Free online learning/courses

If you’re looking to get some extra learning done during your break, or sometime in the future, check out these resources and classes we’ve found and compiled that are free or low cost.

General Accounting American Government Animal Behavior Astrophysics Auto Education Botany Cooking - X X X X X Cooking for Engineers Computer Science Digital Painting Drawing Economics Etymology Global History Health & Wellness - X X Jazz Justice Law & Philosophy Math - X X X Microeconomics Mobile Gaming Neuroscience Philosophy Photography - X X X X X Photoshop Physics Poetry Psychology Public Speaking Reading Music Science of Happiness Science of Religion Sewing X Sociology Typeface & Layout Typing Video Game Design Video Game Design History Vocabulary Website Design World Religions More: Academic Earth Alison Class Central Coursera edX Free Ed Khan Academy MIT OEDb Open Culture Stanford Online Udacity	Music Bass Drumming - X Flute Guitar - X Harmonica Home Recording Italian Opera Music for Wellness Music Theory Piano - X X X Violin Coding Code Academy Coding Bat HTML Dog LCodeTHW Try Python	Languages Afrikaans American Sign Language (ASL) - X X Chinese (Mandarin) Dutch English French German Greek & Latin Hungarian Polish Spanish Swedish More: BBC Languages BUSUU Duolingo Memrise Verbling
	Misc. Chess CPR Dog Training - X Electrical Repairs Homebrew Household Repairs Plumbing Poetry Self Defense Surfing Yoga	Resources Bartleby (books) CrashCourse Documentary Heaven EHow Gutenberg (books) Howcast How Stuff Works Instructables Investopedia Lifehacker MIT Supplemental Resources Open Education Consortium Open Learning Initiative TED Textbook Revolution The New Boston Top Documentary Films Unplug the TV UReddit Wanna Learn WIKIbooks WIKIHow WIKIversity Wolfram Alpha Wonder How To Zen Habits

These are just a few of many resources, so if you don’t see what you’re looking for do some research!

Happy learning & Happy Holidays.

Black Friday & Cyber Monday

Did you know? The term Black Friday was coined in Philadelphia in the mid-1960’s. Learn more about the history of Black Friday here.  

We’ve pulled together some tips & sites for online Black Friday (plus Cyber Monday) deals. This isn’t to encourage you to spend money, but if you were already planning on it or have some things you need, this is for you! Good luck!

Here are some sites offering pretty great online deals for Black Friday & Cyber Monday:

Amazon

Apple - Look here for places with more deals on Apple products

Asos

Best Buy

BJ’s

Dell

Ebay

GameStop

hhgregg

HP

Kmart

Kohl’s

Lenovo

Microsoft

Newegg

Office Depot

Sam’s Club

Sears

Sony

Staples

T-Mobile

Target

Toys R Us

Walmart

There are many other sites doing deals online for Black Friday, check out BlackFriday.com for even more deals. Do some research of your own or look to see if your favorite site is having sales!

In store Black Friday - If you’re planning on going shopping on Black Friday check out BlackFriday.com’s store hours compilation for Friday.

#GivingTuesday - Tuesday December 1st is Giving Tuesday, charity’s response to the shopping craze of Thanksgiving weekend. As a college student, it’s hard to commit to donation/charity opportunities, so don’t feel bad if you can’t contribute. But just in case!

Good luck out there.

Actually, Yes - You Can Get Financial Aid!

Think you’re not eligible for financial aid? WRONG. Watch Internet-famous truth revealer Adam Conover counter the many myths of paying for college. Turns out, you CAN get aid. And we’ll tell you how.

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Student Discounts: Computers & Tech

Tip #1 : While you’re a student, always ask if places have student discounts! It never hurts to ask and could save you some money! You won’t have this opportunity for long, so take advantage of it!

We’ve gone ahead and gathered a few resources to find discounted computers, tablets, software and accessories for all of your school needs!

You can sign up for UNiDAYS and find tons of different discounts through them just for being a student! You just have to confirm your school email and you’re good to go to start saving.

Here are some other options as well:

Academic Superstore

Adobe

Amazon. - Software for Students

Apple - Check out their Refurbished store for good discounts too!

Best Buy

Dell

GovConnection

HP

JourneyEd

Microsoft

On the hub

Studica

Think EDU

These are just a few of many places that offer student discounts, so do some of your own research to find more! Don’t forget to look at other resources too! Check out your class Facebook page, look on Ebay, etc. Find the best deals you can!

Good luck!