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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The age discrimination you mention is going to be a huge problem for you, particularly when combined with zero legal experience. I know people in their 60s with decades of legal work experience behind them who have struggled to find new jobs at that stage. [/quote]

Ya, that's what I figured. It's impossible to find work in my own field, in my 50s, and with loads of (old) experience.

OTOH, I know a man in his 60s who's in med school. Crazy too, but he did it. And he's in a good med school. They took a chance on him. [/quote]

I just finished a graduate degree at 59, but it was in a field that complements what I was already doing and adds in-demand skills sets. OP, I wouldn't trade the experience for anything, but I was able to literally get the degree for nothing through in-state tuition, tax breaks, and going on the school's health care, which was $1,000/month less than ObamaCare. There are people who take the CPA exam or go to law school in their 60s and 70s, but they have a clear plan of what they want to do.[/quote]

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