hmmmmmmm, most of the schools that I applied to do infact have a note taking system. Sometimes they are student run, sometimes they are university run.......but either way, most of the ones that I am familiar with are free (so long as you volunteer to write out the notes for a few lectures)
To me, it seems like a pretty damn good idea, but its by far NOT the most important thing I'm looking for.....it just looks like a good service to support your studies