Le Wagon Reviews
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Michele Comolli
Full Stack Developer
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A Life-Changing Experience
There are so many coding schools and boot-camps out there but Le Wagon isn't only teaching you how to code, they taught me how to create something new, how to work in a group, how to speak to investors.
It's a completely straightforward approach to code, you never feel you're wasting a single hour of your time, and you always want to know more, also, with the learning platform they built, you can keep learning new stuff on your own, also after the boot-camp! They give you all the necessary knowledge to convert your ideas into reality, and as you finish, you enter a new world of possibilities you can't imagine without doing it. It is one of the best choices I've ever made. -
Laure Duhorane
An amazing experience
Did Le Wagon's part time course in 2020 and it was one of the best learning experiences I've ever had. The curriculum lets you learn complex IT concepts step by step and most importantly, you learn by doing, assisted by an amazing teaching crew. After the 6 months course, I have acquired enough practice to help me gain confidence in my skills as a web developer. -
Tom Whittle
Le Wagon Stockholm
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I decided to do the Le Wagon coding bootcamp after becoming bored of my old-school IT job and it was one of the best decisions I have ever made! The whole experience was amazing - great teachers, great students and most importantly a really effective way of teaching coding. The learning platform is perfect and in combination with a great timetable for the day; it's crazy how quickly you learn. It's probably the fastest I've learnt anything and the 2 week project at the end really rounds up the whole 9 weeks. It is incredibly satisfying to see your idea come to life. Would love to do it all over again. -
Felipe
Data Science Bootcamp GREAT!
I attended to the data science bootcamp on Brussels. It was a great experience. I never thought before that I could learn in 9 weeks all the things I learnt. Now after 3 mounths, I still have full access to the web page and all my lectures to see them whenever I want.
I strongly recommend Le Wagon.
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Ghyslain Butoyi
Data science
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Le Wagon was an amazing experience. I had some prior knowledge about programming and Machine learning through academics, but during the bootcamp I reviewed my basics in coding especially in Python, and it allowed me to learn more about how data gathering, algorithms and packages work under the hood. A very special note of gratitude to the team of teachers, TA's and the staff at Le Wagon, they were always there when we had questions, you can sense that they are very passionate about what they do and giving us all the tools we need to succeed. -
Maria Vittoria Dalla Rosa Prati
Made my dream come true!
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I discovered Le Wagon during my semester in Shanghai where I participated to a workshop and loved the teaching approach. I ever since followed their updates and finally started the web development bootcamp in Milan this past September. The overall experience was over my expectations! My dream was to gain the necessary coding skills to be able to turn my ideas into apps and Le Wagon made it possible. It was challenging but in a nice way because of the motivating and community-like environment that the professors and TAs created. I truly lived an amazing experience along with inspiring and interesting people and would recommend it to anyone that shares my goals. Thank you Le Wagon 🚀♥️ -
Thomas Farre
Great!
I can assure you that this course is amazing! I learned to code in 9 weeks and it was really because of the quality of the structure and teachers. Thanks you Le Wagon! -
Josh
Intense, but so rewarding!
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Before enrolling at Le Wagon I had just finished a Politics degree, but was struggling to find a job and wanted to get into a more hands-on role. The best thing about the course was having 1-to-1 support always at hand, no matter how large or small my problem was. It was an intense 9 weeks, but I'm amazed at what we were all able to produce in a such a short time. I'm now searching for Junior Data Science/Analyst roles, and still receiving lots of support from the Le Wagon team! -
Thomas Giannetti-Fakhoury
Amazing Experience !
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Before Le Wagon, I was interning in Private Equity in West Africa. This bootcamp completely changed my approach to data science and computer programming ! It was challenging and probably the best learning experience I have had throughout my education. It is truly amazing what you are able to achieve once you finish. Le Wagon gives you the tools and the confidence to pursue your career goals. The teachers and TAs always take the time to walk you through each concept, whether simple or complicated. During our final project, my team and I were able to build a sentiment analysis model to find out how people felt towards the green energy transition throughout the world ! -
Jess Carvalho
Learnt more technical skills in 9 weeks than the past 10 years of my life!
