Extended Application Deadline

If you visit our application page you will note we have extended the application deadline for our current search from today until July 5th. The first thought of current applicants may be that we have not yet found any qualified applicants, but this could not be further from the truth. In fact, at this point, the intended parents have not had a chance to thoroughly review all the applications they have received. What has happened is that our office has started to receive a number of last minute inquires about the ad as well as a number of applications that are only about half way completed. Our intended parents would like to give all potential donors enough time to complete the application thoroughly and therefore extended the deadline a week. Now, you may be wondering why we did not set a longer deadline to begin with. While there are many factors that go into choosing a deadline, we generally try to keep each search around 3 weeks long. If an application deadline is set too far out from the start of a new search, many potential donors wait until the last minute to submit their paperwork and then the intended parents become overwhelmed with applications to review. We have found with a 3 week long application period that the profiles tend to arrive in a steady manner preventing a large rush of applications in the last few days. Also, with this particular search, we decided that accepting applications through the 4th of July holiday weekend may allow many potential applicants the extra time to apply that they needed so that they do not have to wait until our next search.

In summary, if you have already applied, please know that your application is still under consideration and that our extended deadline is no reflection as to the quality of applications we have received. On the other hand, if you still want to apply, please take this extra week to fill out the paperwork as thoroughly as possible and submit it at your convenience. As always, our office and the intended parents remain grateful for your participation in this search.

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