<p>My DS will be a Junior this fall and we a from NY. I’ll give you my opinion on your questions–
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My son’s experience is that he made friends with kids from several states. Mostly PA, but some from NY, MD, OH. He also knows kids from as far away as CA. It is DEFINITELY NOT a 5 day campus. He only comes home on holidays and that is the way most of the campus is. The campus is definitely urban. If you are looking for a campus away from everything, Pitt is not it. This may turn off some who are from small towns etc, but if you are looking for always having something to do from sports, arts, restaurants, etc. Pitt is it. I think they did a great job at orientation. He was there a full 5 days before classes started and his RA did an incredible job of planning activities for his floor. I was amazed that he hadn’t been there a week and his whole floor when kayaking by PNC Park (where the Pirates play). On the race question, my son has friends that are mostly white, but also black, asian and Indian. I think that probably just depends who is on your floor, in your classes etc.</p>