Springboard Reviews
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Mallika Bhadriraju
UX Design Career Track as a Student
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I joined Springboard for the UX Career Track Bootcamp in order to ramp up my professional goals. The curriculum offered by Springboard is so easy for any student with any level of experience, coming from any field/industry to transition from/enhance their skills in UX. The Capstone Project, Industry Design Project, and Design Sprints offered through the program are great assets to any UX designer's profile. The weekly mentor calls with a designated mentor kept me organized and focused on my goals. Through the career coach calls/ mock interviews I was able to understand the real-world interview scenarios and also get a sense of the UX industry needs. The curriculum is a do at your own pace kind and helped me in balancing my work life and student life well simultaneously. I would highly recommend Springboard to my family & friends now and in the future. Thanks! -
MO
Scam
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They obviously don't care about the prep courses. Mentor didn't help much past referring me to learn code for free on other websites. Curriculum is confusing and disorganized. Only had one project that wasn't really linked to anything we learned and barely any exercises or checks for knowledge. Mentor didn't give feedback for project at all kept saying he would email it, kept deferring it to later. Had a medical emergency and no one responded to reschedule our last meeting. Pretty cold. Emailed advising they don't answer. I have nothing to show for this course except an emptier bank account. Freecodecamp.com and Codecademy.com/ taught me way more than this waste of time.Dave of Springboard
Student Advisor
Nov 10, 2022
Hi Mo,
Thank you for providing this feedback and letting us know about the challenges you faced with the curriculum and your mentor. It's really important to us that every student is paired with a mentor who can provide timely feedback and support as students make their way through the curriculum. It sounds like you may have been paired with a mentor who fell short of these expectations, and we are truly sorry for how this affected your learning experience.
We take student-mentor relationships very seriously, and any time a student feels they are not getting the support they need from their mentor, student advisors are available to jump in and help. In these cases, we always do our best to mend the relationship, and when that is not possible, we can rematch students with a different mentor who is a better fit to support them. If we had not made it clear to you that you have that advising support, that's on us.
In addition to mentorship, students have a number of supplemental resources to help with course material and provide feedback on exercises: there are course TA's available on live chat through the Springboard platform, weekly office hours hosted by mentors, as well as a Slack community where students can ask and answer questions from their peers and request feedback on their work from industry experts. The Prep curriculum is designed to provide students with foundational knowledge of Software Engineering (HTML, CSS, and JavaScript), and at the end of the course, students take the Technical Skills Survey (TSS), a comprehensive exam that will help students gauge how much they learned and decide if a career in Software Engineering is right for them.
Once again, we appreciate you sharing this feedback with us, Mo, and we sincerely apologize if the high standards we set for supporting students were not met for you. If you are open to sharing more about how we could have done better, please feel free to contact advising@springboard.com and schedule a call with us.
Sincerely,
Dave Austin
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Sara Sihakoun
UX Design
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At first I was a little skeptical and was not too sure if it was worth investing money into a program that I’m not 100% sure about. However, I was able to complete Springboard’s UX Career Track with a mentor by my side who helped guide me along the way. I was able to build a great relationship with my mentor and made new friends as well.
My overall experience with Springboard was amazing, I started off not knowing anything about UX Design, but springboard did a wonderful job teaching me the ins and outs of UX Design. I can honestly say that I’m much more confident in myself and confident about my journey. Even though Springboard is new, they are doing great by improving the program along the way! I would highly recommend Springboard, plus, the cost of the program does not compare to the other boot camps out there. Thanks Springboard for this journey and for not breaking my wallet! It was worth it!! -
Aaron Meads
Best software engineering course ever!!
This course was by far worth every penny I spent. The ability to have a mentor to support you, colleagues to help you when you're stuck, and the best explaining videos ever. I love the simplicity of the videos you watched along with exercises for each sub section. If you are trying to learn the different front end and backend languages, I highly recommend Springboard. -
Zak Kloes
Comprehensive self and mentor led
Springboard was a great program overall that gives you a good understanding of the UI/UX space. Their curriculum can be a little scattershot as it is aggregated from various online sources. But, I had a great mentor and the projects you complete really give you a good understanding of how to apply the skills you practice. -
Richard Broyles
Springboard Data Science Review
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Pros:
1) Easy to register, had some hiccups but they were taken care of easily.
2) Access to Data Camp and LinkedIn learning.
3) Flexibility - allowed me to complete the course and take of things at home.
