Springboard Reviews
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Kora Feder
UI/UX Career Track at Springboard
I had a great experience with this bootcamp. I chose it because it was affordable compared to others, and offered a mentor and real experience. I feel prepared to look for UX jobs thanks to Springboard. -
Ting Guo
Software Engineering Career Track
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I completed the course in 7 months. It was such a satisfying experience with Springboard! The curriculum is well organized and they provide lots of hands on projects. I enjoyed learning from the instructor Colt so much! Also I feel blessed to have a good mentor. He is nice and helpful, always gives me positive feedback and keeps me motivated all the time. Springboard also provides professional career coaching support. I am confident to start applying for job now! -
Nelson Borges
Overall Great Experience
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I recently graduated from the Springboard Data Analytics career track, and I would rate it an 8 out of 10 stars. I would say if you don't think you're self-disciplined enough, or won't have the time to dedicate to your studies, then reconsider taking as most of the curriculum topics are hard and 6-months is a short timeframe to really learn them. However, the bootcamp tries hard to set you up with the resources and mentorship needed to carry through. -
Angela
UI/UX Designer
This was a great course that taught me a new field of study and prepared me with skills and the confidence to apply for entry level jobs in this new career field. The Industry Design Project gave me an opportunity to work with a team of designers with a real company on a real project. That experience was invaluable and sets Springboard apart from other boot camps. -
Bayanne Halimeh
UI/UX career track
The overall curriculum of Springboard was great, it provides the best knowledge and experience. At the end of the course I had a portfolio with 4 strong projects. Along with the technical experience of the curriculum is the career part. It prepares you in a professional matter to land your first job. -
Eric Rivera
Springboard helped me transition from Bartender to UX Designer
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My experience with Springboard was overall really great. It is competitively priced and one of the longer boot camps out there (9 months). The self-paced model is definitely not for everyone, but it allowed me the flexibility I needed to continue working full-time as a bartender while learning UX and building my portfolio. The curriculum is compiled of articles created by Springboard and curated from around the internet, as well as exercises that build into capstones that can be utilized as portfolio projects. There are weekly calls with an industry professional mentor that help keep you on track and guide your learning. Additionally, there are periodic coaching calls to make sure your resume, portfolio, and social media are coming along with your course progress. This turned out to be a huge advantage as I had all the pieces to begin job hunting once I graduated. The mandatory mock interviews at the end of the course helped build my confidence and prepare me for the interview process, including salary negotiation, portfolio presentation, and whiteboard challenges- all of which I utilized in finalizing my offer. My experience with their customer service and student advising was always pleasant and prompt. One thing that really helped me get my offer was the IDP (Industry Design Project), where students are paired with a start-up and get the chance to work on real-life UX problems. From what I heard, this experience can vary depending on the company and team you are assigned to- for me it was monumental in gaining the necessary experience and having client-facing talking points during interviews. As previously mentioned, the self-paced model is not for everyone, and if you were to nitpick the curriculum, yes you could in theory find these articles on the web and teach yourself, but this model is good for those wanting a curated learning experience with real-life support. With the growing number of boot camps out there, I think it can be difficult to take the leap and jump in, and I recognize that there was a bit of luck that went into my success, but if you are curious about the field of UX and able to work hard to develop your portfolio, I think Springboard is worth looking into. -
Ella Moyer
UX Design Career Track Review
Springboard’s mentor-led UX career track is so in-depth, engaging and challenging. I loved the content in the curriculum and the projects I had the opportunity to work on. I was set up for career success and landed a great job even before finishing the coursework! -
Brandon
A Good Foundation
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The Springboard curriculum is well organized and put together. It covers key concepts like statistics, economics, Microsoft Excel, Tableau, Power BI, SQL and Python. The community and mentor help are definitely valuable resources. The one thing I wish could have been a bit better were the projects. I felt like a lot of the resources were too much handholding, I feel like I could have progressed faster and learned a little more with a bit more rigorous projects. -
Geraldo Gomes
Amazing Experience
The curriculum and the mentorship are amazing. I got an offer less than 1 week after I graduated. I learned both FrontEnd and BackEnd skills that I will use every day on my new job and I feel confident that I can do a good job even though it will be my first job in the field. -
Richa Sethi
Helped me transition into data science
Pros:
- Curated program that gives a great structure to your learning
- Invaluable 1:1 mentoring sessions with industry experts
- Best in class career coaches who help you get job ready
