Graduate School After Retirement

[Spanky]

Definitely not unless the field of study is of passion, the tuition is free, and the knowledge gained will be applied.

 

[traineeinvestor]

That's great to hear! Are you also working as a TA or RA in the program or just doing the academic program? How far into the program have you gotten?

I turned down the government subsidy that's available out here so I could keep my part time job and would not be obliged to act as a TA or RA, but there was a gap in staffing so I volunteered to teach (creative writing - fiction).

I then found that (i) they have no course materials from the previous teacher so I had to create my own for the entire course and (ii) they increased the class size by more than a third from what was advertised. :face palm:

First class is on Friday.

I started in June, so only eight months in and my first qualifying report is due in mid-May. My supervisor is very supportive which helps.

 

[ExFlyBoy5]

Here is another reason I would not want to pursue this... cost...


Just looked up for law school here.... just tuition and books are $35K per year (law degree) and you go at least 3 years...

Why would I want to drop $100K+ on something that did not pay back... I could think of many other ways to spend $100K and have more enjoyment...

That is a VERY, VERY important point that I neglected to mention (or simply didn't think about). Generally speaking, law school is VERY expensive. I have a free ride, so there is no cost involved for me. *IF* I had to drop a single dime on it, I would most likely NOT be attending...so that is a HUGE consideration.

 

[Options]

That is a VERY, VERY important point that I neglected to mention (or simply didn't think about). Generally speaking, law school is VERY expensive. I have a free ride, so there is no cost involved for me. *IF* I had to drop a single dime on it, I would most likely NOT be attending...so that is a HUGE consideration.

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