Was that pressure cooker school a high school, or college?

Speaking entirely for myself, I didn't figure out what I wanted to do until I was about six years out of college. While some kids DO have the maturity to figure things out while in their teens, I really don't think most do. I wouldn't recommend a pressure cooker school at any level to anybody, but I do think that teenagers need to focus on acquiring the educational tools they need to be able to make informed choices about what kind of life will make them happy in the long run.