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Dear Spivey: Do you think there are many schools that admit (a) nobody with both a below-their-median LSAT and a below-their-median UGPA, or (b) no both-below folks other than diverse students?

The transfer application cycle is quickly approaching, so here are some general thoughts and tips on the transfer process based on some of the more frequently asked questions that we receive.

Jay Price discusses how the third year of law school has changed.

This year's rankings compared to last, 101-150.

1. Harvard1. Yale3. Michigan4. Stanford4. Columbia6. Chicago7. Berkeley8. UVA9. NYU10. U Penn11. Texas12. Duke13. Georgetown14. UCLA15. Cornell16. Northwestern 17. Illinois17. USC19. Minnesota20. Wisconsin

This year's rankings compared to last, 1-20.

This year's rankings compared to last, 51-100.

Note, USNWR calls this “2016″ Rankings. 22. George Washington University (-2) 23. University of Alabama (+1) 24. University of Iowa (+5) 25. University of Notre Dame (+4) 26. Arizona State University (+5) 27. Boston University (+1) 28. University of Washington (-4) 29. William & Mary (-5) 30. University of California-Irvine (NR) 31. University of California-Davis (+5)

What will the 2015-2016 law school admissions cycle look like?

A guest blog by Jay Price.

We measured 28 dimensions and received over 3,000 votes. The following is a rank order of what matters most in selecting which law school one ultimately attends:

The following is a breakdown of ABA 2015 applicants and applications based on data received through 2/06/15 and the percent change from last year. RegionApplicantsApplications#Pct Chg#Pct Chg[Far West]()4,804-5.1%37,277-8.2% [Great Lakes]()3,815-5.8%30,289-9.7%[Midsouth]()3,616-5.8%39,786-9.0%[Midwest]() 1,005-4.7%6,207-5.4%[Mountain West]()1,689-0.6%6,396-1.7%[New England]()1,351 -9.1%18,221-7.4%[Northeast]()4,905-4.2%37,115-8.4%[Northwest]()852-6.1%3,964 -13.3%[South Central]()2,939-4.0%12,32