General Assembly Reviews
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Bobbi VanHorn
Digital Marketing
Excellent class. I highly recommend this class to anyone who wants to market online. The one on one sessions after each assignments was very helpful.
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Andrew
Great introductory course to data science
Great introductory course to data science and great material. However, classes were full of slides and actual practice was about 20% of the course which made it a bit boring. Even tough we talk to the instructor many times about this he refused to chaged his metodology.
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Swapnil Kasliwal
Web Development Immersive
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Getting the skills required to be a full stack developer could take 6 months to a year. However, enrolling in General Assembly's WDI program allows you to acquire those skills in 3 months. The instructors, fellow students, and campus on GA were top notch and enabled me to be engaged, excited, and learn a vast sum of knowledge with great joy. The cirriculm was upto date with technology in demand, which is no small feat considering how quickly things change, and thorough with students required to devote everything in order to compherend and master the material teached. As with any bootcamp what you put in is what you will get out, but the help/attention from the instructors and other students made life a little bit easier. I cannot reccomend GA enough.
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Maria
UX Designer
Very good experience! I felt that all my questions were answered with this course. I was exposed to UX methods, techniques, and procedures. The staff was super friendly and the school had a great atmostphere.
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Josh Ahadian
Impactful and Insightful at GA
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I selected the 1 week intense course in Product Management. I chose this because it aligned with my schedule given the I was working full-time. The class size was small, no more than 12 of us and everyone came from diverse backgrounds. This provided a unique aspect to the class when working together during group projects. Our instructor, Aditi Joshi, was extremely knowledgable about the subjects covered and showed personal interest in our success.
The GA facility was an incredible space to learn in during and after class. I found myself spending majority of my time at the facility because I felt more encouraged to get work done. GA's facility, staff, and program was one I am very grateful for having been a part of. I highly recommend taking a course here whether your looking to learn something new, expand on a current skill, or simply want to be surrounded by people looking to better their lives.
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Kate Nguyen
Product Management
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I 100% honestly believe if it wasn't for my instructor, Shanu, I wouldn't have enjoyed it as much as I did. Even after a long day at work, I still look forward going to class because she outlines the course to be relatable, straightforward and engaging. She was flexible when it came to assignments if it was reasonable, she provided honest feedback on our progress and you can see she sincerely cares. Huge shout out to the GA staff in SF too for being accommodating.
The course itself really helped me apply the concepts to my real life projects at my workplace. The only pro I can think of was it was a bit challenging using Schoology but that is more of their fault. ;)
I would definitely recommend GA to any of my family, friends, peers, strangers, pretty much anyone looking to further their education in any of the courses GA offers. It is definitely worth the investment.
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Aaron Klein
Loved GA
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GA was exactly what I needed, as I was coming off of a bad experience at a graduate program in Los Angeles. I was looking to learn real-world skills, that are relevant to today's work. GA gave me exactly what I was looking for, and then some. I felt like I was becoming more professionally capable every day, I was able to work with talented people, and make great connections. The GA environment allows everyone to help everyone. It is competitive, but it is a friendly competition. I felt that my teachers and staff were more than qualified, and they truly cared about the future of everyone in the class. The way that the course was set up, there was no rest, and I liked that. I signed up and paid for the class because I wanted to push myself and learn, and that is what I was able to do. At GA, you get out what you put in. I put in a lot, and the returns were immeasurable.
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Megan Clark
Data Analytics
Improve Excel skills, learn to parse and manage data with SQL, and visualize data in Tableau. https://generalassemb.ly/education/data-analytics
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Mustafa Inamullah
Great Program - Better Community
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GA provides a community that will remain valuable to me for the rest of my life. Being in GA is like being in a giant band with reach throughout the country. Everytime you meet another GA graduate, you have an instant friend. The networking aspect is impecable. Not only is there hundreds of brilliant GA grads, but GA creates a space that attract some of the best minds and speakers in the industry.
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Peter Lew
UX Designer
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Overall I found General Assembly to be a great experience and was extremely valuable for me in making the transition into UX. When I finished the program I felt like I had the absolute minimum skills necessary for a UX Designer but I was able to build upon the foundation after many months of additional learning and practice. The program was heavy on research, presenting, collaborative teamwork, so it allowed me to work on skills that were not my greatest strengths.
