<p>Hey pf5, you and I have similar interests and I also applied to Pitt and U Minn. I’m not sure exactly what international field you’re looking into, but Minnesota has a major called Biology, Society and Environment that basically leads to Public Health/Global Health.
If you’re looking more for the core international studies curriculum, U Minn. also has some area studies, but not a lot. One benefit of U Minn. is that Minneapolis has a huge immigrant population (especially Hmong and Somali people), so the University really reaches out to those communities.
As for Pitt, I’ve been wondering the same thing. The closest major I have found to international studies is called Urban Studies, and you can take it with an international focus (again, I’m leaning more towards the global health side, so you’d have to tailor this advice to your own preferences). There is a Global Studies Certificate that you can take in conjunction with another major, and looks less intense than the BPhil in International and Area Studies. There are also concentrations in various areas (Africa, East Asia, etc.), but again, these aren’t majors. Both of these options can be found at the bottom of this page: [Majors</a>, Minors, and Certificates](<a href=“http://www.asundergrad.pitt.edu/advising/majors-minors.html]Majors”>http://www.asundergrad.pitt.edu/advising/majors-minors.html). Depending on your interests, you could also look into Anthropology or Sociology, both of which I’ve heard are popular majors at Pitt.
At either Pitt or Minn. (I don’t know about your other two), you can definitely take foreign languages and have them count towards a major.
You will probably get into U Minn. if you got into Pitt; personally I am choosing Pitt, but I’m sure you’ll be happy wherever you end up. Let me know if you find any more information about this! :)</p>