So I've recently applied to do the Aus/NZ ICP in January 2015. I am older than your 'traditional' college student at the grand old age of 30 (I'll be 31 when the program starts). I went to university in my early 20's started a career as a school teacher and then after a few years decided to pursue my love of the arts and live performance and went back to school. I have wanted to work for Disney for some time now but only recently discovered the ICP and am pretty excited to apply.
I have a few questions though in regards to age and would love to hear people's thoughts on any or all of these:
1. I've read that there are older people who do the program but I'm wondering how many people there would be in that 26-35 age bracket? What have people experienced of this?
2. For people who have done/are doing the program at a 'non-traditional' age, what was your experience of the whole situation, particularly the housing.
3. What is the acceptance like from younger CP's/ICP's?
4. People who did the program at a younger age and had friends/roommates etc that were a bit older and had a positive experience, I'd love to hear from you!
I'm curious because I've come across a little bit of negativity, like younger applicants saying "Oh I wouldn't want to live with an older person, that would be so awkward!" I hate the stereotype that older students are all control-freaks and dorky, because I don't feel like that at all. (Ok, so yes I'm dorky, but I was like that when I was 20 as well
) I have a lot of friends at all different ages and always have. All of my classmates atm are between the ages of 18 and 22 and I get along really well with all of them and have becomes close friends with several too. There is a part of me that wonders if I should lie to my roommates and pretend to be like 23 or something because apparently that's the age people think I am ![Title :confused3 :confused3](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/confused24.gif)
I have a few questions though in regards to age and would love to hear people's thoughts on any or all of these:
1. I've read that there are older people who do the program but I'm wondering how many people there would be in that 26-35 age bracket? What have people experienced of this?
2. For people who have done/are doing the program at a 'non-traditional' age, what was your experience of the whole situation, particularly the housing.
3. What is the acceptance like from younger CP's/ICP's?
4. People who did the program at a younger age and had friends/roommates etc that were a bit older and had a positive experience, I'd love to hear from you!
I'm curious because I've come across a little bit of negativity, like younger applicants saying "Oh I wouldn't want to live with an older person, that would be so awkward!" I hate the stereotype that older students are all control-freaks and dorky, because I don't feel like that at all. (Ok, so yes I'm dorky, but I was like that when I was 20 as well
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![Title :confused3 :confused3](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/confused24.gif)