Data Science Career Track Reviews

The skills you will acquire and the confidence you will gain in yourself as a data scientist are quite remarkable. The curriculum is challenging but never impossible, and the freedom to choose your own Capstone projects allows you to really personalize your experience. My mentor was incredibly knowledgable and always very helpful in answering any questions without just giving me the answers to my problems. The career support was mixed in throughout the course and all of the coaches that I met were experts in knowing what it takes to optimize your job search and maximize your potential. I can genuinely say that every interaction I had with the Springboard staff was positive and helpful. They really care about helping their students succeed, and this was evident in their flexibility when it came to extending my end date, retrying my mock interviews, and offering any extra help whenever I needed it. They offer a full refund if you don't land a job within 6 months of completing the program, but honestly having just finished the course, it's already worth every penny I paid.
 

The fully online, largely self-paced program made it possible for me to learn while coping with a demanding work schedule. Overall, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the curated program and the 1:1 mentorship. The mentorship is where I’ve got the most out of this program. It really does give you an in-depth insight into how data scientists works, and their industry best practices.  This program would be a great choice for those who: - wants to have direct interaction with career data scientists and learn about the industry best practices - can only or prefers to do a 100% online bootcamp - prefers a self-paced, self-learning type of program rather than a classroom style/ group work type of program  Call outs: - if you reside outside of US/ Canada, certain career development topics/ opportunities may not be as relevant. Find a career coach you resonate with though, there are still a lot you can get out of the career coaching sessions - if you are in the Asia timezone, it will likely be difficult for you to enjoy the office hours and networking events. It’s usually scheduled in the afternoon US Pacific timezone  For those who are wondering if you can manage the program, my suggestion would be to try out the Data Science Prep Course.  During the course of selecting which education provider to go for, I’ve tried the prep course from a few bootcamp providers. It was the early interaction with an industry mentor that convinced me this learning journey is worthwhile. 

This course has been a great experience! After searching for hours on how to jumpstart my learning and career in data science I found Springboard. It's a great all around program that not only focuses on your study but your professional goals as well. With mentors, career coaches, advisors, and etc. there's really nothing you cant accomplish. Everything is well planned out to help you succeed in understanding the material and landing that job! 

Pros: Lots of opportunities to learn about unfamiliar material. Lots of homework so I could practice what I learned. It was helpful to build a project-based portfolio to show what I learned and could do. I'm planning on going back and improving my portfolio as much as possible.Cons: After I completed an assignment, it would have been useful to view another's (A+) completed assignment so I could compare and learn from my mistakes.

Springboard is great.  It helped launched my Data Science career just 4-5 months into the program.  But this was with 30-60 hours a week of studying and 10-20 hours a week fixing/updating my resume and CL as well as job searching and preparing for interviews.  Mentors were always there when needed and are really smart.  The career coaches helped tremendously and was vital to me getting me first job even with little experience. 

I had a wonderful experience studying data science through Springboard. Springboard gave me the direction and motivation I needed to begin learning data science within a short time period and at a lower cost compared to obtaining a masters degree. The most useful asset was the weekly calls I had with my mentor and the continued job support post completion. The mock interviews with experts prepared me for real world job interviews and I had a job offer within a month of graduating from Springboard.

I was a little bit intimidated when I first signed up for the program.  The prices are very reasonable.  All that is required upfront is about $700 to save a seat in the class.  They have many payment options which allow you to defer to pay any tuition fees until after you complete the program.  The JOB GUARANTEE is what really hooked me.  They have a great career services office with people who really care and are willing to help you write a resume and modify your LinkedIn profile in order to get maximum possible exposure.  I was given an entry test to see where I feel on being at least well equipped to do well in the course.  I passed it with no problem.  I told them that although I passed, I still wasnt 100% comfortable and I felt like I needed more practice because they were concepts that I havent reviewed in years.  They allowed me to take a 6 week course, prior to school beginning that enabled me to feel more confident.  This preliminary course was $400.  However, they told me that if I completed the course, then I would be refunded the $400.  So if that's not a heck of an incentive to complete, then I dont know what is.  Also, they have a mentor program and a mentor call once a week to ensure that the concepts are being understood and they also have a weekly Q & A session.  In other words, the resources are invaluable and I think this is so worth the money.  Thank you everyone at springboard who had a hand in my growth and evolution.  It takes a village to raise a child.

Overall a good experience and worth it. If you're looking to change careers, I definitely recommend it. There are some issues to be aware of, however. If you have some coding experience coming in, there's currently no way to skip parts of the course you already know. The curriculum relies heavily on Datacamp classes and videos. There are long stretches of the curriculum where all you're doing is watching videos of talks, lectures, etc. If this is not a good learning style for you, definitely consider something else. The capstone projects are great, but the learning curve is a bit steep between the first one, which is fully guided, and the second one, which is fully independent. In general you have to be a very self-motivated person to succeed with this curriculum.The biggest draws of this program are the mentoring and the job guarantee. Meeting with a mentor every week is really fantastic, even if you don't need any help that given week it still helps to stay on track. And with the job guarantee, I feel confident that I will either get my money's worth out of this program, or get my money back. 

