Springboard Reviews
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Guillermo Govea
Excellent Experience: Intensive course
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Pros.
Complete course: its content covers the fundamentals of data wrangling, exploratory analysis, statistical inference, machine learning modelling and model permofmance evaluation among others. You also have the chance to go deeper into some of these topics with the help and support of your mentor.
Not only data science: Understanding and using data science techniques is not enough. This course also makes you focus in communicating your ideas in a clear and effective way. From the typical slide deck to a brief summary, you study different strategies to become a great communicator.
Support: It is mandatory to have one call with your mentor per week. Still your mentor also helps you via e-mail answering any question that arises during the course. You may also schedule more calls with your mentor when needed. There are also office hours and community blogs to discuss ideas and ask questions.
Experience: Lots of excercises and capstone projects that simulate real life situations in which yoy need to analyze data in order to make a prediction or find a solution to a business problem.
Career support: Lots of tips and strategies for you to have a great resume and succesfully find a job in data science.
Very intensive course: Be sure to have the time to fulfull all the requirements!.
GREAT EXPERIENCE. -
Zachary Ratliff
Good Transitionary Program
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Pros:
Great introduction to data analysis. Felt like a got a good feel for the breadth and process.
My favorite part of the curriculum was the projects and real-life case studies. "Doing" facilitates learning so well.
Great mentorship program. Knowledgeable and helpful professionals.
It was helpful to having career coaches to motivate me to get my foot in the door for interviews.
Cons:
A good portion of the curriculum is directed elsewhere: Youtube videos, Datacamp, etc. I wondered at times if the curriculum was worth the thousands of dollars.
I had a couple of encounters with career coaches and student advisors that gave the impression of inflexibility. If I was going to graduate, it had to be their way, including all the busy work that I deemed unnecessary or unhelpful.
Overall, I enjoyed the program and learned a lot from it. And I can't complain: I'm a full-time data analyst!
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David Lam
Data science career track review
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The Springboard Data Science career track was a great course that helped me solidify my knowledge of data science and gave me the confidence to apply for data science positions.
The program was flexible which allowed me to complete the course while having to take care of a 4 month old baby. No other program gave. E that flexibility. The program also has great hands on learning material which helped me understand and practice the coding and data science process.
The career resources were very helpful. I’m a senior level professional and still found the job search information very helpful.
In my journey to learning data science I have taken a masters degree, online self learning and Springboard. If I could do it all over again, I would have take. Springboard first.
If it’s not obvious, I would highly recommend Springboard’s Data science career track to anyone who would like to transition to this field -
Thomas Reeves
Terrific Program
I absolutely loved my time in this program for the Data Science Career Track. I feel confident in my ability to use what I have learned in my career and look forward to continuing from where I began at Springboard. -
Kathleen Jackson
UI/UX Design is a great program
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Springboard’s mentor and career coach program prepare you for being ready to work in the industry. They provide 1:1, individualized, feedback and support. They are highly knowledgeable which enhances the curriculum and your preparedness for entering the industry.
Some programs have an industry design project where you can get experience in the field before completing.
Although the curriculum is curated. Springboard does a good job of selecting content, and providing additional membership only content including design challenges, instructional videos, and a subscription to Adobe XD or Sketch for the year. -
Philip Bailey
Software Engineering Career Track Bootcamp
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Pro's
1. Online courseware available at your own pace.
2. Material is current, up to date, and reflects industry demand.
3. Cost is more affordable than many other boot camps.
4. Staff support is excellent. Teaching assistant availability, response, knowledge is excellent. 1 on 1 mentoring excellent.
Con's
1. Text material and videos not always present material in the same order.
2. Estimates for instructional unit estimated time to complete consistently low.
3. Material is aimed at student with Mac computers. Students with windows computers sometimes have issues setting up/ using / installing software, packages, utilities, data bases, etc. -
Jake S.
UX Designer
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Overall, my experience of Springboard was fantastic. My mentor exceeded expectations, often giving up extra time to help me with specific aspects of the course, which benefited me greatly. As someone who is transitioning careers to UX from an unrelated field, I felt I needed the support, discipline and direction of a bootcamp style course, and Springboard did not disappoint.
There are only a couple of areas where I felt the course could improve. The first is some of the curriculum material. A lot of it is just material that already exists online that has been repurposed / reposted for use in the course. Understandably UX is a pretty new field, so this is the way a lot of this information exists -- but with this it's hard not to feel like I could have just found this information myself. I suppose a redeeming factor of this is the information is curated and organized in a way where it removes the need to trawl the web looking for it.
