Since getting my bachelor’s, I would tell myself that if I had the money I would like to back to school and it wouldn’t be to complete my masters or major in another field but rather to just learn something new and in-depth about a subject that is foreign to me. Philosophy was one of those subjects, but of course I was in no position to take time and money out of an already tight budget for some classes at a university or community college. 
Then this week I was playing with my iPhone 6 and came across the iTunes U application. Something I previously disregarded as an app for college students to download their class notes and books, I was shocked to find while actually perusing the app that it offers courses of its own – and they’re FREE. Whether it’s within the sciences or arts, the available complimentary courses are vast and are taken from some of the world’s prestigious universities such as Yale. 
It was a no brainier to try this, so I downloaded/enrolled in an ‘Intro to Philosophy’ course from the University of Missouri, a ‘Graphics Design’ class from Loyola Academy and an ‘Ancient Greece’ course from Australia’s La Trobe University. What I like about these online classes (other than the fact that they’re free) is that one can type notes alongside each course’s video or audio lecture as it is being played and then go back to those notes in a tab. You can even email them to yourself to save later in your laptop. 

I must give Apple thanks in creating a system where anyone (with an Apple phone or tablet) is given access to free higher education. No longer can one put aside their interest in a particular subject because it is not a requirement for their major. People can seek out subjects that they may be curious about without having to break the bank or conduct months of research on their own.

So with this application I implore Apple users to take it upon themselves to try it out. Take that psychology course you missed out on while studying engineering and high school students, you can get a jump start on your education. It is now our right and privilege to be given a chance at free higher education and we should take it!