Your description of what you are looking for sounds more like a small college or undergraduate-focused university than a school like UCLA. And if you’re borrowing money from your parents (or anyone), you’ll want as little debt as possible, especially if you’re thinking law school. You don’t really need pre-law advising-- all you need to get into law school are excellent grades and LSATs. You might also be interested in policy-related internships, but that’s not pre-law – that’s all about having a good internship program. Anyhow, there are plenty of colleges and smaller universities that offer good merit, and lots of internship or applied work opportunities, and have strong programs in policy or poli sci. Some that I’m aware of include Cornell College (IA), Lewis and Clark, University of Denver, Macalester, Sarah Lawrence, Connecticut College, Oberlin, Kenyon, and Mount Holyoke. There are others. But if you want a smaller environment where you can get to know your professors, don’t have to compete for clubs or spots on the school newspaper, etc., you should look at smaller schools with merit.
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