I think you should apply. What do you have to lose? E-mail them and ask them for a fee waiver (I know a lot of people who did that) - then it should only cost $35 to apply.
I had two and I remember one first one that discussed WEB Dubois and Booker T Washington/Adult Education. And the other one's first one was about Great Zimbabwe.
In that case Based on my emails, again as a fellow URM, Washington and Lee has been emailing me to highlight their diversity program. GGU in California also...