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Anya Melnyk
Life changing experience!
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GA has been great. It has opened the doors to a new career for me.
Our instructors were amazing, super helpful, knowledgable and personable.
The course was very intense, with tons of information in the class and a lot of homework. The course has definitely helped me build a foundation for understanding how programming works. And prepare us students for the real world projects.
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Eduardo
Hostile environment
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I have spoken to my attorney and I have been assured there is nothing the General Assembly legal team can do about my factual review. DO NOT LET THEM INTIMIDATE YOU.
I was harassed constantly while attending the WDI course and despite making this proof evident to General Assembly, the bully was not disciplined, instead allowed to thrive. Clear violations of the alleged code of conduct were ignored. I have been told this is not the first time where rules were broken and the perpetrator was not reprimanded.
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Nico
Amazing learning experience
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The 10 weeks UX immersive bootcamp at General Assembly in Sydney was one of the best learning experiences of my life! The UX course was a good mix of theory and practice. We covered both research and design and worked on 5 projects to put everything we learned into practice. My instructor was very passionate about UX and had extensive industry knowledge, he provided a lot of constructive feedback throughout the course. The outcomes program was great, they helped me tailor my linkedin/resume/portfolio and assisted me until I found a job. Overall my experience at General Assembly was great, I can't recommend it highly enough!
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James Ferguson
Web development immersive course
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This course is a great way to kick start a new career in web development. I took my course at the Sydney GA campus and found the course and staff were excellent.
Over the 12 weeks the course covered a great deal of content and was structured in a way that was very conducive for learning.
The course content and the network of people I met through General Assembly, helped me change career and become a Frontend developer in a full time job. -
Aneesa Malik
Data Analytics
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Having recently undertaken the accelerated Data Analytics course in Mar-18, I can safely say the course was well taught from start to finish. The instuctor, Joana and teaching asistant, Jasmine, were extremely approachable and made sure all students had a firm grasp of the contents and the concepts covered on the course. Alongside this, the facilities and staff at the General Assembly created a great flexible working environment which allowed students to continue with course work in the evenings in a safe and comfortable space.
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Anonymous
User Experience Design Immersive Graduate
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I took the UXDI class and absolutely loved it. It was the perfect fit - instruction from an experienced designer, the theory behind UX design, real world examples, and hands on projects. My favorite part of the class was the hands-on client project. Being able to work on a project that had real world goals and impact made the work I had put in earlier in the class all come together. Plus, having that in my portfolio was huge boon when finding a new job!
The job support is thorough and well structured. While studying in the immersive, there are weekly assignments to ramp up your application process. It was nicely spread out so it was manageable and effective. By the end of our cohort I had updated my LinkedIn, resume, cover letter, and learned so many skills I would need when applying to a new job. Julie the outcomes coach is AMAZING.
The community at GA is fantastic. I became close friends with people in my cohort, in the other cohorts down the hall, and the GA staff. Naida works at GA and is such a supportive and encouraging person. It was great having her and others there - it turned what could be a scary transition period into a fun time of personal growth and bonding. I was able to call GA my second home while I was there, and I love going back for alumni events.
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David Lam
UX Design Immersive review
Incredible learning environment and very supportive staff. Learning is very efficient by method of "I do, we do, you do". Learned lessons and practically by working on real projects. Felt really connected with industry as I was encouraged to attend meetups, was connected with a alumni mentor and attended office visits.
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Andy
Amazing course, highly reccomend
This course enabled me to change career into a field I absolutly love. The classes have a high teacher/student ratio, they are obsessed about using the latest tech and have an enormous network of past grads and potential employers. If you're looking for a sign, this is it. Go for it.
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Anonymous
Coding at GA is awesome
I recently completed FEWD at General Assembly Sydney and couldn’t recommend it more! Jay is a legend and the course materials set me up to succeed in my current role. One highlight for me was celebrating with all my classmates and the Instructional and Production Teams at the end of the course! Couldn’t recommend more!
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tlinkner
Drinking from the firehose
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An incredible (and practical) introduction to data science. I wish college courses were like this. It was so much information. Since we applied everything we learned I got a lot out of this class and can do a lot more than I expected I would with only 60 hours of class time. For me, pre work and homework too about double the estimated time but it was definitely worth the effort. Those with prior experience in either statistics or programming will have a leg up, but it's not necessary to get started.