The other part I felt was slightly lacking is the career support part of the course. There are career modules that help you improve resume / cover letter's / interview skills, etc. These are optional for those who are just looking to learn more about UX / strengthen their skills, and mandatory for people looking to obtain a career in UX and enroll in the job guarantee (for me, as someone changing careers, this was a huge drawcard of the course). While a lot of the written information in the career modules was super useful, I felt like the structure of meeting with career advisors could benefit from a change. I think that student's should be assigned a career mentor from the beginning of the course for the sake of cohesion. I met with a few different career counsellors during the course, and like anything, I felt some were better (or at least better suited to my needs) than others. Certain career mentors might not be available when you are, which leads to meeting with an array of individuals throughout the duration of the course, which I personally didn't find particularly useful.
I think that streamlining the career mentorship in a similar style to the overall UX mentorship would only strengthen the course structure. Again, as someone making the transition to UX, I don't think I really could have done it without Springboard. -
Yayneabeba
Amazing Learning Experience
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Springboard is by so far the best online bootcamp I have ever seen with real life projects that helped me explore more and expand my knowledge. The way the curriculum is designed is well outlined with adequate learning materials. The one to one mentor that we are assigned and the unlimited mentor calls that are accessible 24/7 made my learning process so much interesting and easy. Last but not least the students advisors and Career Coaches are as amazing as the rest of SpringBoard teams.
The mentors are highly qualified and were able to guide me in the right direction. I had no experience with data analytics but SpringBoard is an eye opener for me. The Slack community channel is another engaging platform for experience sharing and meeting students. I have just finished my course with fully equipped knowledge and more confidence than ever to apply for jobs. I highly recommend SpringBoard for anyone that wants to make a career change. -
Amy Dong
Data Analytics
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Overall, I highly recommend the course, especially for those who has gap for some reason.
It is well structured for emphasizing on the skills (Excel, SQl and even Python). It gives you hand-on projects to practice and to talk about for future interviews.
I am glad that I am a part of the nice Springboard community. Everyone from mentor, additional coach calls, alumni is super helpful. I would strongly recommend my coach ( Paras Doshi) for his years of expertise in the industry and willingness to help.
I had few failures before I joined the course. I used to self learn and use free materials which is pretty normal. Then I realized it was pretty slow to make progress and kind of waste my time. So I decided to join Springboard and invest on myself. I am so glad I did it and everything ended up well. -
Reyna Martinez
Life-Changing Experience! 1000/10 recommend
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If you’re looking for a change of career or to excel your skills to the next level, stop looking right now and sign up for Springboard. The experience will absolutely guarantee you will feel competent and ready to be successful. The 1x1 mentor ship is next level, full of professionals who are powerhouses in their industry. Springboard student advising is very friendly and extremely accommodating to any and all questions. -
Sam
Data Science Career Track
Overall experience was really good -
John Strenk
Grueling but worth it if you persist
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Pros: Expansive curriculum that presents substantive exercises on the most important/common aspects of Data Science; mentor is a tremendous fount of insight; capstone projects are completely open for you to choose subject matter, data science problem, models, etc. The benefit of this freedom is that you really have to take take the proverbial 'reins' and carefully think about how you want to frame a problem, and how you want to approach with solutions. But your mentor is always there to bounce ideas off of. ; very supportive and accommodating staff.
Cons: This may not be an issue for all students but my pace suffered a bit because I didn't have sufficient computing power necessary to executing the more intensive code that is iterating over very large datasets. -
Anne F
UX/UI career track
Springboard really helped accelerate my career change. I already had some of the hard and soft skills but lacked a portfolio and end to end experience. Springboard gave me real world experience which was a huge selling point as I spoke with hiring managers. -
kulbir
Full stack program
I was enrolled for one of their software engineering program online. If you are thinking to join springboard for this course I want you to think again. I did not like at all the way course is designed. There only selling point for this course is that Colt Steele has designed this course. I recommend to buy course from Udemy for $9.99, you will save so much money and less headache -
Sarah F.
Excellent, comprehensive self-paced program
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I looked at several bootcamps, and was in serious talks with a local one that provided on-site lessons, before ultimately going with Springboard. I was won over ultimately by the fact that you can move through the lessons at your own pace, which allowed me to finish up a little earlier than expected. The price was also nice, and while it made me feel good about the decision, it wasn't the primary deciding factor. There is also a job guarantee that you can earn, but there are some stipulations to it, so make sure that you read up on that so you know if you would meet it.
Despite the fact that this is an online, move at your own pace course, you are not going through it alone. I was paired with a fantastic mentor, with whom I skyped weekly. There are also one-on-one mentor calls that you can schedule a day or so in advance to get help from a mentor on call if you are ever stuck. There is also a slack channel for students to use for help and support at any time.
