General Assembly

Thirteen-week full-time instructor-led course covering the coding (Python-based) and statistics and probability foundations for exploratory data analysis, visualization, feature engineering/selection, and model building.  The course covers models ranging from linear and logistic regression, to time-series forecasting, natural language processing, neural networks, and Bayesian systems.  In addition to interactive lectures and two substantial homework assignments each week, students complete six projects using real-world data. You will not be bored.  Read less

I was very impressed by both the content and the pacing of this course. I was thankfully able to take the course due to a local scholarship, and I found it to be very practical while balancing a work schedule. The content was more in-depth than I expected, and provided a solid foundation that makes it easier to continue learning once the course is completed. While the pacing is fast during classes, having only 2 classes a week allows for individual practice later on; I don't think I would have gotten as much out of the course if it had not included the amount of content that it did. Instructors are friendly, flexible, and there are numerous options for office hours. The office hours are where I was really able to solidify my learning. For this course I would recommend that you have a second monitor, it was difficult to complete the later stages of the course without one, but it was not impossible. Since the course is available across the USA it's important to consider time zones as well (the class was help 9-11PM, Monday and Wednesday for me.) Again this was challenging but I believe it was worth it. For anyone looking for a structured way to upskill while working full time, this class is a very good option. 

The background provided in this course will give you the ability to learn more on your own, which I have done. If the program was longer, I would have liked to learn window functions as part of the SQL unit.  While I now have some projects in my portfolio, I still do not feel like I know enough to apply for jobs--five years ago it would have been different, but the job market is difficult right now due to COVID. I have heard the immersive courses at GA also have support for resume building, interview practice etc, but I'm not able to afford that at this time.  Read less

I chose General Assembly because they started teaching coding from scratch - that is, without the intimidating lingo or skipping basic steps. The team at GA is not only great at teaching how to code, but also very cognizant of student's work-life balance and mental health. Each student was taken care of and not left behind if they were struggling. The program is fast-paced and challenging, but I felt supported along every step of the way. The best part of General Assembly, for me, was the Outcomes program. I wouldn't have been able to find such a great job so quickly without the help of General Assembly Outcomes. GA really cares about taking care of their students and helping find a new career path post-bootcamp. Read less

General Assembly's Software Engineering Intensive program is geared toward getting students jobs, from its carefully-designed curriculum to its rigorous and thorough Outcomes support. I do wish we had learned more OOP languages, or more languages that employers are looking for in the Boston area, like Python and Java. Read less

This Bootcamp covers a lot of material within the three months which pushes individuals to rise to the challenges (PS, if you are looking for something light paced, this is not the Bootcamp for you, it requires time, dedication and most of your attention) What I loved about the GA UX Bootcamp was that it's very project-based so you keep learning and directly applying that knowledge to create potential solutions. There are a total of five projects covered and three of them are fully team-based, permitting you to learn to work with others and feed off each other's skills. The projects span from website heuristic evaluation, information architecture redesign, Android & iOS app design, and responsive websites and the tools you learn to design on are mainly industry used (Figma, Sketch and Invision although we mostly worked on Figma and had a class for the other two). The instructors and TAs are really amazing, as they help you every step of the way, especially if you ask a lot of questions (which they love lol) and the job assistance has been quite helpful so far, although I face external challenges being an international student. After the course, you definitely feel like a Junior UX Designer and have the tools to apply and consistently improve on your skills.  Read less

My experience with GA has been nothing but awesome. My instructor has a solid background in Math and Statistics, he is able to explain abstract concepts in a simple and easy-to-understand manner. Importantly, the curriculum is challenging but manageable, even for people who have almost zero experience with Python programming. They have multiple projects to immediately apply what you have learned, which was really helpful in "locking" it inside your memory.

While looking for a job, graduating from GA definitely gave me an edge over other schools which also provide similar bootcamps. It pushes us to do challenging capstone projects which are relevant to our local context, which impressed the interviewers. Read less

Salutations everyone! I hope whoever’s reading this doing well. I’m a college student at The University of Louisville, located in Kentucky. I decided to take a class which offered a scholarship for my freshman year of college and this is one that offered one. I truly enjoyed this class, the instructors, my classmates, the Curriculum, all of it was quite an experience. In under 3-4 months, I learned how not only websites work, but how to create my own. Taking this class was indeed a challenge knowing I’ve never did anything like this, it took time and dedication but I’ve learned how to make websites, and even my own. I must thank off of my classmates, instructors and all the help that I’ve received sense. I can now say in under 5 months I’m able to create websites from scratch using JavaScript,CSS, and HTML.  Read less