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I joined Le Wagon after 5 years of working as a Project Administrator for architectural and interior design studios, ultimately looking to gain technical skills and change career path. The bootcamp was a pretty intense 9-weeks, but it’s truly surprising how much I managed to learn in that time. I had great classmates, and the buddy system meant we were all in it together. This was comforting, and also prepared us nicely for teamwork during the project weeks. After many weeks not being sure if I was even getting it, the highlight for me was AirBnb week where we built Tropic Like it’s Hot. All those weeks of learning finally clicked and came together and it was so rewarding to present our first finished project. The teachers and TA’s at Le Wagon were amazing! Always patient and available to help. No matter how bad at coding I thought I was, I always felt that the TA’s were supportive, reassuring and welcomed all types of questions. The bootcamp would have been very different if it weren’t for such a great team. Since the bootcamp, opportunities have already presented themselves and I’m working a project with one of my TA’s and two of my classmates. I’m also looking forward to returning to Le Wagon as a TA in January. For anyone on the fence about enrolling, do it. It’s such a rewarding experience and challenge, but most importantly you come away with the skills you need to change and advance your career. -
Miles Tomlinson
Data Science Bootcamp London (Miles Tomlinson) - big thumbs up!
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Before Le Wagon, I had worked in various product and data roles at GSK and only really focussed on the change management aspect of data, integrating processes and new tools into the organisation. After leaving, I was searching for a way to pick up the breadth of knowledge and confidence you really need to advance in the world of data science, and help me be successful in future product management or data leadership roles. A good friend of mine was thinking about enrolling on the Le Wagon web development bootcamp and put it on my radar. I was intrigued about the possibility of picking up so many technical skills in a short space of time, and was excited to do that learning in a fun, collaborative and start-up-style way. The experience did not disappoint. This was by far one of the best choices I’ve made. Other than the expected, obvious plus of gaining expert-level knowledge, the best thing about Le Wagon is the dedication of the teaching team and the way that inspires all students to keep learning, get better and support each other, especially during the tricky parts of the curriculum. The Le Wagon network, alumni platform and hands-on careers support are the things I’m now really going to appreciate as I try to land my next role. -
Areeb Bhaila
Practical learning done well!
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I joined Le Wagon with a desire to build real applications for real problems as I felt that as a consultant I never got beyond expressing my ideas on a slide. Over the course of the next 9 weeks we built applications everday from building a simple game of blackjack to a mobile app that helps those with chronic conditions manage their health for my final project. The Le Wagon ethos of learning by doing, working on challenges with the buddy system and having ex-students teach the course has meant that I have gone from someone who knew no code to building my own mini-projects post-bootcamp. The world around us being transformed by technology and if you feel like you don’t have the skills to play a part in it, join Le Wagon! -
Tamara Cheikha
Full-stack Web Development
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After graduating from university, I worked in Marketing for a year and realized that it is one of the largest industries adapting to the phenomenon of the 21st century: digitalization. That being said, I decided to join Le Wagon to gain a set of technical skills that complement my current knowledge and allow me to grow professionally. Throughout my journey at Le Wagon, I’ve come to realize how fast-paced and challenging it could be. However, its well-defined culture creates a very pleasant environment with a lot of support from TAs, a buddy-system that helps students meet, support and push each other daily. From learning the basics of a language to building two websites from scratch in just 9 weeks and meeting plenty of amazing people, I recommend Le Wagon to all those wishing to learn how to code in an efficient way and all by having fun! -
Diana Pinon
Mexico 483
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I am an Industrial Engineer and have a few years of experience in Supply Chain Management. Before joining Le Wagon, I'd been a management consultant for a bit over 2 years, but I felt like I was stuck and I really wanted to learn to code since it was an interest of mine for a very long time.
Like many, I did my research to find the best coding bootcamp out there. I was working in the US so I started looking based on my location, but nothing really stood out to me and everything was crazy expensive; I know it's an investment for the future, but I wasn't ready to part with over $10k (USD). Then I came across a bunch of outstanding reviews for Le Wagon and it got me curious, so I went on their website and saw that they were running hybrid courses at half the cost of other options, so it didn't even matter that they don't have a campus in the US. I applied for the full-stack web development option and Andrea Bazán, the Mexico campus driver, interviewed me. She told me about her experience with the bootcamp and how it really changed her life, I was sold even before hearing all of the great things she had to say about it.
