@HisTyNess : Uhmm…it isn’t a blessing for everyone. Some people who attend places like HYPM end up miserable because it wasn’t exactly what they were looking for academically and socially. If you don’t fit with the school, they are definitely intense enough to easily kill your grades and drive. Some students often even talk of feeling isolation at those schools. They can be quite the adjustment even more so than other elites. However, I am also sure that they end up growing on some folks.