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    Hi Questions,
    You are not the only one working at the 11th hour to get this application finished! Not sure why I always wait to the last minute.

    Does anyone know if you can actually email the application and the supporting documents? I am assuming not, since the application says fax or mail, but they do give an email address.

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    It might be worth a phone call to ask them...

    (And if you do ask, please report back about the answer, if you don't mind. Thanks!)


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    Zia's Mom,

    Why don't you just call them and ask? They must be still open now. Economical, and efficient!

    Were you able to type on the pdf form? I wasn't aware it was formatted that way. Would make the application a whole lot neater on our end...

    And yes, I'm always last minute. I think about it, think about it, think about it, and then, no more time - got to write. Still haven't overcome my bad habits from college...

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    Hi Questions,
    Right after I sent the email I finally was able to reach someone. They are okay with email.

    We are able to type on the PDF form but I think that is because we have the Adobe writer program at home. At least that is what my husband tells me. :-)

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    Thank you - might be worth a download tonight.

    And I gave my fed ex number to one of our references. I suppose she could save the money and email, too.


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    Zia's Mom,

    Could you please ask your husband exactly what software you have? Is it Adobe Acrobat Professional? I couldn't find Adobe writer... I have a pdf editor by Litera, but it doesn't seem to allow me to edit without inserting all sorts of text boxes. Not worth it at this point.

    Thanks!

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    It is Adobe Acrobat 7.0

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    That's so weird - I'm using Adobe Acrobat 8.0 and I can't figure out how to write on the form. Oh, and did I mention that DS was home sick today, and then this afternoon we had a trip to the doctor b/c he fell and luckily did NOT break his jaw!

    Thanks for the tip - I'll check it out. Another great way to procrastinate as I try to pull together all these separate pieces of paper (I have to type - my writing is absymal! No wonder DS has trouble with writing...)

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    I'll delete my reference, and perhaps Zia's mom can delete hers as well. Then, after I send this thing off, I'll post the info I read separately. Hope this helps.

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    Thanks again to everyone who offered tips on the application. We just received notice that they have a complete application and it will be going in for review starting on Monday. They did mention a delay with the holiday but I still expect a response by mid-January.

    I was very happy with the final product and we used a lot of the suggestions provided here. Our fingers are crossed. Does anyone know, on average, how many applicants the program gets a month? Just on this board alone there seemed to be 4 or 5 folks submitting.

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