Originally Posted by Beckee
Every kid is different, but many gifted kids find that their social lives in college are much better than they were in high school. I say let the kids choose some college campuses to visit and weight their input very heavily, if not let them make their own decisions.

It really depends on your level of emotional maturity, I think.

In my case, the best years of my life, socially, were some of high school (and middle school). I wasn't able to adjust (socially) to college and was never able to reconstruct any sort of social life that meant anything to me since I was 17 or so. Even though there was little academic challenge for me in high school.

Which is why I understand when people say that high school was the best time of their life.