[nagdu] Application Process

[Brandon Olivares]

hi Craig,

Thanks for your link. I’m hoping to be at the California campus but don’t know definitively yet.

Brandon
On May 6, 2014, at 12:56 AM, Craig Heaps <craig.heaps at comcast.net> wrote:

> Brandon:
> 
> I recieved my guide dog, Chase, from GDB in San Rafael last July.  My application process took about a year and a half, but that's probabaly unusual.  I have some useable vision, and my O&M skills -- all self-taught--  were not what GDB was looking for.  So I had to get some formal O& M training.  I had some other things going on in my life that concerned the admissions committee as well.  They were not major, but the committee expressed concern they would add stress in the training process.
> 
> Once I satisfied their concerns, the lead time was about three months to the beginning of my class.  I wrote a blog during the training and beyond.  I began it the day before I began training. In it, I talked about the details of my training as well as my feelings as I progressed through it.   If you think it might be helpful for you, you can find it at
> craigdogdays.blogspot.com
> 
> The earliest entries are, as in most blogs, at the bottom and work up from there.
> 
> Good luck.  Would you be at the California or Oregon campus?
> 
> Craig and Chase
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brandon Olivares" <programmer2188 at gmail.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2014 9:15 PM
> Subject: [nagdu] Application Process
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I recently applied to GDB. I know there are some other GDB graduates on this list, so I’m curious about the process. Of course I’ve spoken to the admissions staff and heard about the process, but I’d like to know what I should be expecting? What will they be looking for? I’ve never applied for a guide dog before so I am a bit nervous.
> 
> I’m 25 years old and have been working with a cane for 20 years, and my mobility skills are quite good. I walk from a mile to a mile and a half almost every day. We’re in an area where we can walk just about anywhere: the grocery store is just down the road, there are several restaurants in easy walking distance, and it is a nice residential area where I enjoy walking daily.
> 
> Like I said this is my first time, so I don’t know how strict they are with applications. I tend to overthink things so I’d like to hear from anyone else to put my mind at ease a bit.
> 
> Thanks,
> Brandon
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