<p>Though you could shine wherever you go, going to school is about the learning experience, not about what your GPA ends up to be. There is quite a huge difference between colleges. I went to an average university and then a top notch university for a second bachelor. My first college experience was quite a waste of my time, even though I did graduate with very high score. Research atmosphere was lacking, and I was totally not motivated. My second bachelor degree was an entirely opposite experience. The money was well worth it.
HudsonValley51 - Whether MIT did include my retirement savings into the calculation or not, it really doesn’t matter. At the end, we are still not getting hardly anything, simply because we have worked hard to save money.</p>