Howdy,
I'm nearly 9(!) -count 'em- 9 months post-FIRE, well, maybe not "early" as I'm 54, but I'm retired. I've been busier than I've ever been, but doing tasks I want to do* instead of tasks I'm forced to do. Yay!
I've always dreamed about going to music college for a BA. Now opportunity knocks--I have the time, and I have the desire, (if I can get accepted).
This would be, obviously, an enrichment/accomplishment experience rather than a career-oriented thing. I'm already a professional musician and am quite familiar with the "pay" scale. ha ha.
My question is about full-time college workload at a later age. I was always good in school, but it seems it's harder to learn efficiently at my age now. Have any of you gone to college at a later age, and were you able to cope with a full time student workload?
I have other discouraging thoughts about how much college costs (it's an expensive program) versus focused self- and private teacher-guided learning. I've learned tons on my own, but I feel I might reach my goals at a much faster pace with a structured immersion in the topic that the school would offer.
I hope some other older folks can chime in with their experiences!
-The Pigeon
*except laundry. Ugh.