4) Suzanne - one of the best career coaches out there.
Cons:
1) Assignments are rather stale. May want to consider writing up some new ones.
2) Mentors need to be flexible to new ideas; be practical and innovative at the same time.
3) One of the career assignments was impossible to complete; may want to rethink it. -
SK Russ
Career Changer
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The Data Analytics Career Track program through Springboard was a great experience and worth the value of the program. The program mentors are very knowledgeable and provide support every step of the way. As someone who was a transition from a different career sector, this program provided me with career support and technical skills to make the leap into the tech and data field. I highly recommend this program to people who love working with data and making a transition into this field. Springboard helped every step of the way. -
Masi Sarkhosh
Data analytics career track
Springboard is the place you will be sure , you are going to learn a lot of great skills and being ready for job. I am happy that I attended in this course. Mentors, coaches and other staffs are very friendly and helpful. they are 24 hours to help and support you. -
Amy Dildine
Data Analytics course
Springboard is an intensive 6 month course that teaches you the following skills: advanced Excel, SQL, Python, Tableau & PowerBI. You learn presentation skills using these tools. It also provides you with career coaches, resume advice and LinkedIn tips. I really enjoyed the course and the faculty support! -
Habeeb Ojoye
Excellent
My journey with springboard was very fascinating and encouraging. From the student advisor to the career coaches and most especially my mentor. They were very encouraging and motivating. Excellent curricula!!! -
Ashley Chung
Supportive and comprehensive
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Overall, the Springboard UX/UI course was really informative and comprehensive. Most of the learning material is online articles/videos, but I felt confident that the content was intentionally curated. There was also content from LinkedIn Learning and Skillshare, which I liked. I was paired with a really great mentor who was instrumental in my learning throughout the course. I also had a great experience with career coaches throughout the course that provided great feedback on my presentation style, resume, and mock interviews. It was nice to be able to complete the course on my own time. My main drawback is that as an online course, it takes a lot more effort to network with peers. -
Zac Lasher
UX Designer
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Springboard has a well-curated curriculum of online materials that teach the design-thinking process and the industry-standard design tools and techniques. Their career support is top-notch, as well. They helped me tailor my LinkedIn profile and resume to my new career, and provided insight into how to navigate a job search. I went into springboard 9 months ago knowing very little about UX design. Now I have a robust portfolio and feel confident in my ability to qualify for and succeed in a new role as a professional UX Designer. -
Emily Paul
Believe the hype
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My experience with Springboard has been tremendous! I have a BA and an MA and the depth and rigor of this course matched, if not exceeded, what I experienced in college and grad school. Less book-learning, more experiential learning = 100%! The flow of the curriculum was fantastic and the project-based curriculum correlated to the theory perfectly. It was impressive to see how much I learned in such a short time and surprising to see how confident I feel at the end. The support from career coaches and student services is superb and the mentorship piece is wonderful as well! A year ago I hadn't even considered pursuing this and leaving my former career. Now I am incredibly excited to start the job-seeking journey and land the job of my dreams! Thank you Springboard!! -
Janine Klein
UI/UX Design Career Track
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My top three pros for this course are the 1:1 mentorship throughout, the job guarantee/career support post completion, and the general layout or build of the curriculum. I had limited experience in design and changed careers, so those three pieces helped support, reassure, and guide me. The con to the course, like many online courses, is the remote-learn-on-your-own method. Springboard tried to help support you as much as possible with offering Slack feedback, advisors, additional and unlimited 1:1 mentorship sessions, but it wasn’t always immediate, so some struggle remained especially since I was novice. However, I think they offered more support than most would.
