That day I met a colleague of my daughter's. She is a fifty two year old who is qualifying herself for law studies. At the moment she is working to get the required A-levels to get into Law.
This brought to mind my final year floor mate: a 67 year old college student. Her husband passed away after some illness. By then all her children were scattered all over the United States. She had been a licensed tutor to deal with students who require special one to one attention. She simply mortgaged her house and started to earn the college degree she gave up after marriage and children. She completed her first degree as a full time student. A few years later she earned her Masters as a part-time student.
If a person really wants to further his or her education, there is really no insurmountable barrier. Age is not a limitation. Finance could be worked out. But I suppose it is harder to work full time and study part time all at once.
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