<p>Thanks. Yes, I definitely noticed at that at the elite colleges, students that I saw seemed to have diverse groups of friends. Visiting other campuses I’ve seen diversity also, but with a lot more self-segregation.</p>
<p>Obviously, I don’t intend to seek out friends purely because we have different backgrounds. I am just hoping that I get to know some people with some like interests who happen to have unfamiliar ethnic or geographic roots.
The one exception might be with international exchange students. If there is a group on my college that is there to help these students acclimate to life at my US college, I might like to join. When I am curious about someone else’s culture, it is great when that curiosity is reciprocated, so the topic is not an awkward / inappropriate one to discuss.</p>