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Search for your state + senior citizen tuition waiver and it generally pulls up some of the offerings. Some states give you free tuition that ends in degrees and some only let you audit courses. Usually anywhere from age 60 to age 65, again depending on state.
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Yes, that's what I would recommend as well, it's best to look at programs from state institutions and if you fall in the senior rate (either a very good discount or a freebie). You can decide if you need a credential or just take classes of interest instead, a credential such as adegree is icing on the cake, the main goal is to keep the continuous life-long learning going...
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(09-17-2025, 02:12 PM)dewisant Wrote: Things I want to do:
1: Take all of the Science/Mathematics CLEP/DSST tests that I avoided.
2: Go to Law School
3: Do an MA/PhD track
4: Get a Sport Bike and/or Harley-Davidson and ride around
5: Learn to Fly
6: Be a Writer and/or Poet
7: Earn the NSCA-CSCS and have zero students besides myself.
8: I'm 63, handicapped, and want/need something to do.
Congratulations on reaching the station in life where you have the freedom to do what you want. I recommend getting involved in a good church or volunteering for a charity you believe in. Not to be a stick in the mud but an injury from #4 risks the other 7.
On the other hand, flying small planes is a blast and statistically very safe if you avoid ultralights. The FAA recently reduced the health exam barriers to getting a pilot's license. The EAA has chapters across the country comprised of retirees who meet regularly to socialize, talk aviation, and fly to another airport for a $100 hamburger. Ignore the word 'experimental' in EAA. Very few members build their own planes but they enjoy talking about it.