- Lots of opportunities to network with present students and alumni
- Highly responsive staff members
Cons:
- Not all the topics are in depth; one needs to use other resources to get a better understanding of the subject -
Kevin Tran
Good Experience for a Resume
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The Data Analytics Career Track overall was a great experience that helps you get your feet wet in data analytics, presentation, and cleansing including many other skills that are great things that you can add to a resume. I studied Economics and IT in college and when going through the earlier units in this course, I felt that they were repetitive for me. For the SQL and Python units, I learned a lot of things that were good to know but not necessarily will be helpful to a data analyst job and for Python specifically, I felt that more practice would have been great to have since some people experience trouble with learning coding. -
Angad Pfuetzner
Great Program
The springboard data science career track has a great curriculum that I feel really prepared me for my job hunt. The career coaches are great and really help nail down your resume and linkedIn profile to ensure you have the best chances at getting a job after completion. -
Felix Offei
Data Science Career Track
Had an awesome experience, the curriculum was engaging and thought provoking. My mentor was the best, he showed excellent knowledge and experience and helped me brainstorm project ideas for my capstone. The career coaches are always available to help with resume and updating LinkedIn profiles to match the job market. -
Jazmin Sifuentes
UX Design Career Track Program
I had an amazing experience at this bootcamp. Curriculum was easy to follow and instructors are very helpful. Anyone looking for this type of bootcamp, well here it is! -
Michael Miller
UI/UX Design Career Track Bootcamp
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My experience with Springboard was extremely educational and balanced. Heading out into the working world, I feel prepared with all of the knowledge and tools that I need to stand out amidst the crowd and am confident I can find the job that I want.
Overall I think Springboard is a wonderful program and well worth the time spent. However, it should be known that I found the estimated time to complete the course to be far from reality. I was told it would take 9 months at 3hrs/day of school work. However it took me close to a year at around 5-8 hours/day to complete all of the assignments. I think the timeline to complete the curriculum is dependent on several factors, including your mentor's dedication to your learning, the complexity of capstone projects you choose and your experience with design when entering into the program.
In retrospect I would suggest anyone considering this course to expect to spend at least twice as much time getting through it. Additionally, it helps to have a base knowledge or working experience with design when starting the curriculum, though it's not necessary, it'll save you a lot of time. Lastly, the mentor you're paired with is crucial to your success. I was lucky that my mentor was willing to go above and beyond our weekly 30min call times. If it wasn't for my mentor taking more of a teaching role I would not have been as successful or feel as prepared as I do now. Though unlimited mentor calls are available, it is difficult to receive consistent and actionable feedback from multiple people who haven't been following your learning process from the beginning. Luckily it seems that Springboard hires mentors that are dedicated to their student's success. -
akanksha kikani
UX design
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I sign up for the UX design track in August 2020. This is a 6 monthly course and needs to give 25 hours every week for study and lots of readings. The beginning of this course was overwhelming for me as there were so many theories, articles, and mini assignments. But once you start the capstone projects, it all seems to be very helpful in the project.
1:1 mentor call was the major thing I chose this course in Springboard over other boot camps available for UX design. Also, unlimited mentor call availability was very helpful during capstone projects and presentation preparation.
Follow all the steps and trust the process. Prior to joining Springboard, I didn't know how to approach recruiters and talk to them. Now after finishing this course, I have more than 500 connections in LinkedIn and connected with many UX designers who work in the industries that motivated me to be the best UX designer one day.
Thank you Springboard!
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Michael Weyrich
Data Analytics Career Track
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I spent about 6 months working through the data analytics career track, where I developed technical skills in advanced Excel, Tableau, Power BI, SQL, and Python techniques. The course also develops skills in problem solving, presenting to different audiences, and networking.
Pros:
- 1 on 1 mentor support
- support team for when you get stuck on assignments
- structured curriculum that shows progress
- work at your own pace
- networking/job search support team upon completion
- job guarantee
Cons:
- significant time commitment
- I found the Python unit to be a difficulty spike in the curriculum (I've received feedback that the Python unit is getting some restructuring, note: this is my personal opinion) -
Berkley Olmstead
Software engineering track review
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Overall, the content of the course was superb! Colt breaks down the concepts into small engaging videos to keep you entertained. This also makes it easier to reference if you need to later. There are provide a lot of exercises to help cement the concepts.
