After my husband died, I went back to school and enrolled in an interdisciplinary master's degree program. I attended class for four semesters and enjoyed it very much. One day I had a brilliant revelation: I don't need another master's degree. I can audit classes and get the same information and enjoy the same company and enrich my mind without paying out this much money. Great!
I did have to rethink one thing--vanity. I am uncommonly proud of going to college. I enjoy it. Getting grades may be tough to give up. On the other hand, I can do with out the stress of tests, and sometimes the grades weren't anything I could brag about.
Next time I enroll, I may branch out into areas I have never experienced before--physics, or art history, or music appreciation. Being old isn't so bad when I can find things to entertain myself. It is a real shot in the arm, or attitude, to visit with and talk to students who are just beginning the journey into the vastness of accumulated knowledge. I like it.
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