...I'm supposed to start researching colleges..

<p>The most accurate source of admissions advice is your own counselor. International schools like yours usually have years of records about college admissions. Your counselor can match your profile with those of previous graduates and tell you where you are most likely to be admitted.</p>

<p>Since money is no object, your overall admissions “chances” are roughly equivalent to those of a US applicant. This is a good thing. You can use any of the college-matching search engines to find places that meet your personal criteria. Here are three to start with. Run all of them because they will pull up different lists:
[College</a> Navigator - National Center for Education Statistics](<a href=“http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/]College”>College Navigator - National Center for Education Statistics)
[College</a> Search - Find colleges and universities by major, location, type, more.](<a href=“College Search - BigFuture | College Board”>College Search - BigFuture | College Board)
[College</a> Search - College Confidential](<a href=“http://www.collegeconfidential.com/college_search/]College”>http://www.collegeconfidential.com/college_search/)</p>

<p>Since you are Catholic, you might find something interesting here:
[The</a> National Catholic College Admission Association](<a href=“http://www.catholiccollegesonline.org/index.html]The”>The National Catholic College Admission Association)</p>

<p>If you aren’t afraid of attending a single sex institution, try this list:
[The</a> Women’s College Coalition](<a href=“http://www.womenscolleges.org/]The”>http://www.womenscolleges.org/)
Your profile would be a good match for any of the top five (Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mt. Holyoke, Smith, Wellesley).</p>

<p>If you are serious about practicing law, you need to have a clear notion about where you would like to do that. In the US, law is a post-graduate program and you would need to finish your undergraduate degree first. You might be better off to complete law school in your home country (or current country of residence) and then come to the US to do advanced studies in law. Read up on that by visiting the websites of the law schools that strike your fancy.</p>

<p>Wishing you all the best!</p>