Bill from NYC Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 Sorry to be a bore, but I am just indescribably thrilled. My daughter has been accepted to, and will attend Temple Law School with a full tuition scholarship. Yeah, call me a boring, proud father. I came up hard. Tough neighborhood, dysfunctional house. My wife was indescribably poor. We broke our asses to send her to Dartmouth. It looks like it might pay off. She is already studying and is going to be prepared. My main goal for my 3 daughters was that they had an easier life than Millie and me, and not have to be exposed to the ugliness that I had to see; things I have compartmentalized and will not talk about. I used to think about this sometimes after really crazy situations at work. I think that it's looking good so far, and I thank God for this. Her sisters are right in her footsteps. As for this board.....I sent out some PMs to people I thought might have some useful info. The information/help I received was flat out, off the charts staggering, even humbling. Posters right here on TBD did the following: 1) Offered to meet her and be a liason to Admissions at a particular school at which he is an alum. 2) Explained fine print wrt scholarships (more complicated than it sounds). 3) A poster sent me a complete breakdown of every neighborhood in Philly, and followed it up with 2 more long, informative letters. It must have taken hours. Seriously. 4) Sent me a precinct by precinct crime map of Philly. 5) A Temple alum offered in depth, inside info about the school, numerous times. 6) Told me what's up with graduates from particular schools that they know personally. The list could continue. I was new at this particular process and got help here that I will never forget. You people know who you are, and I thank you eternally for caring enough to be of so much assistance. Sometimes I think that we take this board for granted, but when the chips are down, there are people here who actually care about eachother. Yeah, we are testy sometimes and we bicker. It's all good. Again, sorry to be a bore. After I click on "Post New Message," I am going to hoist up a beer and toast to success of my baby, and to the great people who went out of their way for me although they just didn't have to, nor had any real reason to. You too SDS. Good job! BfNYC
tennesseeboy Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 hey Congrats! You gotta be a proud dad. I'm sure she'll do very well and make dad even MORE proud. I got a daughter of my own in law school as well. When they graduate they can commit us!
gmac17 Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 Congrats, that is awesome! (everything except the part about her becoming a lawyer ) must be proud.
Lori Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 Gratz, Bill! (Wait -- this doesn't mean she's going to be an Iggles fan, does it?)
Chef Jim Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 Gratz, Bill! (Wait -- this doesn't mean she's going to be an Iggles fan, does it?) Worse. A lawyer.
KD in CA Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 Temple?!?!? As an A-10 alum, I have nothing but contempt for all things Temple. Cosby sucks. j/k of course....congratulations Bill, that's awesome news. You and your wife should be mighty proud.
thebug Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 Congrats.....pat yourself on the back as well; children don't end up in the right direction without proper guidance.....well done and good luck to her.
John Adams Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 Temple lawyers are the best. And let this be a lesson to all you who have so enjoyed Bill and my bitter battle over the years. Our kids made us be friends and laugh at all the ill will. Glad to see this post on the board finally. She'll make dad proud and Temple Law is a great school with a brand new (but well-known around Temple for the last 20 years) dean: Joanne Epps. Your daughter will be fortunate to enter the school with Dean Epps in charge.
Beerball Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 Congratulations Bill, most outstanding for yours & you!
eball Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 Congrats Bill. My only bit of advice to your daughter is that she doesn't need to feel pressured to decide what sort of law she wants to practice during her first year of school. I didn't decide until about my 6th or 7th year in practice!
Bill from NYC Posted April 14, 2008 Author Posted April 14, 2008 Gratz, Bill! (Wait -- this doesn't mean she's going to be an Iggles fan, does it?) Not possible! She was a Bills Fan and Yankee Fan for 4 years in New Hampshire. In fact, she strongly considered UB to the extent that I mailed a deposit. Temple bowled her over with cash, and she wants to be closer to her family. She feels bad, and mentioned last night that she wants to go to a Bills game. Despite the fact that I have been to RWS for a game for 14 consecutive years, Millie and the kids have never been to RWS. I could never afford it, but it will happen. I must say that if the Bills make the superbowl down the road, I would rather watch the game in a bar in WNY than actually be at the game. The same might apply wrt the playoffs, but I gotta think about it some more.
ofiba Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 Next time use the search feature. We discussed your daughter going to law school 2 days ago.