I took a break from my job and enrolled in the full-time batch because I wanted to give it my undivided attention. I was 1 of the 19 students in batch 483 based out of Mexico City, but I chose the remote option and I took it from my hometown. I was a little hesitant about the hybrid format because some students were on campus and others were remote, but I really didn't feel like it was a problem at all. My batch was quite international, we had a mix of nationalities but we all used English to communicate.
The full-time bootcamp lasts only 9 weeks and it's packed with a lot of material you need to digest quickly. I knew next to nothing about coding, so I feel like some lessons should've been a bit longer, but you also have to play your part in the learning experience and put in your best efforts to grasp everything that is coming your way. The teachers and the teacher assistants are amazing and really help out throughout the entire process, and so do the other members of the Mexico campus staff. The rest of the students were also incredible and I felt like all of us got along and worked great together, which made the experience even better. Everything moved so fast and in the blink of an eye, I was already creating web applications with my team. It is truly unbelievable what we achieved in so little time. After the course is done they even have Career Week, in our case they brought some very interesting people to talk to us about several topics that will be useful for our future as developers or as entrepreneurs.
Overall I think it was an invaluable experience and I do feel that the Le Wagon system works. I'm not sure if I will get my dream job as a developer right away, but I do feel equipped enough to start looking and continue to learn even more in the process.
I recommend this experience to anyone who wants to get into the coding world. -
Ann-Sophie
Amazing bootcamp
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Looking back, applying for the Le Wagon data science bootcamp after finishing my master at the London School of Economics was one of the best decisions. Especially coming from a non-technical background it is incredible to learn about that many, super relevant data science topics within such a short period of time. The whole atmosphare inside the classroom, as well as, online was unique and the constant support from TAs and teachers enabled us all to solve challenges on our own from day one. -
Clementine
Perfect way to start a data science journey
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As a product manager, i loved working with data scientists and i had so many questions and concepts i wanted to understand. I enrolled in the data science bootcamp with le wagon as i had loved the approach and the team for the coding bootcamp and was confident it was the best way for me to upskill in data. After 9 weeks, i'm really glad with my decision, the curriculum is covering all the latest techniques with tons of resources to go deeper, very relevant practical challenges everyday to understand the concepts and a team project to start my portfolio. Most importantly our group of student was truly amazing and the teaching team so supportive.
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Gabriel
Delivers what was promised - Batch São Paulo #446
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After graduating from Le Wagon, I told myself that I would only do a review after four months (according to them, this is the average time to get a job), or before that, if I got a job as a developer. I preferred to take this time to have more practical information before giving a review.
That said, I can confirm that, in general, Le Wagon delivers what was promised. In two months I was employed by a good company. So yeah, positive opinion, no doubt!
First, a context:
I did the Web Development Course (full time). Because of the pandemic, I took the remote course (the only option at the time). Therefore, I feel that I gained in focus, study time and content assimilation, but I think that I did not expand my network as much as I could if it were in person. However, if I had to retake the course, I would do the remote version again. In the end, for me, what made me get the job was the content taught in the course and what I actually learned, not the contacts. However, making contacts is very valuable! Several colleagues got jobs via contacts. But, in my view, if you get a reasonable grasp of the content taught at Le Wagon, and if you are a relatively pleasant person, you will eventually be able to find something on your own.
Of course, you have to go after it. I must have sent around 10 to 15 resumes per week. Eventually, some of these will answer you. And after tests and interviews, you will eventually receive a proposal. At least as long as this tech bubble lasts, i think this is true.
Let's be more specific:
The good:
1) You learn by doing. They give you a 1 ½ hour class in the morning where they teach you just the basics, and the rest of the day you have to research and find out what you need to solve the daily challenges. In addition, the last three weeks are reserved for working on projects, which is when everything you've learned comes together and makes sense.
2) If you feel stuck, the teacher and TA's will help you, teaching you only what is necessary to overcome the challenge of the moment, without holding your hand all the way, leaving you to reason for yourself.
3) You will learn what it takes to create a web application from 0 to production. And with this content, you can manage technical tests and interviews.
4) Immersion. It's almost two months long, every day, all day. If you commit, you don't think of anything other than code.
