How to Adult | 5 Life-Changing Ways to Get an Education Without Going Broke! @learnhowtoadult | Uploaded August 2014 | Updated October 2024, 2 minutes ago.
SLUGBOOKS: slugbooks.com
In which we discuss amazing inexpensive (or free!) educational resources, including where to get cheap textbooks, Massive Open Online Courses, financial aid, community college, and how to attend world class universities without spending a penny or leaving your chair.
P.S.: I (Mike) made a mistake with the onscreen text re: Google's partnership. UDACITY -- not Coursera -- has recently partnered with them. Sorryyyyy!
Support How to Adult on Patreon at patreon.com/howtoadult
Special thanks to Peter Musser (youtube.com/goverbanoun) for consulting on this video!
VIDEO LINKS...
CLEP EXAMS:
clep.collegeboard.org/exam
FINANCIAL AID:
Federal Grants: studentaid.ed.gov/types/grants-scholarships
Find and Apply for Scholarships: studentaid.ed.gov/types/grants-scholarships/finding-scholarships
Top 5 Student Loan Search Engines: usnews.com/education/blogs/the-scholarship-coach/2011/01/20/compare-5-top-scholarship-search-engines
FREE OR CHEAP BOOKS:
Slugbooks: slugbooks.com
Project Gutenberg: gutenberg.org
Open Textbook Library: http://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/
OpenStax College (free textbook initiative, affiliated with Rice University): openstaxcollege.org/books
FREE OR CHEAP ONLINE COURSES:
Kiplinger article on MOOCs: kiplinger.com/article/business/T012-C006-S010-free-classes-to-boost-your-career.html
Stanford OpenEdX: http://online.stanford.edu/courses/platform/Stanford%20OpenEdX
Udacity (affiliated with Google): udacity.com (which is affiliated with Google)
Coursera: Coursera.org
Project Gutenberg: gutenberg.org
CLEP: clep.collegeboard.org
MIT Open Courseware Initiative: http://ocw.mit.edu/about/
Harvard on iTunes U: http://www.harvard.edu/itunes
Open Learning Initiative from Carnegie Mellon University: http://oli.cmu.edu/
edx.org
Codeacademy: codecademy.com
VLOGBROTHERS NETWORK LINKS:
Animal Wonders: youtube.com/user/Anmlwndrs
The Art Assignment: youtube.com/user/theartassignment
The Brain Scoop: youtube.com/thebrainscoop
Crash Course: youtube.com/crashcourse
The Healthcare Triage: youtube.com/thehealthcaretriage
SciShow: youtube.com/scishow
SciShow Space: youtube.com/scishowspace
Sexplanations: youtube.com/sexplanations
OTHER EDUCATIONAL VIDEO RESOURCES WE LOVE:
Khan Academy: khanacademy.org
TED Talks: ted.com
"How to Adult" is a "life skills" edutainment channel brought to you by Executive Producers Hank Green and John Green. Subscribe for new videos every week!
Tumblr: learnhowtoadult.tumblr.com
Twitter: twitter.com/learnhowtoadult
Facebook: facebook.com/learnhowtoadult
Created, Written, and Hosted by:
Emma Mills & Mike Martin
youtube.com/elmify
youtube.com/tmikemartin
Mike is also a Young Adult novelist. His book, THE END GAMES, is available at all online booksellers, including
Indiebound (indiebound.org/book/9780062201812?aff=tmichaelmartin ) and Amazon: (amazon.com/gp/product/0062201816/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0062201816&linkCode=as2&tag=tmicmar-20&linkId=CF4ULRBEW6LATV3C)
Directed and Edited by:
T. Michael (Mike) Martin
Executive Producers:
Hank & John Green
youtube.com/vlogbrothers
SLUGBOOKS: slugbooks.com
In which we discuss amazing inexpensive (or free!) educational resources, including where to get cheap textbooks, Massive Open Online Courses, financial aid, community college, and how to attend world class universities without spending a penny or leaving your chair.
P.S.: I (Mike) made a mistake with the onscreen text re: Google's partnership. UDACITY -- not Coursera -- has recently partnered with them. Sorryyyyy!
Support How to Adult on Patreon at patreon.com/howtoadult
Special thanks to Peter Musser (youtube.com/goverbanoun) for consulting on this video!
VIDEO LINKS...
CLEP EXAMS:
clep.collegeboard.org/exam
FINANCIAL AID:
Federal Grants: studentaid.ed.gov/types/grants-scholarships
Find and Apply for Scholarships: studentaid.ed.gov/types/grants-scholarships/finding-scholarships
Top 5 Student Loan Search Engines: usnews.com/education/blogs/the-scholarship-coach/2011/01/20/compare-5-top-scholarship-search-engines
FREE OR CHEAP BOOKS:
Slugbooks: slugbooks.com
Project Gutenberg: gutenberg.org
Open Textbook Library: http://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/
OpenStax College (free textbook initiative, affiliated with Rice University): openstaxcollege.org/books
FREE OR CHEAP ONLINE COURSES:
Kiplinger article on MOOCs: kiplinger.com/article/business/T012-C006-S010-free-classes-to-boost-your-career.html
Stanford OpenEdX: http://online.stanford.edu/courses/platform/Stanford%20OpenEdX
Udacity (affiliated with Google): udacity.com (which is affiliated with Google)
Coursera: Coursera.org
Project Gutenberg: gutenberg.org
CLEP: clep.collegeboard.org
MIT Open Courseware Initiative: http://ocw.mit.edu/about/
Harvard on iTunes U: http://www.harvard.edu/itunes
Open Learning Initiative from Carnegie Mellon University: http://oli.cmu.edu/
edx.org
Codeacademy: codecademy.com
VLOGBROTHERS NETWORK LINKS:
Animal Wonders: youtube.com/user/Anmlwndrs
The Art Assignment: youtube.com/user/theartassignment
The Brain Scoop: youtube.com/thebrainscoop
Crash Course: youtube.com/crashcourse
The Healthcare Triage: youtube.com/thehealthcaretriage
SciShow: youtube.com/scishow
SciShow Space: youtube.com/scishowspace
Sexplanations: youtube.com/sexplanations
OTHER EDUCATIONAL VIDEO RESOURCES WE LOVE:
Khan Academy: khanacademy.org
TED Talks: ted.com
"How to Adult" is a "life skills" edutainment channel brought to you by Executive Producers Hank Green and John Green. Subscribe for new videos every week!
Tumblr: learnhowtoadult.tumblr.com
Twitter: twitter.com/learnhowtoadult
Facebook: facebook.com/learnhowtoadult
Created, Written, and Hosted by:
Emma Mills & Mike Martin
youtube.com/elmify
youtube.com/tmikemartin
Mike is also a Young Adult novelist. His book, THE END GAMES, is available at all online booksellers, including
Indiebound (indiebound.org/book/9780062201812?aff=tmichaelmartin ) and Amazon: (amazon.com/gp/product/0062201816/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0062201816&linkCode=as2&tag=tmicmar-20&linkId=CF4ULRBEW6LATV3C)
Directed and Edited by:
T. Michael (Mike) Martin
Executive Producers:
Hank & John Green
youtube.com/vlogbrothers
