep you around. Either they are trying to pick which role would suit your skills and their needs best, or there's something stopping them from immediately accepting you, and they want to compare you to the rest of the applicants before making a final decision.

This is the e-mail you will receive if you are "pending". The date in the e-mail will be different depending on your season.

Pending e-mails can also come as soon as the day after your phone interview, and given the new way Disney is doing their application process, it can come weeks after your phone interview. Pending is NOT a death sentence. If you are pending, that means you are still in consideration, which means you still can be accepted!

While we don't know exactly what goes on at the Recruiting Offices, people who are pended are still accepted! So don't lose any hope. You're still in the running to become America's Next Top Model. Or Cast Member. Or something like that.


Accepted- Obviously this is the communication you want to receive most. Obviously, this means you in!

 This is what your dash will look like after accepting the offer!

And the glorious acceptance e-mail!

Depending on when you apply, I've seen people get their acceptance e-mail the day after their phone interview. I've also seen people have to wait until the last day to find out. After you receive this e-mail, freak out and call your parents and friends, and post it on the Facebook page, you can find out your offer! There's a link to a .pdf with your role and season.

Here's part of the acceptance .pdf!

You can accept the offer here as well. Within 7 days of accepting, you must pay program fees and select a move-in date! You can then find roommates, and look at classes to take at Disney U!

What's coming up? I'll talk about the differences between Spring 2015 recruiting and previous seasons!

'Til next time!