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<p>Maybe not. How depressing would a school have to be to take all those hard years in a single second. So yes, it is important, in terms of atmosphere and academics. With some exception, intense pressure atmospheres teach pressure and competition, just not the learning. </p>
<p>Besides, the relevance is clearly exhibited in further references later on in this post. </p>
<p>Obviously, you have made up your mind for MIT silverturtle, in which best of luck there.</p>