<p>Both my daughters were / are in the same situation as you are, and both of them have loved going into an environment in which they are the norm. Marching to a different drum in HS was often lonely for them. Having the interests they do in the college setting where they are now makes them “interesting” instead of “weird.” They’re working much harder in college than they had to in HS, but they say that when that’s the norm of the campus culture, it doesn’t feel so much like work.</p>