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Ian
Just Do It
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I had no development experience prior to attending this course, and was completely unsure what to expect. I can only say that it was the best thing I could have possibly done for my career. 18 months later I'm still loving my new career and couldn't have done it without the support of the people at GA in Sydney. It was a hard 3 months but I would do it again in a heartbeat. I had so much fun throughout, and I couldn't have asked for more support from my instructors and the rest of the team there.
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Susana
UX Design Immersive - NYC
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GA was one of the best decisions and experiences in my life, mainly due to the amazing leaders here and the community of people that I have met, that will be long lasting relationships. It has certainly enriched my life.
I graduated from the General Assembly UXDI program at the NY campus, in December 2017. I am now 2 weeks into my first full-time UX Designer position and couldn't be happier.
I had such wonderful and dedicated mentors. I am extremely impressed with the guidance, support, encouragement, communication and opportunities that my GA instructors and career coaches have continuously provided me. I can't thank them enough for helping me transition and advance in my career so seamlessly!
That being said, the course itself is intensive. A lot of work compacted into an accelerated program. It's not for everyone but it was perfect for my situation. I come from a visual design background with 10+ years in marketing so I was looking to solidify my UX design knowledge in practice, to transition in my career. I took a 6 month online course with another school prior but that only wet my appetite. The in class GA UXDI course offered much more guidance and collaborative effort, which made a huge difference for me. The course covers a broad range of topics but there isn't enough time to really put everything to practice before you move onto more material. The projects help solidify concepts. You get as much as you put into it so be sure to ask questions and dig deeper into any topic that you're not strong in.
In terms of professional development, I can't speak for everyone but I receieved great support from them. I was also proactive in communicating with them post course, which I'm sure has an impact on the outcome. My current job was actually reccomended to me by one of the GA career coaches. They were just as proactive in helping me along and now I am in a company and position that I was looking for, as a great starting point to my new career.
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Daniel Litt
Product Management Intensive
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The course was heavily overpriced for anyone not being covered by work.
The curriculum and instructors did not provide a thoroughly instructive approach for any form of "product manager."
The course attempts to instruct would-be and aspiring entrepreneurs on the basics of business and product management, while also claiming to and attempting to cover the nuances of actual product management within an established company -- failing to sufficiently train in either.
My experience may have been tainted by the instructor Aditi Joshi. She ultimately showed with little respect for students, feigning interest and recognition of the importance of questions, answering in ways that illustrated her own "impressive" experience and awareness of trends instead of addressing the nuance and struggle with concepts behind a student's question. It's possible that a more attentive and talented instructor would have been able to substantially address product management in both the entrepreneurial and established business contexts, but seems like the course is just most likely over-ambitious and should be split up into 2 different courses.
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John
Web Dev Immersive
Well run course. The material clearly guides you to sufficient knowledge to make very impressive websites using HTML 5, CSS, Javascript, jQuery, Ruby on Rails and various databases.
The instructor was first rate and this was a very positive experience for me. -
Madeleine
GA Web Development Immersive
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This course ticked every box for me - excellent instructors with a balance of strong knowledge, great teaching methods and a sense of humour; challenging and engaging course material; combo of class work and autonomous projects; real sense of community. The pace is fast and I had a little bit of exposure to (non-web-dev) coding before starting, so I found that the speed and level of engagement expected was perfect for me. That being said I was doing hours and hours of coding outside of school hours, but the hours flew because it was so damn fun.
Before enrolling, one big factor for me was whether to go part-time or full-time (immersive), as it's a big financial commitment to go full-time. I can 100% recommend going full-time immersive if you're in a career change position - the job assistance (Outcomes) program makes it REALLY worthwhile.
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Vincenzo
Digital Marketing Course
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The course gives a clear overview of all the aspects concerning Digital Marketing. As a CEO of an on-line startup it is a good way to have an overall picture of how to set-up your marketing team and, from a business perspective, set-up your business objectives according to your value proposition, marketing personas and following marketing decisions, in which channels and so on. The course is really fast paced and full of information to absorbe.
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Petar Konakov
UXD @ GA
This was a real game changing experience for me. Having been a UI designer that "dabbled" in UX, it totally opened my eyes to a new way of thinking and working. So glad I did the course and can't wait to dive right in with everything i've learnt!