The projects are comprehensive and allow you to practice the skills you have just learned as you progress through the coursework, though some of the projects do need a little more structure and a clearer connection between the skill and the completed assignment (especially the SQL and Python units.) I figure the projects will only improve with time.
One of the things that I wasn't anticipating was how much career help they give you. I've been working for 20 years, but this was the most explicit help I've ever received on every step of the job search process. Additionally, there are several calls with career coaches throughout the curriculum, and I chose to meet with a different coach nearly every time, and I found every single one to be extremely knowledgeable and invested in helping with the topic at hand.
Overall, I had a fantastic experience. Ok, I'm still having that experience, because even after you finish, they provide ample support for your job search, such as weekly or bi-monthly calls with a career coach. 10/10, would do it again. -
Ali Marrocco
Great school - lots of support
I enjoyed my time at springboard. The support given from every side of it was really key in my success. Weekly meetings with my mentor gave me confidence along the way. -
Saint
Transitioning from the Service Industry to Data Science? It's possible!
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Prior to taking the Springboard bootcamp for Data Science, I had no prior data science experience. I did have an undergraduate degree in Psychology, and I did take a few odd online courses here and there on Python and R, but I was far from ready to start working as a data scientist. Instead, I had spend 3 years as a bartender. Springboard changed all that for me. I was drawn to Springboard because it was the only data science bootcamp I found that had a job guarantee. The educational material is pretty decent, but I wouldn't say it's perfect. It's mostly curated from other online sources, and some of the material it a little outdated (particularly the Linkedin Learning courses). However, it gave me a very solid foundation, and the value of Springboard is in their mentors and their career coaches. Without my mentor, I would not have understood half the material that I did, and I definitely would not have found a job as quickly as I did without my career coach (1.5 months). I'm still in contact with my mentor whenever I need help on the job, and that is priceless to me. I am now a data analyst because it is quite difficult to work as a data scientist right out the gate without a Master's or Ph.D., but I am well on my way to becoming a data scientist. I would not have gotten this far without Springboard. I would recommend taking the data science track over the data analyst track, as being overprepared will help you stand out from other data analyst applicants. -
Lindsy Judd
Data Analytic Track
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I found the course to be very methodical, but also well designed to jump around if you were waiting or stuck on a unit. It prepared me for the data analytics position I now have. Instruction was self paced and you met up with a mentor once a week. Career development begins right away. I appreciated the support received on both counts throughout the curriculum and post support during the job search portion. Student determination is a big part of student success, but having a well designed curriculum and capable mentors get you across the finish line. Highly recommend Springboard. -
Sylvia L
Ux design career track
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I'm a former software engineer and fashion designer who decided to transition into ux design. The 6 month course took me a lot longer to finish because I really wanted to deep dive and put a lot of effort into it. I really liked my mentor who was a creative director in the field and gave me a lot of support and amazing advice for my portfolio and job hunt. I didn't find my career coach as helpful but she did try her best. The student advisors were always helpful and accommodating. The course was pretty thorough too! Definitely recommend this course! -
Carly Brown
Great Experience with Springboard
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I had a great experience in the Data Analytics course with Springboard. The curriculum is well planned and you learn a wide variety of skills. I also enjoyed meeting with a mentor each week to be able to ask questions when I was stuck or uncertain. For my Capstone project, I was able to use both Python and Tableau for the analysis which was exciting as I had been completely unfamiliar with both of these tools before starting this course. Now that I have finished, I feel I have developed a new skillset that can take me to the next level with my current employer. -
Katrina Jara
Software Engineering Track Review
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I had a great experience in the Software Engineering Track. I feel as though I have learned the skills needed for an entry-level developer role in a matter of 9 months, which is a great bargain considering the traditional 4 years needed to obtain a traditional university degree in CS.
Pros: Create your own schedule, thorough video tutorials for all subject matters in full-stack web development, knowledgeable mentors and TAs, low tuition price compared to other bootcamp programs, guidance on how to build professional network
Cons: TAs and support can at times be hard to access, self-accountability is important since course is self-paced -
Gregory
I'd recommend this program to anyone who is interested in breaking into data science.