5) You gain access to a network of contacts, from which opportunities can arise.
The bad:
1) As I said, the last three weeks are reserved for working on projects. However, during two of them, you still have classes, but you do not have time to study or deepen what you have learned in them due to the projects.
So, during the course, it seems that you are wasting time with those classes. On the other hand, after the course, some subjects treated superficially by these classes are very requested in technical tests and interviews. In this sense, testing (minitest, rspec, TDD, etc.) and api building are good examples of subjects that deserved more attention. An extra week of course would probably be enough.
2) IT'S EXPENSIVE! It's worth it for the speed you evolve, but don't do it if you're not going to commit 100%.
3) This last point is not really a problem, but it is something that bothered me. They advertise "success stories" a lot, which is okay, they need to attract people. The problem is that even after you have already paid and are already taking the course, they keep doing it, which ends up making you think that it is all very easy. In my view, they make it seem like it is magic and there is no possibility of failure, you end up with an unrealistic view of things, which can be frustrating eventually. In addition, some of these stories are clearly set up so that we can see only the supposed success, without mentioning the difficulties and frustrations that come with it.
If you want to become a developer quickly, it is very worthwhile to attend Le Wagon. In my opinion, this course changed my professional life, accelerating my career change by AR LEAST one year. -
Katerina
Career change at Le Wagon
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As a lot of us in this challenging time, during first lockdown I decided that something has to be done about my current career (hospitality industry specialist). I heard a lot about coding bootcamps and started to do my research. After a few weeks of gathering info, my search was narrowed down to 2 options one of which was Le Wagon Montréal. I am really glad that I picked Le Wagon cause they make an experience really personable and interpersonal relationships especially now are really important. All the instructors are extremely helpful and knowledgeable and they just make you feel like you discussing coding problems with your friends. They also bring a lot of industry professionals who share their knowledge and experience with students and encourage, inspire us with their stories. Career week brings great opportunity to alumni to network and even potentially land a job. Overall amazing experience and the best part of this that it is still human interaction and care that Le Wagon provides to their students :) Highly recommended! -
Seyoung J
Good experience at Le Wagon Seoul
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I was worried before registering because there was no review of the Seoul campus, but what I feel at this point where the course was almost over is that it was a very good decision.
Needless to say, the curriculum is good, I was deeply moved by the way TA handled the problem.
I had a really good experience, and I'm glad it will help me start my career as a developer.
If you're hesitating to register here, I want to tell you that you don't have to hesitate. -
Micky Macato
Le Wagon changed my life!!!
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Hello guys! My name is Micky Macato and I'm 35 yrs old from Philippines. I've been living in Japan for almost 10years. I studied Japanese for a year then been teaching English for the past 9 years. I'm also an entrepreneur. I've been interested with Web Development when I designed my own website using Weebly. It was cool but it was loading really slow. I have no idea about UI back then, buttons were all over the place, in short it was not pretty. I saw some of my co-workers studying programming on their free time. I got curious and started asking questions whenever we go out for drinks. They motivated me on learning web development too. So I started slowly with CS50 and Freecodecamp trying to feel it first if programming was for me. I also did some research on how many people actually found jobs and changed their career. Also I was concerned with my age as I'm already 34 that time. I felt I'm too old for this. But like they say you'll never know unless you try! and so I did! The school that I was working for had to close for almost three months due to COVID-19. Since I had nothing to do I enrolled online with Codecademy. I felt that if I actually pay for something this will definitely motivate me. Took their Web Development course in three months. I felt that something is still missing. I'm not confident with myself still. I would easily forget what I studied and it's not sticking. So I decided to finally enroll with Le Wagon Tokyo and took the 9 weeks Full-time FullStack Web Development course last Summer. The first 3weeks was hell! It was painful! I was really struggling in understanding the concepts. But all the teachers we're very supportive and helpful Doug, Trouni and Yann! Always offer their help whenever we get stuck and we're very patient in explaining everything for us! We had to give our pitch (an idea for an app) and mine was Greeter and I was really happy that it was chosen to be presented for our demo day! I got to team up with my talented teammates Samir and Marc. I learned how to work in a team. It was really exciting! Le Wagon Tokyo guided us on how to build our app in 10days! Teaching us different skills, strategies, tips to deliver an amazing app! Sasha and Sylvan even helped me out in practicing my presentation for Demo Day! and just like that 9 weeks went by really fast! After the course they gave us some tips on how to land a job or launch our own start-up. They contacted different people to help us kick-start our career. After several interviews 200plus applications I finally got an offer with a company that I felt I could grow in the future. I'm going to start on Dec 1st as a Full-Stack Web Developer with Willbox a logistics IT company in Minatomirai, Yokohama. I couldn't have done this ofcourse without the help of my family and my very supportive fiancé. -
Leif
24 week boot camp that will change your life!
