<p>I know someone whose father won big bucks in the Irish Sweepstakes and split the proceeds among his kids. My friend used the money to attend GWU, which was his top choice college. Ten years after graduating, when he had a wife and kids and was struggling to buy a house, he told me what a stupid decision it was to use the money to go to GWU instead of choosing a cheaper college, and investing the rest of the proceeds.</p>
<p>With the thousands of colleges the U.S. has, one can find affordable, nice places to go to without mortgaging one’s future.</p>