I find it interesting that while there tends to be a lot of "higher ed isn't worth it" posts that trickle to the top of HN, everyone replying to this thread is

I find it interesting that while there tends to be a lot of "higher ed isn't worth it" posts that trickle to the top of HN, everyone replying to this thread is recommending going to MIT. I also think you should go to MIT. Especially given your description of your self-motivated history. I didn't go to MIT, but I would expect the caliber of education and, more importantly, the higher level of the other students at MIT will be worth it.