The TAs online chat was very handy when you get stuck on a concept, which I utilized almost too often. Also the mentor is handy and can also serve as a recommendation if you and the mentor click and they like your work.
The biggest issue with the course I have is that I spent almost twice the amount of hours they estimate it should take to complete the course. Although the capstone projects I selected were pretty intricate and required more time, I feel many other students also spent over the estimated ~800 hours to complete the course. I feel this can be misleading to students who are juggling a full time job and the course.
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Delmar McDonald
Supply Chain Analyst
Great curriculum and mentor support. I learn skills i could use immediately in my current role as a supply chain analyst. I would recommend this course to anyone who is trying to break into the data world. I wish the course had more excel related exercises. Apart from that, great course. -
Truc Nguyen
Data Analytics Career Track
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The training is intensive with case studies and 2 capstone projects. I learned analytics and visualization tools in Excel, Tableau (or Power BI), SQL, Python, also I had chance to review finance, economics and statistics. I worked with my mentor weekly, and career coach bi-weekly. Also, I can have chance to use unlimited mentor access to contact mentors anytime during the week. My student advisor was very supportive, and the slack channel was helpful to help me catch up with the training. In sum, it was a great experience joining in the Data Analytics Career Track program with Springboard. -
Grace Tang
Great mentorship program, but curriculum is so-so
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Springboard is one of the more affordable data science bootcamps ($7500 upfront cost, compared to $10k or even $18k in some other bootcamps). They're able to do this by not having in-person lecturers. The curriculum is completely online, self-paced. Much of the curriculum is actually videos and articles from other online resources (see "Cons" below). But they make up for this by their mentorship program (see "Pros" below). On the surface, this looks like a really good deal--it's cheaper than other bootcamps, it's self-paced, and you get a tuition refund guarantee if you don't find a job within 6 months of graduating. However, in practice, when you have a 6-month deadline (instead of in-person classes with an instructor to keep you accountable on a daily basis), it can be really easy to fall behind. Fortunately Springboard has a number of student advisors and other support staff who can help with setting a schedule for you to follow and giving you extensions (both of which I've used). But I think the people who can best thrive in this kind of program are those who can set clear goals for themselves on a weekly basis, in spite of all the other things going on in their lives. I had a lot of trouble balancing my bootcamp assignments with my daytime job and family obligations (your job and familial needs will feel very immediate while the bootcamp feels less urgent because of the 6-month deadline), and I quickly fell behind and needed extensions. This might all sound very obvious, but it's something that I and others I know often overlook. If you're not the kind of person to set hard deadlines for yourself, don't do a self-paced bootcamp. But if you are, and you don't mind not having an in-person instructor, then Springboard is for you.
Pros: The mentorship program is the highlight of this bootcamp. Every student is matched with a mentor who they meet with once per week, 30 minutes at a time. You can also schedule additional unlimited 1:1 mentor calls with any mentor that's available, but I've found my weekly mentor to be the biggest help. I was able to ask my mentor for guidance on capstone projects, discuss questions I had about the mathematics behind certain algorithms, and ask for career advice (they are people in the industry, so they have insight on the field and job searches and whatnot). Springboard also has career coaches to help us with job searches, but it's still helpful to hear directly from the mouth of a person in the industry.
Cons: Much of the curriculum is material that you can find on your own online (like articles on medium.com). Springboard organizes it all into a nice package for you, with many of their own project assignments sprinkled throughout, but this can make some of the material feel disjointed since it's a conglomeration of many different sources put together. Springboard goes through many updates with their curriculum though, so they've been making improvements to their assignments and curricula. To sum it up: you get what you pay for; Springboard is one of the more affordable bootcamps, but they're able to keep the price low by not building their whole curriculum from scratch and instead using other resources already available on the web. -
Allen
Career coaching
Springboard offers so many resources and the availability to mentors and career coaches surprised me. You are basically offered unlimited resources -
Tiffany
Curriculum is not well maintained
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As I'm working through the curriculum, there are many broken links, links to the wrong material, resources for the capstone are very disorganized. They also chose paperspace as the platform for students to work on their mini projects on, but unfortunately paperspace is not production ready, and the students have no direct way to report bugs. We have to report the issue on slack or email to springboard, then they'd supposedly contact their paperspace contact to resolve the issue, but the process takes multiple days to just reach the springboard contact. -
Erin Gjefle
UI UX student
This course helped me build a strong foundation for my design career. I would recommed it if you are self disciplined and manage your time well. -
Mohammad KA (Casey) Khan
Easy way to learn data science
Working with mentors was the best part of the course. It helped me apply skills I was learning to my job and move up. I highly recommend the program. -
Karen Tang
An Experience That is Worth It
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If you're someone who wants to stay accountable yet have a flexible schedule, I'd strongly recommend Springboard. I chose Springboard over other boot camps for a few reasons: They had 1:1 mentorship, an adequate amount of projects for your portfolio, and a supporting community.