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DN
Do Not Go Here! WASTE of your money, total SCAM job
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I enrolled in this program thinking it would be a great opportunity. I was in the Data Analytics program, and let me tell you, all they do is give you 10 minutes of introductory videos, then they send you off to websites like datacamp, youtube, and other free sites. What a utter waste of money. Then they throw assignments you expecting you to finish them after watching your youtube videos. You get a weekly mentor that you can maybe have enough time to discuss 1 or 2 problems, other than that you're pretty much on your own. On top of that, I actually encountered an EVIL UNPROFESSIONAL worker there. Her name is Maggie Zhang. I was on work leave due to the whole COVID situation and didn't have time to do the curriculum (this was last year around May 2020) and I get an email from Maggie. "Hi DN, I'm following-up with you from my earlier email inquiring about your progress in your Springboard course. I'd love to discuss the course with you, and see if there's any way I can be of help or support. We do have some options that may make sense to discuss going forward. If we don't hear from you within the next 3 business days, we'll go ahead and cancel your course enrollment. Let me know if you have any questions I can help with! -Maggie Zheng" WOW so this is what you get from Springboard. If the email goes to junk mail and you don't respond to her within 3 days you are out of luck and out $10,000 tuition. VERY VERY unprofessional and awful person. Before this e-mail, I literally submitted an assignment 4 days prior. She had the nerve to email me to question my attendance even after I submitted the assignment. This lady is nuts, just threatening students and then sending emails with a passive aggressive "let me know if u have any questions I can help with!" Yeah you can help me if you look in the mirror and see what kind of awful demon you are. Usually I only encounter this type of disrespect when I suspect racism is at play. Who knows? The company of course sides with her, perhaps showing their support for possible RACISM! After being treated like sanitary wipes, I decide not to continue with them anymore. Now I'm stuck with a $4,000 bill thanks to springboard. At least I'm in a real school now and they are actually teaching me stuff instead of redirecting me to datacamp. The least I can do is protect and inform those who come after me to prevent these con-artists from stealing more money from people who can easily learn more from youtube videos. You can definitely learn everything you need if you have the right template. Goto a different coding school. DO NOT GO TO SPRINGBOARD, full of evil people like Maggie Zheng. -
Trevor Young
This bootcamp was a great experience!
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This is an awesome course! Colt, the instructor explained things so clearly and make the concepts easy to understand. He was a big part of my decision to choose this bootcamp. All of the support is great too! The weekly calls with my mentor were so helpful and he always did a great job at answering my questions and offering help along the way. The Career Coaches are also super knowledgeable and very helpful with the job search preparation and the actual job search. I would definitely recommend this course to anyone thinking about doing a Software Engineering bootcamp. -
Tany McCaw
Literally Life Changing
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When I set out to make a career change during the pandemic I knew it was going to be a lot of work, as I had no previous experience in anything technical. Springboard's curriculum did an excellent job at showing me what I needed to be a successful analyst. My weekly mentor gave me tons of industry insight. When it came to the job search their career services team proved to be invaluable in helping me get and prepare for interviews. Overall, Springboard's use of mentors, different learning tools, and career support combine to create an extremely well-rounded program that can help you succeed. -
Tenesha Day
Springboard UX Design Track Review
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I enrolled with Springboard because I wanted to expand my knowledge of graphic design. I heard about UX and I was interested to study it in order to advance my career. I think Springboard was a great option because it was remote learning, and all of the assignments were organized properly. I only felt overwhelmed because I had to balance a full-time job among other things. But if you truly want this for yourself you can manage your time accordingly that works best for you. Springboard advisors and mentors are very understanding and flexible. They provide a lot of resources that can help you stay on track. The assignments were very informative and easy to understand. They are very detailed when it comes to projects so I never felt lost when I read them. If I needed any help then I could always email my mentor with any questions. I highly recommend Springboard to anyone who is willing to learn new things or advance their career. -
Adam Nestor
Data Analytics Program
I just finished the Data Analytics Program with Springboard. Overall, I thought there was great value. The mentorship program Was easily where I found a ton of value. I was matched with someone who challenged me to grow as an analyst. And, they offered support and insight when I struggled. I highly recommend the course. -
Seth Lafollette
Software Engineering Career Track
I had a great experience with Springboard. The best part for me was the Career coaches and my mentor. They helped me stay on track and guided me in the right direction multiple times throughout the course. -
Chris Conner
Great program with one criticism
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Springboard was a great program to be in. It provided a lot of good project based learning for javascript, python, and node.js. I only have one criticism and if they were to fix it, then I'd rate it 10/10. They require students to finish practice interviews, behavioral, whiteboard, project, and technical, and only allow you 2 attempts before you're disqualified for the job guarantee. I think they should increase to to 3 or 5 attempts, which would show good faith, especially for those who struggle with algorithms. -
Pei Wang
Great curriculum for career pivot
Looking to switch gears into UX design, I joined SB after intensive research on UX boot camps. I loved how comprehensive the curriculum was, as I didn't come from a design background. The support from my mentor and career coaches gave me a lot of confidence in a new career. I would definitely recommend SB to people who want to kickstart a new career in UX design, -
Grace Lee
UI/UX Career Track Program
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I completed Springboard's UX/UI Career Track program and I would highly recommend it to anyone looking into a UX boot camp. I initially struggled between choosing the best boot camp for me and felt overwhelmed with the number of options out there. I recommend reaching out to someone on the Springboard team to get more information and talk about if this is the best option for you. Springboard's curriculum has equipped me well and given me the experience I need to begin my job search in this industry. Springboard also pairs you up with a real-life client as part of your last project and I believe that to be super valuable. Not only was I able to apply the design skills that I've learned throughout the course, but I was able to get real-life work experience and have a valuable project to add to my personal portfolio. The mentorship program is also great and another highlight of the program. I would recommend the boot camp to anyone who is serious about learning UX/UI design! -
Alex Zeigher
UI/UX Design Career Track
Springboard is a well run organization that offers ample support and expertise in each field. Students have access to mentors at many convenient times and a community that readily shares experiences and offers feedback. The program is a great way to gain the foundational skills needed to enter a desired job market. -
Amanda Chang
Great mentorship program!