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The skills you will acquire and the confidence you will gain in yourself as a data scientist are quite remarkable. The curriculum is challenging but never impossible, and the freedom to choose your own Capstone projects allows you to really personalize your experience. My mentor was incredibly knowledgable and always very helpful in answering any questions without just giving me the answers to my problems. The career support was mixed in throughout the course and all of the coaches that I met were experts in knowing what it takes to optimize your job search and maximize your potential. I can genuinely say that every interaction I had with the Springboard staff was positive and helpful. They really care about helping their students succeed, and this was evident in their flexibility when it came to extending my end date, retrying my mock interviews, and offering any extra help whenever I needed it. They offer a full refund if you don't land a job within 6 months of completing the program, but honestly having just finished the course, it's already worth every penny I paid. -
Aiden Song Ko
UI/UX Designer
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Springboard provides a comprehensive curriculum that enables students to learn about UI/UX design on a deeper level. The course is self-paced, and it is structured in a way that allows students to understand each core concept and practice with design exercises. I enjoyed my time here in Springboard; my classmates, career coaches, and counselors were all excellent and supportive, and my mentor was genuinely amazing. The Industry Client Project was unique, and it helped me get a sense of working in a real-world environment with stakeholders, designers, and developers. There are a few areas where Springboard can improve on, and I shared my feedback with Springboard. Overall, it's been a great experience, and I thank Springboard for opening up another chapter in my life! -
Nicholas Winters
I feel prepared to get a Software Engineering job
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I recently completed the curriculum of the Software Engineering Career Track at Springboard. I quit my previous career to pursue engineering, and tackled this course as my full time job. I finished the 9 month curriculum in about 6 months, and loved the flexibility the course gave me to go at the pace of my choosing. Many frontend, backend, and database technologies were covered including JavaScript, Node, Express, React, Redux, Python, Flask, SQL, and SQLAlchemy.
The instructor, Colt Steele, does a good job explaining the concepts in the recorded video curriculum. At the end of each unit is a short (maybe a couple hours) exercise. At the end of each larger section is usually a bigger project (15 hours or so). All in all, there are maybe 10-15 projects in the course that will take you between 15-40 hours to complete. These bigger projects were fun, and gave me the most understanding of the concepts.
One of the last units covered data structures and algorithms, followed by taking 4 mock interviews. These mock interviews were challenging, and gave me a good idea of what I can expect at an actual tech interview. Overall I feel Springboard gave me a good understanding of the concepts taught, and I feel ready to pursue my new career. Springboard is great option for people seeking flexibility and a lower price point, with a solid curriculum. -
Nader Khashab
Data Science Career Track
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This course has been a great experience! After searching for hours on how to jumpstart my learning and career in data science I found Springboard. It's a great all around program that not only focuses on your study but your professional goals as well. With mentors, career coaches, advisors, and etc. there's really nothing you cant accomplish. Everything is well planned out to help you succeed in understanding the material and landing that job! -
Deepika
Data Analytics Career Track
The Springboard Data Science track is a well-rounded Bootcamp program. Over the course of six months, there are two major projects, weekly calls with an industry professional, several career coaching sessions, and ample study material. -
Sarmistha Saha
Springboard can help to reshape the career
Springboard's data analytics career track boot camp program is designed in an organized manner. They have dedicated team at every stage to support. Springboard is very transparent. -
Harrison
I'm a software engineer now because of Springboard!!!
Despite the poor time estimation for this course given by Springboard (it takes much longer than anticipated), Springboard made me a software engineer through all the valuable skills I learned at a much lower price than other bootcamps. Springboard's job gaurantee is a must have!!! Please join Springboard, and let it change your life forever!!!! -
Geetha Rajesh
Data Analytics Career Track
I had a great time Learning with Springboard Data Analytics Career track Course .Course curriculum is very well structured with lot of good content .Mentors are very knowledgeable who helps you understand the topics very well . Highly connected community in springboard where students gets to connect through slack channel to discuss course related questions.
Overall Great Experience. -
Greg Woods
Great experience!
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I chose Springboard over other ones because of the mentorship aspect.
Pros -
- an easy interface
- they help arrange study groups
- the projects are challenging but manageable
- there is a slack channel to ask questions and share feedback
- weekly meeting with a mentor
Cons
- they are growing so there were so minor hiccups in the assignments but they respond quickly to problems
I just graduated so I don't have a job yet, but the career support has been useful so far. -
Joey Tuholski
UX/UI Designer
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Springboard was pretty amazing for me. Here's my honest review:
I did a lot of research prior to enrolling. I highly encourage you do the same. There are lots of bootcamps out there, some are much better than others. I can only vouch for Springboard. I was skeptical I won't lie... a shortcut to a career feels like it's too good to be true. It feels like you're cheating or something and people who went to school for this career must have a huge leg up.
I'm sorry, but I disagree. As someone who graduated from a top college university, I disagree with the long-drawn-out typical style of the educational system. What makes you good at something? Doing it, a lot. Hands-on experience. And 1 on 1 feedback. That's exactly what you get with Springboard.