BillsWatch Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 Bill what are you going to do if she becomes a Union Laywer?
Bill from NYC Posted April 14, 2008 Author Posted April 14, 2008 Bill what are you going to do if she becomes a Union Laywer? I don't know, thank her?
Hardy Pyle Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 Not too many happy lawyers I know I know in public practice. Over worked and under paid...unless you are a partner, then over worked and paid well, especially at the big firms. The leverage model sucks as well, better to be a partner at an accounting firm....if you don't mind being a bean counter. Oh well, she can always go in house.
Simon Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 Huge props to the gal and just as many to you and your wife. All y'all deserve to be proud as punch!
John Adams Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 Not too many happy lawyers I know I know in public practice. Over worked and under paid...unless you are a partner, then over worked and paid well, especially at the big firms. The leverage model sucks as well, better to be a partner at an accounting firm....if you don't mind being a bean counter. Oh well, she can always go in house. That's nice. We have a firm committed to lifestyle and there are more of them every day. Who needs the kind of firm with high divorce, drug use, depression, suicides? She'll find a good place to work if that's what she wants.
Thirdborn Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 Sorry to be a bore, but I am just indescribably thrilled. My daughter has been accepted to, and will attend Temple Law School with a full tuition scholarship. Yeah, call me a boring, proud father. I came up hard. Tough neighborhood, dysfunctional house. My wife was indescribably poor. We broke our asses to send her to Dartmouth. It looks like it might pay off. She is already studying and is going to be prepared. My main goal for my 3 daughters was that they had an easier life than Millie and me, and not have to be exposed to the ugliness that I had to see; things I have compartmentalized and will not talk about. I used to think about this sometimes after really crazy situations at work. I think that it's looking good so far, and I thank God for this. Her sisters are right in her footsteps. As for this board.....I sent out some PMs to people I thought might have some useful info. The information/help I received was flat out, off the charts staggering, even humbling. Posters right here on TBD did the following: 1) Offered to meet her and be a liason to Admissions at a particular school at which he is an alum. 2) Explained fine print wrt scholarships (more complicated than it sounds). 3) A poster sent me a complete breakdown of every neighborhood in Philly, and followed it up with 2 more long, informative letters. It must have taken hours. Seriously. 4) Sent me a precinct by precinct crime map of Philly. 5) A Temple alum offered in depth, inside info about the school, numerous times. 6) Told me what's up with graduates from particular schools that they know personally. The list could continue. I was new at this particular process and got help here that I will never forget. You people know who you are, and I thank you eternally for caring enough to be of so much assistance. Sometimes I think that we take this board for granted, but when the chips are down, there are people here who actually care about eachother. Yeah, we are testy sometimes and we bicker. It's all good. Again, sorry to be a bore. After I click on "Post New Message," I am going to hoist up a beer and toast to success of my baby, and to the great people who went out of their way for me although they just didn't have to, nor had any real reason to. You too SDS. Good job! BfNYC Bravo! You've obviously been a great Dad. Cheers to you and your Daughter.
Hardy Pyle Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 That's nice. We have a firm committed to lifestyle and there are more of them every day. Who needs the kind of firm with high divorce, drug use, depression, suicides? She'll find a good place to work if that's what she wants. Yes, Lifestyle firms. Not much $$$ money to be had if you are a working grunt. Not sure how the Partners do though. I've seen a few firms as well where you are contract and the number of billable hours is entirely up to you and of course directly correlated to your take home pay.
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