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Le Wagon Oslo is an amazing experience. I could not recommend a better Bootcamp in Scandinavia! Before I started at Le Wagon, I worked nearly full-time, so it was important to me that I found a Bootcamp that would accommodate my schedule. That is why I chose the part-time course, and it was a great decision. The pace of the part-time Bootcamp was great for me. It allowed me to absorb all the material while still being able to work. The course is challenging, but it is also enjoyable and a unique experience you can only get at Le Wagon. The teachers are great too. Of course, the teachers were available during class to help, and they do a great job of explaining things, but many teachers were available to help me on days and nights when I had no class and was working on my own to solve the challenges. This was a big bonus for me and many others in my class. The final projects were my favorite of the whole Bootcamp. I felt like a real dev! Mapping things out in my head, solving problems, and seeing the whole project come together in realtime is an awesome feeling. If you are looking for a Bootcamp, I would very much recommend Le Wagon Oslo. -
Anuar Mukhambetzhanov
Le Wagon - an empowering community of tech driven enthusiasts and fun people!
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I was extremely pleased to join Le Wagon Istanbul because it allowed me to save a lot of time and avoid the hassle of learning to code by myself. Furthermore, it was an optimal solution in my case because on top of gaining knowledge about web development I also wanted to travel and make new friends, and Istanbul bootcamp had it all. The 9-week program was just perfect for me. During the program what really struck me the most was the mindset that you have while you code, particularly how you solve problems digitally, which is completely different from anything that you've probably done in your life. The best thing is that Le Wagon teaches you how to get the right mindset for programming step by step, which is very helpful. Also, during “Projects Weeks”, where you are supposed to build a completely new startup, I really improved my team-working and project-management skills that I think will be beneficial for anyone who is planning to lead or be part of own/company projects and work in a team environment. On a separate note, Le Wagon Istanbul was extremely welcoming and it really made me feel part of the family. That’s something I really appreciated and related to because it’s also part of my culture. Again, for me it wasn’t just about coding, it was also about communication, meeting new people, and being in a diverse environment with people coming from different backgrounds. By the way, the very first breakfast that I had at Istanbul's campus was just amazing! That Turkish coffee and delight though! -
Aleksandr
Definitely best bootcamp
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The LeWagon course is more than just a coding bootcamp, It's one of the best things I've done and I would recommend it to anyone considering a career in tech! It was a friendly, fun, and supportive environment and during my time there I felt that the trainers and everyone involved in running the course wanted the students to do well. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience: the wonderful trainers; the team of students; the course content; the structure of the course (love the alternating project and theory weeks as it helps you solidify the concepts and build up a great portfolio); the small class size; and the great place you get to study. Overall I really enjoyed everything I learnt and made some friends; and even though I attended having barely written any code before and from a totally different career path it prepared me for my first developer job. -
Egecan Çitim
A Life Changing Experience
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I believe Le Wagon is the best place to change your life. I was a complete beginner before I joined Le Wagon and the biggest fear I had going into the bootcamp was that I wouldn’t be able to learn how to code. However, I learned so much in the first 2 weeks, that I grew confident and realized that I was capable of a lot more than I had expected. That feeling of conquering a fear, learning something new, it was the most rewarding experience.