I had an amazing mentor and I hope you do too. We met each week. I started as someone with 0 experience in any design field. Nada. And I feel like a design boss now that I've finished. But look, no bootcamp is going to get you a job or make you a great designer as soon as you're done. It's all about what you put in, and if you put in the work and can work long hours solo while having accountability and feedback each week, this is a great bootcamp for you. I feel very confident going into the job search phase now that my portfolio is done. -
Taruna Verma
Great Learning!
Springboard is a great platform for any person be it beginner or intermediate. you can start course and will learn and gain best knowledge out of this. -
Justin
Data Analytics Career Track Review
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I took Springboard's Data Analytics career track from Dec. 2020 to July 2021. I found the career track to be well structured, with a great overview of the data analytics process from top to bottom. You learn how to apply problem solving frameworks with technical skills, and then tell a story with your data. I took the career track as part of ongoing education at my current job, so I did not utilize the job support function of the program. That being said, the course absolutely helped me achieve my objective of creating a comprehensive mental model of the data analytics process; something I had known in many different parts over my career and the curriculum helped me to assemble into a comprehensive whole. I am confident in my ability to leverage data analytics to solve business problems, and extract value from data. The entire career track is a not-insignificant time commitment, and can definitely be challenging at parts (something I consider a good thing). You have regular mentor meetings which were very helpful to me in staying on track and collaborating on different ideas for the capstone projects. I liked how the curriculum pulled a variety of sources together and focused on practical examples. TLDR; Great investment for your time and money and this bootcamp will provide you the tools to provide value and leverage the power of data as a data analyst. I also think it forms a nice cornerstone for future learning (and continuing to build your own human capital!). -
Nicolas Luz
Data Analytics Career Track
Great program - the mentorship and career support was really what set it over the top. Some of the technical units are a bit of a struggle with the data camp format, but the mentors are there to support you the whole way -
Daniel Boyce
Springboard goes above and beyond!
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When I started my Springboard class in December 2019, I could rightly have never expected the following year to be what it was, no one could. I began the course because at the time I had more free time and time spent working and chose to use that free time to advance my UX skills so I'd be able to land a job in the field I actually wanted to be in. Then Covid hit and suddenly my work took off, my UX Springboard course quickly fell by the wayside given how busy I was with work. Despite needing much more time than the original 9 months to complete the course Springboard was there at every turn, offering me pauses, freezes, month extensions, etc. They really went above and beyond to help me finish my course so I could maintain my job guarantee. The mentorship program was also incredibly helpful, while mine got off to a rough start with a mentor who missed our very first call, Springboard quickly replaced them with one who would go on to be an invaluable resource for the rest of my time with them. -
Daniel Timmermann
Beneficial Learning Experience
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I had a wonderful experience studying data science through Springboard. Springboard gave me the direction and motivation I needed to begin learning data science within a short time period and at a lower cost compared to obtaining a masters degree. The most useful asset was the weekly calls I had with my mentor and the continued job support post completion. The mock interviews with experts prepared me for real world job interviews and I had a job offer within a month of graduating from Springboard. -
Jonathan Grant
Great class
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Overall this was a great class experience. I really felt supported as a student at Springboard, trusted the staff, and felt that they really are invested in helping get me into the industry. Much of the material is sourced from existing websites, which may be a turn off for some. But I think that is helpful to become familiar with existing websites and tools that can support you in your career journey. The mentorship feature is probably what sets Springboard apart from the remaining bootcamps, and it is a feature that was very helpful. I was matched with a great mentor that helped me improve as I went through the class. I am a recent graduate and therefore I do not know how successful Springboard will be with the job assistance feature, but I am hopeful. -
Ligi
Data analytics boot camp
I like this boot camp because they have a great and good curriculum. It's really worked for me because it's flexible. -
Bipin Sharma
Data Science Career Track Review
Overall, I had a great experience with the Data Science Career Track at Springboard. Their course structure is well organized and the videos and exercises help with grasping all the ideas presented. This boot camp helped me in landing my first industry job as a Data Scientist. -
Paulina
UI/UX design career track
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I'm very impressed with the setup and how Springboard manages to deliver large and complex information simply. With every step, I felt supported and stayed motivated to keep on going (I never felt like I'm doing it alone). What I like the most though is how much freedom they give, guiding to succeed, and giving so much space for being creative. UI is very functional, elegant, and engaging. They match you with the mentor and with the Industry Design Project based on your interest and preferences and for me, it was a very accurate match. I honestly liked everything about Springboard, they provided me with all possible tools for success and opened so many doors for my future. Completion of the course is one of my finest accomplishments.