Overall, I'm very satisfied with the experience I had with GA. Curriculum is covers well most important topics and students are encouraged to go deeper whenever they feel the need to. Instructors and assistants are great also, providing you support and challenging in a way to foster critical thinking. The 1-week intensive course is indeed intensive and requires 100% of full dedication for 6 days in a row - so be aware that if you want to make the most out of it, save the entire week exclusively for that. The only downside is in terms of price: the cost benefit (price vs high quality) is unbalanced and I think that taking LinkedIn learning courses and reading books can allow you reaching the same level (in more time and spending way less). So for you to think if doing this course is a short term benefit or it.
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I completed Software Engineering Immersive program in 3 months and after graduation I find a job by myself. Yes outcomes team helped to me about editing my resume and also personal portfolio page. But weird thing started after this. They added me to a outcomes channel after graduation to let me informed about new job opportunities.  And also they told me that their outcomes support is lifetime support before start the program. But when I find a job by myself the kicked me out from that channel. I asked about the reason they said me that 'Because you got a job' I tried to explain that I can search for a better position by those job opportunities and also I find my job by myself they didn't find it. But they couldn't explain this to me. My spouse was thinking about to a program at GA, after this experience she decided to look for another bootcamp.

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When I first attempted a run at coding and software engineering, I bounced off of it HARD. It was vague, overly complicated, I couldn’t see the real-world applications of what I was learning (despite knowing in the abstract that there were a ton), and was largely left to my own devices to try and figure it all out. 
The SEI program at General Assembly was a world apart. Though more narrowly focused than a general coding course or comp-sci degree, we were shown all of the different parts we would be working with, how they fit together, and used what we learned to make smaller-scale versions of real-world applications.
I had the unenviable position of being right in the middle of my course when COVID hit and we had to transition on the spot from an in-person course to an online-only. Though less than ideal for my particular learning style, the classes were still handled admirably and taught as well as they could be for such a drastic shift for everyone involved. Since online-only versions of the courses already existed, the transition smoothed out in short order, and I am certain that the current online-only options are just as effective as any of the in-person courses.
The course is expensive, so finding a sponsor of some sort is ideal, but the loan program they partner with has incredible terms, the two standout features being a cap on the money you’ll owe (so no worries about paying it off for decades because of interest compounding on interest), and that you don’t start paying anything until you are employed AND earning more than a minimum annual threshold (about $40k when I signed up).

The only negative I really have to say is that while I understand that there’s some swapping out of instructors during the course for different specialists to instruct on their specialty, it can be a little jarring. Also, for full-stack development, authorization/authentication was something that I felt didn’t get quite the attention it needed, so that may be something to set aside for some independent study. Read less

This is absolutely a wastage of time. This review is from my personal experience. They say that its for absolute beginners but at the same time , in the first week of the class, the instructor teaches you for 15 minutes and expects you to write a code in 30 seconds literally on slack. And if you are not actively writing or f=giving any answers , dont think that they are ok with that. They expect you to know everything , thinking that their way of teaching is world class however they teach so bad that you wont understand a thing. If you decide to pay upfront and didnt do one projcet on time , they will not tell you the consequences of not delivering on time the second time around infact they will keep you going and once you are half way through, they will have a meeting with you and will kick you out and will return you less than half of the amount that you paid. This school is absolutely a SCAM and I DO NOT recommend anyone wasting their time and money on this . They will not make things clear with you at all. They just find ways to kick you out.  My review is 100% coming from my personal experience . Read less

I had a great experience at General Assembly. My cohort was full of full time product managers who had just transitioned from the product owner role, international executives, and entrepreneurs. The content was thorough and engaging that helped me push myself and absorb information. I put in a lot of work to get everything done on time because we only had so much time in the day to cover a lot of content. However, it was truly an incredible experience and I am grateful to have learned from such wonderful instructors and people. Read less

SQL, Excel and Tableau skills   This is my second course with GA and it did not dissappoint.  The instructors are knowledgeable and accessible.  Both the instructor and TA were able to make time for you after hours for help.  The materials covered, SQL, Excel, and Tableau, were all pertinent to the real world.  The online class experience was engaging and the ability to be broken into rooms to work together was great.  BOTTOMLINE: The class was worth the money, the instructors were approachable and the company is professional and responsive to your needs.  Will definitely consider taking another course with them!   Read less

I completed a UX course in 2019, and I wouldn't recommend GA UX immersive to anyone unless you just have free time and extra cash to spend. I'm writing this review for someone like I used to be, so they do not repeat my mistake.I'm not coming from a design background but I do have a college degree, customer experience, sales, and marketing experience for over 5 years. 
What I liked: some teachers were interesting and smart, I enjoyed their personalities. WeWork space and free coffee perks. And this is about it. I would love to say I liked my fellow students, but because we were competition most of them were cold, selfish, and aggressive.
While I'm grateful to my teachers for what they were able to expose me to, I have to be honest by leaving this review. If I had read an honest review I would have never taken the boot camp.

