What, with it having become ever more selective over the years, I doubt I could get into my alma mater if I had to apply today. That's why a current student, who probably has 150 or so SAT points on me, was able to articulate the school's unique atmosphere in a way I couldn't have at his age:
"Though half of the students are probably depressed, there exists an undeniable spirit of solidarity among them."
In both good ways and bad, that one sentence pretty much sums up my four years of college.