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Sarah Nunez
Digital Marketing
Beginnners course for those wanting to get a deeper grasp on marketing and for those who need to explore different outlets in order to market their brand
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Sam Parker
Data Analytics
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The course is an excellent training on excel, tableau, SQL and the best practices behind data analytics. I especially loved my instructor's real-world experience, and he was able to give great career advice during office hours as well as great teaching on the subject matter. The structure of the course is very project-based, and through it I'm able to have a polished portfolio piece that I'm leveraging in my job search process. Highly recommend!
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Veronica Proudford
DGM17
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Although I graduated with a marketing degree in May, I felt that my formal education leaned more on theory than practice. I came to General Assembly to get the most up-to-date digital marketing tactics. This course re-ignited my love of learning, most of which I had lost in the rigor of my university program. The instructors were top notch; they explained difficult concepts clearly and got me excited to put what I learned into practice. My entire GA experience, from onboarding, to the class sessions, to the alumni benefits package, to staying in the loop with the community has changed how I view education. I now consider myself a life-long learner and have General Assembly to thank for that. I had such a positive student experience that I continue to stay involved with the GA community, by attending a few events and workshops each month. I have nothing but great things to say about GA!
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McKellen
UX Researcher & Designer
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The couse was well structured, the lectures were packed with up-to-date industry knowledge. And almost more importantly, the projects provided immediate application and a rip-the-band-aid type experience to get our cohort into the UX mindset.
As the course went on, there were less chances for feedback, so I personally saught it as much as possible.
If you want to pivot and make that big change in your life, it's going to be a lot about you having the right mindset to do so. In Tyler Hartrich's class, he emphasizes having this mindset over and over which I now realize was absolutely crucial to me getting everything I could out of the class to make this transition.
This transformative experience can be daunting and very challenging, and I don't think it would have been possible without General Assembly's UXDI program and Tyler Hartrich's teaching method.
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S Davies
Disappointing
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I took this course to update my HTML skills and learn CSS. Before selecting General Assembly, I checked out online reviews, took their free course and checked out two other online schools. I thought General Assembly would give me the skills I was looking for so I could create engaging webpages.
I was wrong about General Assembly. After completing the 10-week course, I was still confused about CSS and I did not have the skills to make my website match my design. Here's what disappointed me:
- Curriculum was old. It was written in 2014 and hadn't been updated. Tech moves quickly and I want a curriculum that is current.
- Weekly lectures were never live - they were taped. So I could watch them, but I couldn't interact with the instructor and ask questions.
- Limited to one mentor session per week, so I couldn't work ahead and finish the course in less time.
- Mentor sessions were rushed.
- Not enough hands-on coding practice.
- No lifetime access to the material learned. Most online schools give you unlimited access to your lessons.
My original plan was to take the JavaScript class from General Assembly, but for the above reasons, I instead searched for another school to learn that skill. I chose Skillcrush and for the same cost of one 10-week General Assembly JavaScript class, I got unlimited access to all their front and back end web developer courses along with a complete suite of web designer courses and wordpress coding courses. After four months at Skillcrush, I am now confident in my HTML, CSS, web design and JavaScript abilites and am actually creating engaging pages that match my designs.
I recommend you avoid General Assembly and check out Skillcrush instead. I wish I had gone to Skillcrush first.
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Beth
Dynamic and Empowering Program
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I was a student in General Assembly's 12-week Web Development Immersive program in San Francisco in the fall of 2017. Altogether, I learned SO MUCH throughout the program and now feel like I can be a lifelong independent development learner. The program is fast paced, very dynamic, and well suited for motivated learners.
You really get out of the program what you put into it and to succeed you need to take ownership of your learning. There is a lot of assistance available (office hours, TAs, classmates, etc.), but you need to be proactive in seeking out additional support when you need it.
The curriculum is updated regularly based on feedback from graduates and employers, which is great to see, but that means not everything is completely ironed out before teaching.
I was very impressed with the instructors (especially Justin!). The teachers really matter in a course that is actively taught 40 hours a week and General Assembly seems to do a great job selecting and supporting the staff.
