Over the last 12 or so years, we have sent our DS to nearly 50 camps as either a camper, a CIT or a counselor.
This process was an important part of our "plan" to help him develop skills for meeting people the first few weeks of college.
No, we didn't start out that way at 6 but since he had a knack/need for it in HS, the "plan" was intentionally developed.
I say thank-you to the OP.
Despite all his "training" and the fact that wishes don't change anything, DS is going to need some luck over the last week of August and the first week of September to build relationships that are going to get him through the mid terms of October and the finals of December as and engineering major.
There is no doubt he is up for this part of the challenge and everyone is going to be looking to do the same thing but there is a bit of luck that determines if he ends up having math with his straight A neighbor or the woman who is going to break his heart for the first time.