Meet some of the beneficiaries of alumni-supported scholarship aid – bright, motivated students whose presence lifts SUNY Buffalo Law School even as they acquire the tools of the legal trade.
Scholarship giving makes all the difference for the recipients of that aid – and on a wider level, it helps to build the overall quality of each entering class of students.
"I really owe the success I’ve achieved in life to my ability to go to UB and the education I received. It is very important to me to give back to the Law School and to try to help students who are in the same position that I was."
“The school needs to be able to have scholarships that help to bring in talented students, and it’s just the right thing to do. I hope that my classmates and other alums will help out as well.”
"It felt right to make a statement to acknowledge how indebted I feel for having received my education at the Law School. And to offer this gesture on behalf of my mom and dad."
“I’ve come to recognize the need for dollars to be given to support faculty chairs and scholarship and to support scholarships for students so we will be able to attract the absolute best and brightest.”
"As you grow older, you want the institutions that you are affiliated with to be appropriately recognized. The only way that happens is when alumni support those institutions."
“It motivates you to want to live up to those expectations and the name of the attorney. But it also takes a humongous weight off my shoulders about all the debt I would have had after law school.”
“Knowing I have that extra financial support is wonderful. It’s tough to go to work after class, so now I’ve been able to cut back on the hours I’m working and to focus more on school, which makes it so much easier.”
“I chose UB mainly because of the price, which was extremely reasonable. With the scholarship I did not have to get a private loan; I can use Stafford loans to cover pretty much my entire bill, and money from the scholarship helps to cover gas and my other expenses.”
"When I get out of Law School, I want to do whatever has the most tangible impact on people in Buffalo. I’m committed to staying here and not taking it elsewhere."
“Law school is something I've always thought about. Originally I had wanted to do a Ph.D. program in social psychology, but I decided I wanted something more applicable to people's daily lives than strictly academic research.”
