By Lauren Farberman
Theme Editor
The magic of Disney recently enchanted junior Phillip Wah, as he was accepted to attend the prestigious Disney Dreamers Academy to explore his passions and help determine his future.
Disney Dreamers Academy is held at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida over four days where students have the opportunities to work with professionals through various workshops and mentor sessions. Wah is one of the 100 students between ages 13 to 19 that Disney chose out of 10,000 applicants nation-wide to participate in the pro-gram.
“When I found out I was accepted into the program, I was really surprised,” Wah said. “I worked really hard on my application, but you can never just expect to be accept-ed into an extremely competitive program like this one.”
Photos: Phillip Wah was recently accepted into the Disney Dreamers Academy
The program accepted Wah on Dec.15 after he wrote two short essays on two topics: the applicant’s experiences that shaped his life and the dreams and events that shaped the applicant’s outlook on life. Costa senior Ronald Clinton supported Wah throughout the entire process of writing the essays after attending the program last year. Clinton said that he was elated when he learned that Wah would be participating in the same program he did.
Link: Clinton accepted into Disney Dreamers Academy
“I was ecstatic when I heard Philip had been accepted into the Disney Dreamers Academy,” Clinton said. “It was great to know that my advice positively impacted his application; it came as no surprise to me that someone as driven as Philip got into the program.”
Link: Visit the Disney Dreamer’s Academy website.
The program will take place in March and includes an all-expenses paid trip for the students to Walt Disney World Resort.
“I hope that through this experience, I can discover more opportunities for myself and create a future that will one day make my goals a reality,” Wah said.
Wah was accepted to the program on December 15, when a list of accepted applicants was posted to the Disney Dreamers Academy website, and was one of the 1% of applicants to be accepted. Clinton, who supported Wah throughout the whole process, was elated when he learned that his friend would get to participate in the program.
“I was ecstatic when I heard Philip had been accepted into the Disney Dreamers Academy,” Clinton said. “It was great to know that my advice positively impacted his application, although it came as no surprise to me that someone as driven as Philip got into the program.”
The program will take place in March and includes an all expenses paid trip for the students and a guardian to Walt Disney World Resort. Wah is looking forward to talking with all the professionals the program provides to share information about their respective field, and learning more about different career paths.
“I’m really looking forward to being inspired by all the amazing speakers and mentors at the academy, Wah said. “I hope that through this experience I can discover more opportunities for myself and create a future that will one day make my goals a reality.”
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