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Nav
General Assembly - WDI - Loved it
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This rigorous program was the best decision I've ever made, hands down. I've learned so much in such a short amount of time, which would have never been possible just learning everything by myself. It's a commitment and you must devote every aspect of your life to, learning how to program and not just that, but how does everything work and why it works. Being at General Assembly I not only gained valuable skills like learning how to build an express backend, building full stack ruby applications, even the ins-and-outs of git just to name a few, but I gained an incredible community of like-minded individuals who I'm happy to call my friends as well. The toughest experience of my life, but I would not hesitate to do this all over again.One thing I would recommend is that you sharpen your JS skills to a very refined point. This program moves FAST! So, make friends that will help you along the way of this tough as nails journey. One thing I do have to say that probably isn't too positive is that some of the instructors simply didn't really care, you'll have to weed those out and yea it will be apparent. I had two in my cohort, one didn't really care and the other was already on level 900000 when trying to explain certain things, basically wasn't too beginner friendly. The curriculum needs a little bit of work too, but don't be afraid to speak up and let the instructors know what is needed in aiding you with the learning process. For example, I fought for screencasts of certain lectures as well as others from my cohort and oh boy! did that help.
Oh and yea, I hardly had any programming experience beforehand, maybe only a few months of HTML, CSS, and JS...yup, the basics(all from free code camp). Also, no CS degree!! Currently, just graduated.
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Yvette Torres
Digital Marketing Circuit
A 5 week online course
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Eunice Ng
UXD Course (Part-Time)
I went into the course with 2 eyes open and yet, the course manages to surprise me with the flexibility of the UX Design Process. Love the applicability of the design process and hopefully, I can make use of the process in what I do now (I am a curriculum designer). Doing it part-time with a full-time job was a killer though :)
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Louisa Page
Product Management
A really good course and great tutor
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Susan Jacobs
Great all around experience in Web Development Immersive
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I recently completed the Web Development Immersive course at General Assembly in Boston. It was an amazing experience and I recommend it highly. It's a grueling course - 12 weeks, M-F, 9-5 with 1-2 hours of homework per night. Puctuality and attendance are critical, in order to graduate you can only have 5 tardies and only 3 missed days. I don't recommend missing any days if it can be helped because you'll miss so much in one day. During the course you complete four full-stack web applications, 3 individual and one group project. The curricilum is excellent. They ensure that you learn the basics of how JavaScript works (e.g. closures, async, prototypical inheritance, truthy/falsey, hoisting, promises, etc.). Their style of instruction really helps to cement the concepts in your brain. For each topic there is typically a lecture, demo (they show you how to code it), code-along (they code along with you), and lab (you code it yourself or in a small group). The instructors are engaging and helpful (without doing the work for you). They definitely teach you to stand on your own. My only constructive feedback is that I wish they taught a more popular web framework than Ember. I get why Ember: it "goes with" Ruby, it's opinionated, and easy to teach, and I realize that they can't teach everything. But I would have liked to have learned React or Angular which are more popular than Ember.
The makeup of the class participants is really diverse. Lots of women, non-white, and all around not totally straight, white 20-something males. Also people from all sorts of backgrounds from teaching to real estate, to just about anything.
The career support is terrific. You meet with them once a week as a group where they help you with your personal brand, LinkedIn, resume, networking, portfolio, and more. They give you personal feedback, and are available for 1x1s weekly as well. They continue their support post-graduation as well.
The instructional space is really nice. The office is conveniently located steps from South Station. It's a brand new space, with large classrooms, individual meeting rooms, "phone booths", a large lobby and students lounge with coffee, water, refrigerator, etc. The front-lines support staff is super-helpful and supply laptop chargers, phone chargers, etc. They also keep the space in tip-top condition.
I can't say enough good things about it, and would recommend it to anyone interested in a coding bootcamp.
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Roman
Data Science Immersive-Sydney
Very good course!
Sydney
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Chris Green
Quality Product Management Course
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I attended a 6 day Product Management Course in London and was hugely impressed by the quality of the instruction, resources and activities. Our class of 20 students came from a hugely diverse background, aged 25 to 55, 7 different nationalities, 50/50 male and female. This meant that I got to work with so many different people who brought ideas to the class that I had never considered. Quality instruction was blended with individual and group work in class and supported by homework activities. I worked on a personal project during the week that mirrored the course content, culminating in a presentation of my project on the final (6thth) day. A tiring, but highly informative course. I began implanting the ideas at work on the very next day.