1. The structure of the learning material is horrible. It is mostly presented in small slides with jokes that are articles you can find yourself online and lots of games, "exercises". Please spare yourself money and time and play with people by attending meetups. They barely teach you any tools you will need to become a UX designer but throw it on you and you have to "figure it out yourself". Practically no help.
2. Too many students. I complained about it from the start when I was promised 15-18 people at max and ended up with 25. Imagine how impersonal it was. And while I appreciate the teaching strategy to listen to everyone who has questions, 25 students asking questions (and some of them are "that personality" of asking every dumb question they can think of) took most of the time out of the day. 
3. Coffee breaks every 1-2 hours that will take sometimes up to 30 mins means your day is basically a 4-5 hour-day. Let me say it this way, I spent money and quit my job to learn, not to enjoy coffee breaks. While I would love it as a kid at elementary school, as an adult that was unacceptable on how much "free time" we were given.
4. Out of a 10-week course, the last 3 weeks are team projects, that I consider unfair, again, to pay money so I can have zero teachings but work on my own. That could have been after boot camp is over. Not enough knowledge to swim by only having 7 weeks to learn the profession.
5. Career coach. While I enjoyed the personality of my career coach and think she is great, 15 mins each time just wasn't enough. Yes, 15 mins are all you get. The first 5 mins remind her about who you are and what you are trying to achieve and the 10 mins left are just a joke. We only had 2 coaches, not enough.
6. No opportunities or assistance provided. Took me 7 months to get my job, and I never had even 1 interview opportunity from GA. All the mixers, career fairs, etc. have barely any employers that are hiring. It's a joke really, so many alumni and no job opportunities whatsoever. Same as their online job hunting channel - there are barely any jobs posted, only spam and sometimes they just copy links from LinkedIn that are visible for anyone.
7. They will tell you to "Network" - their favorite word because they know you can't get a job with your skills because you barely have any. Honestly, I was embarrassed after a couple of meetups with real professionals tired of "vulture" boot campers trying to have a coffee date with them to get a job. This is pathetic. No one will "give" you a job unless it's your friend or family.
8. Too expensive. For so many students in the same room, you can hire a personal tutor that will give you much more knowledge. Think about it! They don't teach you anything about the latest technologies that you can't find online. 
9. When I graduated and I continued learning on my own for 7 months and I finally got my first paid project. I realized that I was not taught anything that is very important nowadays like responsive design, ADA compliance, how to work with developers, and technical tools that are vital to successfully performing a job.
10. Portfolio. Yes, they promise you will have 3 projects in your portfolio that will help you to find a job. Guess what - 25 students will have almost the same portfolio and will be at the same time on the market along with at least half the students from the previous class hunting with the same techniques. You will look like another newbie for recruiters and now there are too many of them. Also, they don't help you with portfolio, they only show you other people's portfolios and you will only have 1 project when you graduate, so everything else will happen after. 

Finally, I got my job, because 7 months I spent learning, reading books, practicing tools. Submitting 250 applications didn't do anything. I got my job because I learned and tried a different approach, which was not networking. Save your money for rent and food while you will be self-teaching instead of paying a company that produces the same graduates over and over so they can make money. You're already considering changing career, you're already strong enough to do it, you don't need to get stuck with a loan like I did and realize what a mistake GA was.
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I took the 10 week, part-time Product Management course in Washington, DC.    I enjoyed the course content and engagement from the instructor on the themes and content provided with the course.   I think this course gives students from a variety of professional backgrounds, technical and non-technical, the content necessary to figure out a way forward with a career in product management with topics on how to define a product idea, market research, setting objectives, understanding feature development and prioritization, etc.   

I truly recommend this General Assembly course offering, but I also encourage anyone taking the course to put in the effort to network with classmates, attend office hours with the instructor, and continue to read about the product management domain outside of the course in order to bolster the experience.   Read less