I spent the next few hours going through the application, filling out all of the various forms and information and spent a lot of time gettind excited.Once I had filled out enough information, I had to pick my interviewer, the closest person to me was a lady about 1 hour and a half from my house ( as I live in quite a rural area) and she seemed lovely so I picked her. I contacted her and requested her for my interview, she replied and gave me lots of things to improve on my application and we also sorted an interview date, I was so excited, EEK!
My interview date was going to be the 5th of October 2014.
Before my interview, there were a few things I had to get done. I had to complete my DBS form, ready to then get verified with all of my identity information at my interview. I also needed to upload 2 activity photos and my references. I looked through my application and edited it to make it the best it could be and I spent a lot of time researching camps and getting myself super excited.
A few days before my interview, I created a folder with all of my documents in it. I had to make sure I took proof of my identity in order for my interview to start and also had to print out my application and get all of the relevant documents and references needed.
Then, it became the day of the interview, I got up early and drove up with my mum, it was great fun and I was slightly nervous, but I'd read so many reviews telling me how relaxed the whole interview process was so that it made me feel a lot calmer.
My interview went extremely well and we went through my whole application and what I could improve to make it look the best for when camp director's view my application. My interviewer also suggested that I should apply for the IYLA Scheme ( I will do another post all about this) and said my skills would be great for this, we discussed what it involved and I agreed that it looked perfect for me and my skills!
The next day, I went onto my camp america and I got an email saying "Congratulation's, you have passed your interview!" I was over the moon and burst with energy from this. I then continued to go through all of the suggestions on my application and added all of the extra bit's. I had to get all of my amendments done by the 14th of October. Also, I contacted the IYLA Scheme and found out more information and decided it was definitely for me, I then had to wait to get registered for my place.
On the 14th October 2014, also got conformation that I was registered for the IYLA Scheme and I had got a place!
Once I had got all of my application completed, I then had to pay the next assessment fee and wait. I continually checked my email over the next couple of days as I had to do a few things for the application and then on the 17th October 2014, my application was processing!!!
Over the next few days, I had to do things that were getting emailed to me in order to process my application and I was just getting so excited to see what was going to happen next and would check my camp america application every day for updates. I was also added to the IYLA facebook group to get all of the girls chatting, I was the first member to be added and every day since, more people are being added, more girls are joining and there is now currently 9 of us and eventually there will be 75!
On the 22nd October 2014, I logged onto my camp america application and found I was READY TO PLACE! I had been imagining this for 2 years and I literally jumped right up and ran downstairs to tell my mum, (who had already guessed it was something to do with camp america.) I then watched all of the videos about being RTP and realised, I could now access the participants zone, again, somewhere I had wanted access to for a long time. I was so excited by how much information there was and how real this was all coming and how close my dream could be. I could now create my own blog, access the forum's, the information, find out what will happen next and find out all kinds of information, such as the different camp songs!
I still have to make my application video and am planning on doing this over this half term and the IYLA scheme starts at the beginning of November, so that will keep me busy and prepare me for my place at camp, if I get it.
I'm sorry this had been such a long post, but this is what I have been up to lately, I am hoping to get back into this blogging again now and will continue to post my camp america and IYLA journey and will let you know all about it, I hope you are all well.
Keep smiling, see you soon lovelies
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