<p>Searched the forum for an hour, but still didn't get the answer I wanted.</p>
<p>So, last year as a junior I took an E&M course on edX offered by Rice while self-studying for the AP Phy C. Loved it, decided to take their new course on Wave & optics starting in October just for fun and my love for physics.</p>
<p>Then, I took the single-variable Calculus on Coursera offered by UPenn this summer, ended a few days ago and I didn't get the so-called "certificate of accomplishment" because I didn't take the final. But right after it ended, I figured that, I can put these certificate in my application given that I have nothing better to put in there as I'm not interested and therefore didn't join any extracurricular activities in school.</p>
<p>Anyway, I decided to go for a second run on that Calculus thing. But now the question arises, I wonder if the verified-certificate (which I pay the platform to confirm my identity and have the professor officially sign the certificate rather than just giving me a piece of paper stating that I have complete the course) worth to pay for; so that I can use that as an official proof for actually completing the course or to show my seriousness in this MOOC or for whatever reason. Or it really doesn't matter as long as I have a certificate or they don't even care about that piece of paper and I just list the course there without having any form of prove?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>