[Nfbc-info] leaving for law school

[Terra Peterson]

Deepa,
I must have missed the email where you said that you are off to law school 
in Michigan yesterday. I just wanted to congratulate you on getting this 
far. I hope you do very well in law school! Best wishes
Terra
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darian Smith" <dsmithnfb at gmail.com>
To: "NFB of California List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 2:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] leaving for law school


> Deepa,
>  Congratulations!
> Not very many people ever want to, or ever make  it into law school
> (comparitive to society as a whole).
>  With that, it's a great accomplishment to make it this far; but I
> suspect, that  this far is not far enough.  I know you will be
> successful, because you will settle for no less.
> Best wishes and  please do keep in touch!
> Best, Darian
>
>
> On 8/15/09, Brian Miller <brianrmiller88 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Congratulations Deepa!  This is great news!  You'll love Ann Arbor... 
>> It's a
>> terrific town.
>>
>> Cali's loss is DC's gain!
>>
>> Best of luck with your move to the Great State of Michigan -- I was just
>> there this weekend, and can tell you it has much to offer.
>>
>> Brian Miller
>> -
>>> From: nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>> [mailto:nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Deepa Goraya
>>> Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 10:02 PM
>>> To: nfbc-info at nfbnet.org
>>> Cc: CABS listserve
>>> Subject: [Nfbc-info] leaving for law school
>>>
>>> Hello my fellow Californians,
>>>
>>> I would like to share some sad but exciting news with you
>>> all. At the end of  June, I was admitted to the University of
>>> Michigan Law School, which is ranked as one of the top ten
>>> law schools  in the country! I had been waitlisted there and
>>> had been really hoping to get in, and I was overjoyed after
>>> receiving a phone call from the Dean letting me know that I
>>> was admitted! I have committed to attending the U of M in the
>>> fall, which means I will be having to leave California at the
>>> end of August.
>>>
>>> I'm really excited to be going to such a fantastic school and
>>> nervous to be starting this intense program, but sad to be
>>> leaving CABS, the NFBC, and all of my friends here at home
>>> both in the NFB and without. I have enjoyed so much being a
>>> part of this affiliate and being on the CABS board. Our
>>> student board has done such an amazing job this year, and I
>>> am proud to have been part of such a hard-working, dedicated,
>>> and motivated group. I am now ready to pass the presidency on
>>> to the next board and president.
>>>
>>> I am planning on working in Washington, D.C. after law school
>>> if it works out. I had such an amazing experience there from
>>> January to May interning for Senator Dodd on the Hill, and I
>>> love DC so much. So I don't know if I will be permanently
>>> back in California or not. However, I will still be interning
>>> in Cali one summer and maybe doing a Fellowship or something
>>> after law school if I can, hopefully for Disability Rights
>>> Advocates. So I'm sure I will still be able to attend some
>>> state conventions from time to time, and I will of course be
>>> seeing many of you at national conventions! I will still be
>>> part of the NFBC list for a while, so please stay in touch
>>> and get my email if you would like to write every now and then.
>>>
>>> Thank you so much for all the support and love you all have
>>> given me in the NFBC and in CABS. I'm going to really miss my
>>> California family. Now, I am going to begin preparing for
>>> this next chapter of my life!
>>>
>>> Warmly,
>>>
>>> Deepa Goraya
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