Re:Why we lie about being retired
by Aeolun on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @06:21PM
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Oh man, going to university again when I retire actually sounds like a great way to spend time.
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Some states have free tuition for senior (typically 60+) students to audit [and sometimes to attend] courses at the state public universities.
Re:Why we lie about being retired
by stevesimmons on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @02:51AM
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When the university wanted him to pay the standard course fees, he somehow convinced them to give him a postgraduate scholarship so he could do it for free.
During the course he got two concessions:
- He was given 4 hours to do the 3 hour exam papers. After all, it had been 53 years since his undergrad math days.
- Exemption from the engineering work experience requirement. Instead in the Project Management course, he did a guest lecture slot on 'real-life project management in the offshore oil and gas industry'.