The 1:1 mentorship sold me as I always wanted to be guided by someone who had the experience and could enable me to grow. I learned so much from my mentor from concepts in the real world, to how to improve my designs. I loved that the UI UX design track was an intensive 9 month course that would enable me to come out of a boot camp with four projects to showcase on my portfolio. I didn't have a portfolio or any background in design prior to this so this was quite important to me. I am proud of what I created and showing in my portfolio and its all thanks to Springboard. I'd want to give a shout out to the Springboard advisors and other Springboard employees because they make an effort to do what's best for you. They are very understanding if problems arise and will try their best for you.
The bad parts? I initially expected the Industry Design Project to be a project I'd never forget. I knew the companies we would be working for were startups, but I forgot to think about their financial states. When you create a design solution for a company, it is up to them if they would like to implement it. And since they are a start up, most of the time they do not have the financial budget to implement your designs. Sad truth. However, I am so proud of what me and my team created for the design solution. It was a great internship experience. -
Pam
Data Analyst
I was part of the Data Analytics program which provided 400+ hours of intensive training on data analysis, visuals using Tableau, and programming tools Python, Excel, SQL and Power BI -
Emine akbulut
Good enough
I am happy to graduate from springboard . I gain to much skill with it . Especially my mentor and carrier coach were very helpful and they has high experience and knowledge so learned lots of thing from them . -
Cybele Wu
Great Program to prepare for transition to design
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As someone who had not design experience, Springboard provided me with sound skills in a number of different tools to become familiar and comfortable with the design assistance. Mentors provided great feedback on projects, including presentations. When I first started using the design tools, I would click at everything and hope for positive results, but the more I learned to use them through practice, the more I felt comfortable and at home in this new field. -
Doug Wada
The Springboard Experience
While the curriculum is broad and thorough one key feature of the boot camp, a one on one mentor, was extremely helpful in working through assignments. I would say the program is half technical and half job search. Career Coaches and Student advisors were available for the other half. One final note worth mentioning is the cohort and community support among students were essential for morale. -
Benjamin Miller
Critical Stepping Stone - Stay Motivated
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The curriculum is constantly being examined and updated based on student feedback, which is a clear indicator of a commitment to quality. The tools, methodologies, assigned work and mentors are all top-notch. The Slack community is also a great resource to use when some units contain difficult topics to overcome alone.
Having just completed the course, I am already seeing results by being invited to interview for analyst roles that incorporate some of the tools and processes I've learned at Springboard. -
Emma Owusu Kwaakwah
It is worth it
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The course is well-structured, the support one gets during the course is immense and diverse ranging from 1:1 mentor calls(on-demand calls to mentors for help), office hours, a slack channel, career coaching, weekly calls with one's assigned mentor, technical support, advising and everything in between. My schedule didn't allow me to join the weekly office hours in real time but I could always go back and watch the videos, I could schedule appointments to speak to an on-demand mentor and those were so helpful. But for these, I do not think I would've finished the course. I learned so much, not just the technical course content but also about networking, resume and cover letter writing. Simply, all the people associated with Springboard are there to see you succeed! Do not hesitate to reach out to anybody when you feel like you're falling behind or just not in the right place. They will help you! -
Rachel Pritykin
UX/UI Career Track
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As many others, I was so anxious and hesitant to change my career amidst a pandemic. Springboard made this decision one of the best I've ever made. The mentor and community support is the reason I went with Springboard over others. You feel supported every step of the way. The cirriculum is very in depth - you really get what you put into it. I'm finishing this bootcamp with a new set of skills and the confidence to apply them to a new career. -
Irina Moiseenko
Springboard Data Analytics Journey
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Last week I completed the Springboard Data Analytics Program. It was a journey with a duration of almost 7 months and 400+ study hours. My experience was very interesting and challenging.
