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Re:Ask HN: Buying Yourself a Job by mike_n on Sunday November 05, 2023 @06:48PM (#38157026)
Similar situation. I ended up paying a few bucks for an extension/guest access pass at the local university. I just started auditing lectures in any and all departments, 20+ hrs/week for a few semesters. Eventually I found myself getting really interested in one subject, took all the classes available, and that's what I decided to do for career 2.0
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Re:Ask HN: Buying Yourself a Job by MuffinFlavored on Sunday November 05, 2023 @11:16PM (#38158791)
i feel like a 30-50 year old sitting alone in a lecture with mainly 18-20 year olds is… not super well received most of the time?
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Re:Ask HN: Buying Yourself a Job by epiccoleman on Monday November 06, 2023 @08:29AM (#38162323)
I seriously doubt any student would care, honestly. When I was a freshman there was an older guy in our courses who was transitioning careers. He was a smoker like half of our group at the time, so we spent a lot of time just shooting the shit with the guy between classes.

Also, if the guy paid for an extension pass and was auditing courses "officially", he's well within his rights.

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