I really enjoyed the curriculum and challenge-based learning. I’ve always felt that practice makes perfect and I realise now that this is also the best way to learn how to code. As someone who has always liked design, I found the front-end section of the curriculum to be the most enjoyable of the bootcamp and learning CSS and Javascript was great
I really enjoyed building a new startup in the last 2 weeks of the bootcamp. Our team realized what we were capable of and created a unique web app by working extremely well together. I still miss the bootcamp a lot. The daily routine and feeling that we were on a learning journey, discovering something new on a daily basis; that was amazing
The team spirit with my other buddies from the bootcamp was fantastic and I miss chatting with them and solving coding problems together. I look forward to keeping in touch and seeing how they develop as coders. Outside of coding, Le Wagon was the first time that I’ve been in such a diverse environment.
Communicating with people from all over the world was a great experience for me, it really broadened my horizons. My time with Le Wagon was completely unique and after I graduated I was especially surprised by the size of Le Wagon’s global network of 9,000 alumni. Everyone is on Slack which means that you can contact them with the push of a button.
I check Le Wagon’s alumni channel at least twice a week and receive really useful notifications which are helping me to continue learning through the network.
Thanks to Le Wagon I’ve discovered a passion for software development, especially on the front-end. My goals now are much clearer and I’m looking for a good income at a great tech company which has a friendly and positive work-culture.
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Diego Makarausky de Oliveira
Amazing how much I learned in a short period of time, became part of an awesome community, and it is already having great effects in my career.
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The bootcamp I attended was 100% remote, since it took place during the most sensible period of the pandemic (Sao Paulo, batch #446). Nevertheless, the staff worked really hard so we could experience all the tools and cool things of a regular classroom course. Online classes every morning, then sitting on a virtual table to code in pairs and solve complex challenges, until a live code in group at the end of the day. Teachers would constantly join us at the table to help with the challenges, and it was great to always have their help. The school often organized virtual lunches with former students, happy hours and even yoga classes! The last three weeks were dedicated to projects, and we proposed and created two awesome web applications, in groups. It was a great experience and I miss it already. -
Elena Dinca
Best experience ever !!!
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After applying to the Le Wagon Web Development course in London, Rebecca was the first person I was speaking to. She is an amazing and very friendly person. Also, she will make sure that the course is the right choice for you and you’ll have a great learning experience during the course.
I had no coding experience before I started the Web Development course and I was afraid that I would never be able to learn how to code in just 9 weeks but as soon as I started the course I knew I had made the right choice joining Le Wagon Bootcamp.
The way of teaching and the curriculum is great. Every day you have the chance to be paired with a different person and the experience is amazing, always learning from each other and of course from the best teachers.
I feel that I did the best decision joining the Le Wagon Bootcamp and I will highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in IT. -
Chris W
Great Data Science Bootcamp
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I attended Le Wagon London’s Data Science and Machine Learning course (batch 424) in August of 2020 to build on my CS knowledge and gain a stronger understanding of how to use programming languages and tools to more efficiently work with complex data sets when making business decisions. The nine week course had a natural learning progression starting with data collection and storage, to investigating and cleaning, then working with python machine learning libraries for predictive analytics, and finally onto pipeline deployment in a live environment. I would strongly recommend this course to anyone with a passion for using data to problem solve looking to get a leg up in their careers. -
Cristiane Silva
São Paulo #446
For me the experience was very good, leaving the comfort zone, I was able to learn things that I thought would be impossible, with the intensive, immersive method and learning how to search for information, it was a perfect combination to make learning interesting and effective -
Renata
Awesome bootcamp
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Best decision I ever made for my career. As oceanographer I always had to work with coding languages, but at the same time I didnt have the programmer mindset, hence I was always strugling to do my daily tasks. The bootcamp at Le Wagon really helped me, and I believe part of this is because of their metodology, and part because of the amazing staff they have in Rio, with really good teachers! I am so in love with coding now, and maybe a twist in my career is about to happen. -
Ayan Ali
Excellent Bootcamp Experience
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“Prior to joining Le Wagon’s bootcamp I was working full time and had just turned down pursuing a PhD. I had zero knowledge or background in coding, but I love learning, creating and am deeply motivated. Le Wagon fulfilled me in all these ways and opened a whole new world of growth and endless development. Everything from course syllabus, learning pace, approachability of all staff - both teaching and non-teaching and bootcamp environment was beyond my expectation and perfectly supportive to my learning and development! Would highly recommend Le Wagon for anyone considering a life changing move in career or otherwise!” -
Bernardo Velasco
Best learning experience I have undergone
A very short answer to “How was the bootcamp?” is — “It was amazing!” It really is one of the best taught processes I have been through. Check my story for a very thorough review, and to gain some insights of what to consider when choosing a bootcamp.
