<p>Exactly what is the breakdown of your SAT I. That will matter.</p>
<p>If your v, m is 1200 or higher, that will raise your chances to some more competitive schools than you would have chances at if you were not a URM. However, since you seem to be solidly middle class with college educated parents, I doubt that you'd be in line for a place like Berkeley or Amherst.</p>
<p>The more competitive LACs and universities that are in isolated and/or low minority areas and lack URMS may consider you as you found with Colby, but it seems that those kind of schools do not appeal to you.</p>
<p>Some competitive colleges that are either in big cities or close to cities that lack URMs include the following that you might have chances of admission with: Boston College, Marquette, Davidson, Macalester, St. Olaf, Carlton, University of Wisconsin, Brandeis, University of Rochester, Case Western Reserve. You'd also have decent chances at places like George Washington, American, Syracuse, Fordham, some of which may offer you merit aid as might University of Wisconsin.</p>
<p>If money is a consideration, take a close look at colleges that offer merit aid and also are short on URMs as you'd probably get priority consideration. Some merit aid applications are due much earlier than admission applications, so check out the merit information ASAP.</p>
<p>While some colleges have majors called "prelaw," those tend to be collleges that are not highly rated and that have few graduates who go to law school. Prospective lawyers can major in anything. While journalism, political science and history are popular majors for students planning on attending law school, there is no required prelaw curriculum, and any major could help a person become a good lawyer since the undergraduate major could end up being the lawyer's specialty area.</p>