More Women Going to Business School

" ... As women reach parity with men in law and medical schools, their enrollment rates at business schools remain stubbornly low. The Graduate Management Admissions Council, which administers the GMAT entrance exam, said 39 percent of its test-takers in December were women. That's an improvement of two percentage points since 2002.

The reasons aren't surprising. At a recent recruitment event in New York for prospective female MBAs, members of an alumnae panel said they faced the same challenges in business school that they later faced in the corporate world: outsider status, difficulties balancing career goals and family and pressure to prove themselves.

Women are enrolling in medical and law schools in much greater numbers: 47 percent of law school students are women and they now make up 49 percent of medical school students... "

From http://www.womensradio.com/articles/Business-Schools-Sweeten-Lures-for-Women-/4355.html

Questioning Grad School...

Seniors with uncertain futures in the job market have likely grown weary of hearing the phrase, "well, there's always grad school." As students complete their GRE's, LSAT's, MCAT's, CPA's, and so on, they should consider whether or not grad school will really pay off in the long-run.

For more, please read the linked article:

http://media.www.gwhatchet.com/media/storage/paper332/news/2010/01/19/News/Grad-School.May.Not.Be.Best.Option-3854521.shtml

Changing Student Loans

Federal Government to Cut Private Lenders out of Student Loans

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/60074

JD/MEng - Dual Degree in Law and Engineering

The dual degree program in engineering and law is designed for law students who are interested in pursuing careers in areas such as patent, environmental, telecommunications, or similar law specialties.

Schools with JD/MEng Program:

Ave Maria School of Law
Boston College Law School
Duke University School of Law
University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law
George Mason University School of Law
University of Idaho College of Law
University of Illinois College of Law
Southern Illinois University School of Law
Stanford University Law School
Syracuse University College of Law
University of Tennessee College of Law
The University of Toledo College of Law

JD/MD Programs

The JD/MD program is a combined six-year program in legal and medical education.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law
Ave Maria School of Law
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Creighton University School of Law
Duke University School of Law
University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law
Indiana University School of Law—Indianapolis
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
University of Maryland School of Law
Michigan State University College of Law
Northeastern University School of Law
University of Pennsylvania Law School
University of Puerto Rico School of Law
Rutgers—The State University of New Jersey—School of Law—Camden
Rutgers University School of Law—Newark
Seton Hall University School of Law
University of Southern California, Gould School of Law
Southern Illinois University School of Law
University of Tennessee College of Law
Touro College—Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Tulane University Law School

List of Law Schools with a Dual JD/MBA Program

JD/MBA programs require four years of study to earn both a Juris Doctorate degree and a Master of Business Administration degree. Graduates typically practice law or enter the business world. The dual degree program is completed a year earlier than if both degrees were persued separately.

The University of Alabama School of Law
American University, Washington College of Law
The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law
Arizona State University—Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
University of Arkansas School of Law
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law
University of Baltimore School of Law
Baylor University School of Law
Boston University School of Law
University of California, Davis School of Law (King Hall)
University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law
California Western School of Law
Chapman University School of Law
The University of Chicago Law School
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Cleveland State University—Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
University of Colorado Law School
Cornell Law School
Creighton University School of Law
DePaul University College of Law
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Duke University School of Law
Duquesne University School of Law
University of Georgia School of Law
Golden Gate University School of Law
Gonzaga University School of Law
Hofstra University School of Law
Howard University School of Law
University of Illinois College of Law
Indiana University Maurer School of Law—Bloomington
Indiana University School of Law—Indianapolis
The John Marshall Law School
University of Kentucky College of Law
University of La Verne College of Law
Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center
Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
University of Maine School of Law
Marquette University Law School
The University of Memphis—Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
Mercer University—Walter F. George School of Law
University of Missouri School of Law
University of Nebraska College of Law
The University of New Mexico School of Law
University of North Carolina School of Law
North Carolina Central University School of Law
University of North Dakota School of Law
Northeastern University School of Law
Northern Kentucky University—Salmon P. Chase College of Law
Northwestern University School of Law
Oklahoma City University School of Law
University of Oregon School of Law
Pace University School of Law
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Pepperdine University School of Law
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law
Quinnipiac University School of Law
Rutgers—The State University of New Jersey—School of Law—Camden
Saint Louis University School of Law
University of St. Thomas School of Law—Minneapolis
St. Thomas University School of Law
Samford University, Cumberland School of Law
University of San Diego—School of Law
University of San Francisco School of Law
Santa Clara University School of Law
Seton Hall University School of Law
SMU Dedman School of Law
South Texas College of Law
Southwestern Law School
Stetson University College of Law
Suffolk University Law School
Temple University—James E. Beasley School of Law
University of Tennessee College of Law
The University of Texas School of Law
Texas Tech University School of Law
Touro College—Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Tulane University Law School
The University of Tulsa College of Law
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
Valparaiso University School of Law
Vanderbilt University Law School
University of Virginia School of Law
Wake Forest University School of Law
Washington University School of Law
Western New England College School of Law
Widener University School of Law
Willamette University College of Law William & Mary Law School