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Denisa
Best bootcamp to learn coding
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I was always passionate about technology and after graduating a law masters degree in IT law, I decided to join Le Wagon Bootcamp in London. I was not disappointed from the super helpful TAs to how the course was structured, I’m fully happy with my decision. During 9 intense weeks I managed to grasp the basic knowledge and skills to be able to work on projects by myself, after completing a fully-working website, Fitmapp, with a team of 2 other people. -
Wince S.
Absolutely an amazing experience!
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Prior to the Le Wagon bootcamp, I was working in aviation for my entire career. I wanted to make a career change into tech and doing a bootcamp was a natural and easy choice for me to help me tap my toes into the industry. I found Le Wagon after a serious of research and have spoken to a friend who completed her bootcamp with Le Wagon Barcelona and was super happy about her experience. I like that Le Wagon compared to other bootcamps available, are more focused on building the foundations of create an end product. This really helps for people like myself who have zero tech knowledge and background and be able to see what I would be able to build during and after the bootcamp. Additionally, all of the staff at Le Wagon Montreal are extremely approachable, helpful and really care for the students to ensure that its a right fit for you. I would highly recommend Le Wagon if anyone is every considering doing a bootcamp. -
Samir
Le Wagon Tokyo - Welcome to the digital world
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Hi,
I have been asked to review my experience at Le Wagon Tokyo and it is with pleasure that I do so.
I would like to share here why I decided to join this Bootcamp, what I gained from it and how I would like to use these new skills.
A little self-introduction, I am french, 34 y.o living in Tokyo for 10 years leading one of the largest French company to grow in Asia.
I had a comfortable situation, good salary, respect and consideration from my peers. However, I felt that my experience reached a limit, I got asked to get back to France to become a director and settle down there.
I refused and wanted another challenge.
I navigated in the world of tech, digital, and innovation for a long time, but haven't really taken time or effort to dedicate myself to learning what it means to be in the tech side of the force.
I thought I knew. If you read this and you are not a developer, you think you know too... but trust me... you don't.
Why?
Joining Le Wagon, my aim wasn't to become a full-time developer but to be part of the crew and understand better the digital world. Speaking the same language and mostly being able to prototype my tech ideas.
In short, LW is a well-structured program, complete and product-oriented which I enjoyed - particularly at the end of the program, where it becomes more real, visual, usable. But I won't lie, it wasn't easy, I struggled, a lot and for "once" I wasn't the best / smartest in the room. I took my pride, put it on the side, got more humble, hanged on, and most of all trusted the process.
The program
You have to prep BEFORE the Bootcamp. It's really important to decide at least 1 month prior.
Don't worry, teachers are great and will take it step by step. But I would advise to start get familiar with some notions earlier to be aware of the vocabulary and concepts.
You know - returning an array- calling a method?....
Le Wagon starts from the basics - reviewing all aspects of Ruby and how things works. How it works and why.
you'll team up with someone different every day to do the exercises to support you and learn teamwork. You'll learn back end - front end - and finally how frameworks works.
RUBY - JS - SQL - HTML - CSS - REACT you'll learn a lot of different languages. No worries, you'll have to handle them because you'll have some projects/products to work on and to pitch to the world :)
Teacher are Amazing, Dedicated and will give all they got to help you 1 - Will question you to make you understand by yourself how to realize what you have in mind 2- Help you out if too complicated 3 - Make you feel like an idiot when you actually are one and got the answer all by yourself from the beginning... -You just needed someone to make you realize that you were actually an idiot :) and that's ok!:)
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It is a money and time investment!
So it means that you need to dedicate yourself to it for the whole Bootcamp. Don't take it lightly.
If you wanna change your career or create something new, you got a whole organization and network which can make your ideas up and running for real. Use this time to try/craft your ideas.
Overall
You will become a product-oriented Fullstack dev with a network of 8000+ alumni.
I learned a lot thanks to Le Wagon. And I know that I am capable of releasing a Webapp as of today.
