[NAGDU] Multiple applications

Mon Oct 26 17:05:06 UTC 2020

I again urge anyone looking for a guide dog, especially first timers to apply to several schools. We all have our opinions and preferences. All the research you do will not compare with having conversations with several school representatives.

This is no different than looking for a college. Applying to several guide dog schools will give you the opportunity to have personal direct interactions with school personnel. You may even get ideas from one school interview you can use at other meetings.

Getting a guide dog is a major life decision. All research and interviews both for the school AND YOU will give you the best data on which to make the right choice. Also, as someone pointed out, once you make a decision and are accepted, take yourself out of the running for all the other schools to which you applied.

Best Regards,

Michael Hingson

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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Multiple applications

hi

i  always  apply to several schools because i need a poodle and there are only a few schools  that train poodles.

it is always  good to compare schools based on their  training methods, follow up,  campus etc.

good luck.

gary

On October 26, 2020 8:42:02 AM PDT, Danielle Sykora via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>I think it is entirely fair to narrow down programs to two that you 
>really like, possibly even like for different reasons, and apply to 
>both. This is particularly true if your dog retires suddenly, you have 
>a strong breed preference, or you have very specific needs that could 
>take a long time to find a dog. You are more likely to get a matchmuch 
>more quickly  when there’s just a larger pool of dogs. I think most 
>conscientious people would both let the programs know that they are 
>applying to other places as well as to let them know when they have 
>excepted a class date at the other school.
>Personally, I think applying to three, four, or even five programs is a 
>little excessive. At that point, I feel like people should really 
>evaluate what they are looking for in a program, because you are 
>unlikely to find four or five programs that meet all of your 
>needs/wants. that is also going to be a crazy amount of paperwork, 
>interviews, etc.
>I did start filling out applications for two programs with my first 
>dog, though I ended up not finishing the application to one program. I 
>liked the two programs a lot after literally spending years doing 
>research, but I liked them for some of the same reasons and some 
>different reasons. With my second dog, I knew exactly what I wanted so 
>I only applied to the one program. Danielle
>
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>> On Oct 26, 2020, at 11:21 AM, Mary Luthy via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>wrote:
>> 
>>  You need doctor approval for the schools. Applying to 2 makes it
>cheaper to get the doctor forms filled out.
>>    On Monday, October 26, 2020, 06:51:31 AM PDT, Tracy Carcione via
>NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:  
>> 
>> I guess it's all the fashion these days to apply to multiple schools.
> I
>> have never done that myself.  I've done my research, decided what I
>thought
>> was best, and applied there.  If they had turned me down, I would
>have
>> applied to my B school, and so on.  
>> 
>> I beg people who apply to multiple schools to let the ones who
>accepted you
>> know if you decide to go elsewhere.  There are people anxiously
>waiting for
>> places in class.  If a place has been reserved for you, and you've
>decided
>> to go somewhere else, let the school know so someone else can have
>that
>> place.  This is especially true now, when COVID restrictions are
>making
>> waiting lists even longer.
>> 
>> Tracy
>> 
>> 
>> 
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