I'm not typically one for online learning, I much prefer in person classroom settings. However, given the pandemic of the previous year I thought it would be best to enroll in a program that was built to be online rather than converted. Overall, I was really pleased with my experience at Springboard. The curriculum was engaging and useful, my mentor was a great asset and I really enjoyed working with my student advisors and the career coaches.

Springboard does an amazing job providing you resources needed to make a career change. The strongest resources they provided was a mentor, who has great experience as a data scientist as well as career coaches to help you find your new path. The only area that can be strengthened is the curriculum itself. I felt that there are areas I wish I was tested more often such as Python or SQL to develop a stronger foundational skill. Springboard does well accommodating to your needs such as pause breaks or extensions. Overall it was a great experience. 

There's so much to be said about how Springboard does an amazing job with the Data Science Career Track! 1)The curriculum is so thoughtfully and expertly designed. It manages to cover a wide range of topics, but in a manner that flows naturally both in terms of progressive difficulty and logical continuity. This to me, is so important for sustaining motivation to complete the program.2)It is highly hands-on and project oriented. This is a good thing, always a good thing, and Springboard recognizes that. Almost every unit has at least one mini-project to explore the content covered in that unit within an implementation context. You also need to complete two Capstone projects of your choice in any areas of your interest as part of the curriculum, and these projects are great for your Github or your resume. Clearly, Springboard appreciates that project-oriented learning is essential to drive certain concepts home and again, sustain motivation by seeing the fruits of your labor.3)The quality of the resources. Data Science experts on the Springboard Team have put in efforts to create high quality resources - both technical and career-oriented. These are usually well-drafted informational documents or videos. They also handpick a good selection of  public articles/videos (and even one wonderful book) to supplement your learning, and their partnership with DataCamp (shoutout!) gives you access to a rich library of also high quality content.  4)FlexibilityLook, Springboard gets that life happens, and they've got your back. There is an option to take a 2-3 week pause from the course ANYTIME to perhaps catch up on other responsibilities or to maybe just *recharge*. Also, they offer a free 2 month extension to finish the program if you don't finish within the original 6 months, which can also turn out to be quite a blessing. I'm a full-time CS student at UCLA, so when I ran into a difficult quarter, I could still manage because of their flexible options. 5)Community You're assigned a Student Advisor and Mentor as part of the program, and in my experience, they were both wonderful. The Student Advisor regularly checks in on you if you need help making goals, being productive, planning a schedule, tackling burnout, and more! They really help keep you afloat during your journey. You meet with your mentor on a weekly basis so they can guide you with projects and difficult material, or tell you more about the industry and their type of work, which is always interesting to hear! My mentor was super helpful with his feedback on my projects and helped me shape them into something I was proud of. I should also mention that support on their Slack is pretty good too for Q/A related things,  their customer support team is extremely friendly and helpful, and their cohort of career coaches are also excellent, so be sure to make regular appointments with them because they give extremely valuable and insightful advice about the industry and building the professional profile you want for yourself.All-in-all, a great program designed by a talented team of industry professionals. The amount of knowledge and learning you get out of the program is priceless (and you get lifetime access to the curriculum!). If you've got the time and you want to, as they call it, "future-proof" your career, I highly recommend their program :)

I enrolled in Springboard's Data Science track with the intention of making a career transition from Growth Marketing to DS. Going in I had some prior experience with statistics, experimental design and a tiny bit of coding. Being such an enormously broad field, I had struggled trying to learn on my own before. Springboard is structured in a way that builds on concepts overtime, mostly in a logical progression, which really helped me see how everything 'clicked' together. On top of the course structure, the mentor calls were wonderful! My mentor was always able to answer any questions that I had and provided me with tips and more real-world scenarios to practice for future career prep. While I'm only a month out from graduating, my experience was extremely positive. I was a bit unsure being taught 100% online, however, I never felt left 'out in the cold.' There was always someone available to provide help any time I needed. On top of the curriculum, the career support / advice has been a tremendous help. 

As someone who graduated from undergrad with a biochem degree, almost no coding experience, no relevant projects to showcase on my resume and no idea of how to get a job, the Data Science course and whole package accomplished what it said it would: I got a job in data before I even finished the course. That being said - it took me an entire year to finish (as I started a Master's in Statistics about halfway through), but spreading the coursework out over a long period of time and having time to process the concepts was invaluable. While I wouldn't say Springboard is an easy fix to get a job ASAP, it was incredibly transformative overall for my career and approach to learning in a positive way. It has helped me learn more efficiently in grad school by focusing my learning on industry relevant things. Make sure to develop a good relationship with your mentor and utilize on-demand mentors frequently to get unstuck when coding new concepts.

First of all, course advisors, mentors, and career coaches were great. I really liked the support from advisors, because I was working from home and taking care of my children while doing homeschooling because of the Covid19, they really helped me by understanding the situation and gave me the necessary time and courage to finish the program. Career coaches were great. They gave so strong advice for the career path. Mentors were very good and gave very strong technical feedbacks and advice for projects and make you think about what can be next. I have some negative opinions with course sources but positive opinions are higher than negatives. Overall I am very pleased about attending the course. I could have not learned the data science subjects in this kind of limited time by myself. I am glad I participated.