I feel that I'll be able to use these skills either in the corp world and in my future start up projects. It's a door a whole new world, one that you'll be able to eat bit by byte. -
George
Data Science Bootcamp
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Before the Bootcamp, I had spent the last ten months seeking employment in the financial services industry with fairly little success and then just as I began to make progress in securing a grad scheme, a global pandemic took hold and life was put on hold. However, as the saying goes: "every cloud has a silver lining", in my case this disruption to my post-uni-career-launch allowed for a reassessment of my goals and ambitions. I had, for a long time been fascinated with the application of coding and the growing importance of data but always considered them supplementary skills to a professional financial qualification. After months of research and talking with people, it's now very clear that the reality is quite the opposite! I had heard about Le Wagon through a family friend and looked into joining as early as February but the only course on offer was the Web Development one and although the application of web development is cool and a useful skill I wasn't sure it was quite for me given that my interests lean more heavily on data analytics and then Le Wagon London launched its Data Science Bootcamp - the timing was perfect. The Bootcamp itself was incredibly intensive from before the get-go with forty hours of prep-work but it set the tone nicely for the nine-weeks of hard-work!
I'll admit it, I was nervous to see if the Bootcamp could be as successful as previous batches given the current social climate with social distance enforcement but the teaching staff absolutely smashed it and the learning experience was fantastic and fluent. Despite being thrown in the deep-end from Day 1, the TA's did a great job and showed great patience, going slowly where required, through every ticket raised during the daily live challenges and adequately answering or referring questions.
My favourite part of the Bootcamp has to be the final project - for mine, my team used machine learning algorithms to accurately predict the results of premier league football matches, solely relying on the data we collected rather than any existing domain knowledge. The project was largely a success and combined almost everything we had covered in the 7 weeks before as well as more, which is likely an excellent reflection of what's to come in my forthcoming career as a data scientist. -
Suzan
Amazing experience at Le Wagon
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I enrolled in the Le Wagon web development bootcamp from July until September 2020. I couldn't have been happier with what I learned, with the support I got, and how they prepared me for the future. The curriculum is focused on product which makes it very diverse and prepares well to tackle all aspects of full stack development. I found the teachers incredibly knowledgable and involved in making the student's journey as best as possible. It was at times challenging but also extremely rewarding. Once finished you actually have a couple of products to add to your portfolio. I would highly recommend Le Wagon to everyone who wants to learn coding and build products. -
Sophie Rouchon
You can trust them with closed eyes !
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A very rich experience and really intense : it's incredible how many things you can learn and assimilate in just 2 months. We know that we still have to work a lot to become a good developer but that's a great base on which we can rely on today. The staff is friendly and trying hard every time to make students become more confident on themselves. I'm very happy about Le Wagon bootcamp and do not regret a single second of having chosen this training. -
Simon
Le Wagon
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Joining Le Wagon bootcamp was a life-changing experience for me. As a person with a background in finance from University and a full-time trader in the stock market, learning to code gave me many more tools to advance in my career. At Le Wagon I learned the skill set to build web applications for my personal projects. Also, I now have many more opportunities to join financial tech firms. The amount of resources that Le Wagon gave me to find new opportunities in the tech world is outstanding and I am very glad to be part of this amazing organization -
Aron Sarosi
Data Science Coding Bootcamp
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Embarking on the 9-week long Data Science journey with Le Wagon was the best career decision I have made. It equipped me with all the technical skills and theoretical knowledge necessary to set my foot in the industry as a data scientist, while establishing an inspiring community of people with various backgrounds. My favourite aspect of the bootcamp was the availability and helpfulness of teachers and our own data science project at the end of the programme where my team created a skin cancer detection machine learning algorithm, something I knew little about before joining Le Wagon. -
Olivia Pomeranc
Web Development Bootcamp - London
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Le Wagon’s 9 week web development bootcamp was a door-opening experience and one that lived up to more than my expectations. It certainly was intense and tiring, but I enjoyed every moment and am astounded by the amount that I have learnt in such a short period of time. On top of coding every day, you meet so many like-minded students and teachers that make the experience ever more rewarding. At the end, you become part of a large community of Le Wagon alumni, with continuous support and opportunities, such that the experience never ends! I definitely would recommend Le Wagon to anyone thinking about moving into the world of tech.