I agree of course that its kid dependent. I did not have this experience; a commenter upthread did. I was very lucky and had the opportunity to go to a good mi

I agree of course that its kid dependent. I did not have this experience; a commenter upthread did. I was very lucky and had the opportunity to go to a good middle school and highly accelerated high school (Thomas Jefferson HSST in Virginia). But, knowing what I know about normal middle/high schools and MIT dorms, I would have rather gone to the latter than the former if those were my options.