They have no problem with authority... They have little urge to push
   back against adults.

They desire instant gratification. A member of the Financial
   Services staff remarked recently that these kids "have never heard
   a busy signal."

They do not need 30+
choices of living groups --- they are busy; they just want a
room.

They need a sense of context to help them sort
through the dizzying mass of information they confuse for
knowledge. 

Whether we acknowledge it or not, we adults at MIT do act "in loco
parentis," playing a major role in the lives of our students.

They need to understand the rules. For example, we can't assume
   that they actually know what is considered cheating these days.

Stand firm through all of their excuses and
   whining.  Eventually they will realize that you mean business and
   they'll comply because Millennials generally want to obey the
   rules.

They need to be involved in decision making, but they need for us
   to make the final decisions. We Boomers in particular have a
   tendency toward consensus even when consensus is
   inappropriate. They don't want us to be friends. They want us to
   lead.

From my point of view, the future looks bright. If we assume our
natural role as the wise elders of this community during their tenure
at MIT, and if we apprentice them well, the world will be in good
hands with these Millennials.