Free Online Courses
Free Online Courses and Certificates
Many prestigious institutions have made free online versions of their introductory and certificate classes! These courses are usually self-paced and without assignments. Taking one demonstrates to admissions officers that you have a deep passion for learning (intellectual vitality), which is the most important factor in university admissions process after academic scores.
Class Central: extremely comprehensive, has links to basically every course on the internet. Catalogue can be overwhelming to navigate
EdX: offers a ridiculous amount of courses from numerous partner organizations, ranging from IBM to National University of Singapore
- The Science of Happiness, Berkeley
- Intro to Computer Science, MIT
Coursera: has some more useful and applicable courses
Harvard: 143 free courses on their website, even more on EdX
Stanford: 69 free courses on their website, even more on EdX and Coursera