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My 5 Must Do's for a First Time DCPer

The Disney College Program is a once in a lifetime experience. As an alumni I have heard my fair share of "must-dos" and "bucket lists", but too me they always seem quite generic, the things everyone puts on their lists: eat around the world (zzz), ride every ride (duh), watch the fireworks (well yah!). My list has a few more personal things, things that I look back on my time at the DCP and miss or am very glad I did.

1. Take as many "basic" Instagram photos as possible. 
You will thank yourself later, I promise. You don't necessarily need to buy Photopass (thats like 200$) but definitely still take photos at all the famous walls, in front of all your favorite rides, and with all of you favorite characters. Take photos at traditions, and your first time in the park, and your last night with your roommates. I still look back on all my photos and remember are the amazing times I had and I am so grateful I took so many (some might say a crazy amount) of photos.
 Me and my friends had a Google Doc that we shared all our photos on and that worked out great, no texting back and forth "can you send me this one". Also the photos stayed really high quality.

2. Find a Unique way to get Autographs of you favorite characters.
This doesn't have to be anything crazy, I saw plenty of CP's have children's books for them to sign. But you can get as creative as you'd like with it. Me and my roommates painted a big canvas for them to sign and I loved getting photos of all the characters reactions. Priceless memories, priceless photos, and a great keepsake. I still have mine hanging in my apartment. 

3. Get Button's for EVERYTHING!!
One of the only free things Disney gives out is Celebration buttons so collect as many as you can. They have them for special events (I have one for Epcot's 35th Anniversary and Mickeys Birthday) but they also have a I'm Celebrating, Happily Ever After Button, and Birthday Buttons all the time. Get as many as you can. Celebrate even the most mundane things, I promise these keepsakes will have so many memories attached to them.

4. Go to the Parks by Yourself
This is an important one. I saw a lot of kids miss out on a lot of things because they were afraid of doing it alone. Your schedule is not always going to line up with your friends and its important to realize that you can do things by yourself! Going to the parks by yourself is actually really fun. You get to dow whatever you want and skip all the stuff you don't like as much. Not to mention its easier to get fastpasses! I think going to the parks by yourself really allows you appreciate the park and the experiences.

5. Spend as Much Time with your Friends and Roommates as Possible!
You will miss the people you meet on your Program so much after you have left, I promise. The time you spend with them is precious and really important. Make memories, don't turn an experience down (even if your exhausted). You will never have another chance like this. Go out for food after work, Go to the beach or the parks every opportunity you have, Go grocery shopping with your friends, or even at the very least have a movie night with your roommates. Some of my favorite memories include me and my roomies just dancing or watching movies, or even cleaning together. You will miss them when it's done so spend as much time with them as you can now.