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  1. There are a lot of very good lawyers in the world, but the lawyers who are great lawyers are experts in a particular field. VYang Citysearch
  2. Very funny list of the top 10 personalities to avoid at law school: http://tinyurl.com/yfgdpnv
  3. BW's B-school rankings pioneer resigns! RT @JohnAByrne I just announced I'm leaving BusinessWeek. http://is.gd/52SrR
  4. Washington U's Olin Business School reported only 8% of students without at least 1 job offer within 3 months of graduation in 2009. (BusWk)
  5. Ways you've shown teamwork?: go-to guy, jack-of-all-trades, cheerleader, worker bee, savvy politico, peacemaker. http://tinyurl.com/yjvz8fx
  6. Business schools participating in GMAC's 2009 survey received nearly 230,000 completed applications from about 75,000 candidates. (GMAC)
  7. Yale SOM's round 1 and 2 admissions update: http://tinyurl.com/yj2xjro
  8. New York University and Northwestern are reporting 23 and 25% increases, respectively, in applications to their LLM programs. (@FT)
  9. Rule of thumb: *Every sentence* in the Why Our School section of your goals essay should refer to 1-2+ specific resources or people by name.
  10. A first: Indian School of Business received more GMAT score reports from Asian citizens than Harvard Business School last year. (GMAC)
  11. Will stating non-profit goals in your application essays get you into business school? http://tinyurl.com/ylx8nvo
  12. Will you stating non-profit goals get you into business school? http://tinyurl.com/ylx8nvo
  13. 80% of biz schools do not have a policy on whether adcoms can review applicants' social media sites. 89% of those that do ban it. (KPT&A)
  14. To say you are interested in international law is in some ways no different than saying you are interested in law Stanford Prof A. Weiner
  15. Great article on international law careers in this month's "National Jurist": http://tinyurl.com/yzem5ks
  16. Bonuses for Class of 2008 associates at top law firms like Cravath are reported to be $7.5K this December down from $30K for Class of '03.
  17. 28% of B-schools experienced an increase in the number of applicants declining admission offers for financial reasons in 2009 vs. 2008.
  18. English speakers in India: 55 million (<5% of Indians). In China: at least 200 million + 2 million new speakers each year. (British Council)
  19. What do new JDs do when law firms aren't hiring? Seek judicial clerkships. Online apps for federal clerkships rose 66% from 10-08 thru 9-09.
  20. @briennamichelle Yes waive the right to see the reco letters submitted to your schools. However your recommenders can still show them to you