<p>My boys (one graduated in May, the other is a current student) found MIT to be much more difficult and time-consuming than high school, and maybe more than they expected. They both had to learn how to best approach learning at MIT, and spent a lot of time doing psets.
Having said that, they love(d) MIT. The challenge was what they wanted. They’ve both talked about how great it was to conquer very difficult material, no matter how long it took.
One plays a lot of intramural sports, the other was involved in campus activities, so it wasn’t all studying. Time-management is your friend.</p>