Please see below some points why I really love this program:
- The curriculum has a good structure and It covers the main topics for data analytics (Financial Analysis, Economics, Statistics, Career Coaching) and such important analytical tools as SQL, Python, Advanced Excel, Power BI, and Tableau.
- Springboard's mentors are very professional and supportive.
- You will never feel alone with the useful Slack channel and weekly meetings.
- Communication with the student advisers and the Springboard support team was good and very helpful as well.
- The program is flexible, and it is possible to balance effectively between your current job and the course.
- You can take 3 weeks break if you need to pause the program.
- The price is much lower than the prices of other bootcamps.
- You can get a discount if you refer your friends (as I did!).
- At the end of the program, you will have two capstones projects and you will be able to tell your “story” and be prepared well for the real interview.
- After the program, you have 6-months of support from the career coach to help you to apply for the roles and pass the interview.
I can definitely recommend the Springboard Data Analytics Career Track program. It worth the money and benefit you as a data analyst professional.
Thank you, Springboard! -
Melissa Wiederrecht
Springboard Machine Learning Engineer Career Track
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I just finished the Machine Learning Engineer Career Track with Springboard and what a journey it has been. I can't imagine having learned all this without this guidance and without my mentor. In fact I am sure I never would have. I would have putzed around in this corner and that corner of the internet and never really mastered anything. But I DID take the course and I am amazed at what I have accomplished. The absolute best part of the program was the mentor experience. My mentor pulled me out of the depths of despair countless times and gave me clear guidance on how to get back on track. Her technical guidance was also top notch. The curriculum was very broad and deep and at times felt like too much, but I appreciate that was well. I would highly recommend this course to anyone wanting to become a Machine Learning Engineer. -
Samantha Wilder
Wow, that was worth it!
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Just finished my UX/UI design course with SB. So grateful for the experience, the connections, the growth. I had zero design experience and I was tired of working “gig” jobs- I feel so confident about how different my job prospects are now. Before finishing, I found an unpaid design internship thanks to the work we did to make myself marketable on LinkedIn, I have a huge network of design colleagues from the program, other bootcamp students and informational interviews - thanks to the career coaches helping me learn a better way to apply and search for jobs, and most of all- I’ve already made it to the final round of interview for a future job prospect. Fingers crossed 🤞🏼
Highly recommend for anyone searching for career reinvention! -
Didem Bulut Aykurt
Get your dream job with excellent support
First I want to thank all mentor because their putting so many things on your career page. They always stay your side when you need just tell them. Thank you much hiring those mentor at Springboard. They gave me great support how to make better. Some times I lost my path they gave advise how to change it. I am really glad my paths crossed. -
Amelia
Great Opportunity for Job Transiton
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Pros:
Transitioning into a new industry of UI/UX Design, this program had a great set up for beginners such as me. I didn't know I could learn so fast using programs I have never used before. The curriculum provided a lot of knowledge and helped me grow new skills that I am confidently able to use at my new job. This bootcamp is self-paced which is very helpful if you are working full time. I was paired with an awesome mentor that not only gave awesome feedback/advice but also a great person to chat with. Even though the tuition is a bit high, but don't let that stop you from applying. If you are able to then definitely go for springboard. Since I was a full-time student, I was able to complete the course in 7 months using the monthly payment selection. You also have a opportunity to complete a real-world internship with a company, which is pretty cool if you have no design experience.
Cons:
The job guarantee is only for student with bachelor degrees. So if you have that degree then they will focus on you more to get a job faster. Unfortunately I was not part of that group. something to consider.
There is a lot of reading to do, so be prepared for that. Would love to see more videos :) -
Allison Pereira
UX/UI Design Career Track
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I just completed the curriculum of the UX/UI Design bootcamp. It took me a little over 9 months, but can be done in 6 months or sooner if you plan out our schedule accordingly. I had a mentor who was a leader in the industry and helped me so much grow as a UX Designer and Researcher!
I would recommend this course to career changers or recent graduates. There are four big hands-on projects in the career track and you walk away from the course with a finished portfolio. Highly recommend! -
Jeremy Langevin
Software Engineering Career Track
The Springboard experience was great. I appreciated the guided nature of things, as well as the optional extended projects. I feel confident coming out of the course, and would definitely recommend it.
