Hi - so the first thing I’ll say is you - you need a budget. I’m a full pay family. But I told my kids, $50K per - so when you say, prefer with merit aid - well a $90K school that gives you $30K is $60K. And yet another could be $45K full pay - so it really helps if you give a formal number.
Pre-law is any major and anywhere and I believe where you go is irrelevant to the law school you’ll go. Harvard, Penn, and UVA all aren’t that large and all have more than 100 colleges represented in their first year class (well over 100) - and Penn over 200 in the school. Your GPA, LSAT and more and more today work experience will matter than where you go.
Pre-law advising - ehhhhh - any major qualifies. He’ll need a good LSAT - I wouldn’t let this drive a decision - that’s me.
Cost wise, your best bets are going to be in the south. With his stats, you could be low 20s - just putting that out there as a “cost” comparator for you.
Many will tell you schools like Rochester, Case Western, and further out, Lawrence U in Appleton Wis and St. Olaf in Minnesota.
SUNYs come in all sizes - is there a size or geography type he prefers?
There are flagships but then there are LACs - can you guide in that direction from 2K kids to 40K kids - kind of thing?
Thanks