Life.

On... not just MIT, but life in general:

You will have [to] work hard, very hard. Your limits will be pushed. You will do more problem sets that you ever thought was humanly possible. There will be some days when you dream in code (I have heard of many people who do this) or toss in bed while wondering if your robot will work (I have done this.) But why do something if it's not hard? Diamonds form under pressure! In the end, hopefully, you'll graduate with no regrets, but amazed at all the stuff you have learned and accomplished.

Even if you choose not to come here, I have no doubt that you will perform amazingly at the school of your choice. So I'll be lame and close with a quote: "There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself." - Thoreau

That was not lame. That is a quote that speaks the truth, my friends. And it really isn't just about college. It's a good anecdote for right now, right at another peak of my case of senioritis, since I'm supposed to be reading for history right now. Oh, let the happiness come..

Source: Making Your College Decision by Melis '08.