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Overall, I think the course is well-structured to help students with different backgrounds to learn new skills in data analytics. Even though it's designed to be a 6-month program, for students with relevant experience, they can speed up their learning and complete the course within 3-4 months as it's self-paced. I was able to complete the course in 3 months, as the mentors and student advisors were very responsive whenever you have questions (they have many mentors available besides the 1:1 mentor assigned to you). The career service from Springboard is overall very effective as well since most of the career coaches are professional technical recruiters and have been in the field for many years - I've worked with 3 career coaches, they are all very strategic in terms of resume writing and interview preparation. I was able to receive 2-3 times more interview invitations since I joined the program. The 1:1 mentorship is definitely the primary value of the program. My mentor was very supportive and knowledgeable - provide me lots of actionable feedback and advice. He really guided me down a career path that led me to an offer. I am overall very satisfied with this investment. -
Anastazja Davis
Thorough
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Springboard is an excellent choice for students who want a thorough UX education that prepares you for real-world work with guided mentorship - both for the course material and career-wise. I found the curriculum to be extensive, thorough and challenging. I was initially worried because the first part felt "easy" because I had already taken a few shorter UX courses, but once we got into the middle-part of the course, my abilities were pushed and stretched, and I learned a great deal. The evidence of my progress can be found in my designs and solutions pre-Springboard and now. I am a far better UX designer as a result of the course, and am already employed full-time. I would not be in this position without Springboard. -
Nicholas Pasieka
Data Analytics Career Track
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I loved everything about this course. It gave me the flexibility to finish it around my schedule while working & enabled me to learn a new skill set for future career opportunities. I did not know anything about Data Analytics before enrolling in the course, but after completing the course I feel extremely confident that I will find an opportunity to use my new skills in this industry. I would recommend this course to anyone who is interested in Data Analytics. -
Julian Wahl
UI/X Bootcamp
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I was reluctant to join a bootcamp from the beginning. Would an online experience truly provide me with the skills that I needed to become and industry professional. After completing the course I can confidently say that you get out of the course what you put in. For prospective students, the value of this course is not in the certificate you receive at the end, but the portfolio you build out. Many of the learning materials could be found for free online, however the community, mentorship and portfolio guidance are where Springboard excels. -
Shakita Dennis-Chain
Great Mentorship and Curriculum. More Real World Practice and Repetition Required.
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Springboard provides a high-level overview of data analytics. It is self-paced and convenient for those who are trying to learn with other time constraints. The statistics methodology is sound and concise. It was the perfect complement and review to my Quantative Analysis MBA class and Linear Optimization class. Springboard teaches the fundamentals, but students must take the initiative after the course to continually practice and learn to handle exceptions that were not covered in the course. The course focuses on analyzing data once it is cleaned, but data cleaning techniques are necessary to be successful in the industry if you're not given a clean dataset by a data scientist or a data engineer. I became more confident and learned more after internships with data that required mining and cleaning than simply by focusing on concepts in class. If Springboard incorporates an internship, then it would be excellent!
The mentors come from the industry and have worked at major companies like Hewlett Packard. Career coaches have worked in a variety of industries as recruiters. So, their advice can be helpful. Everyone wants you to succeed. So, it was a positive experience.
My review of Springboard will be complete when I am employed. If I gain employment, then it was worth the effort. If not, then perhaps the program needs adjustments. -
Will Trail
Springboard Data Analytics Career Track
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Springboard's Data Analytics Career Track curriculum covers a multitude of topics, both technical and non-technical. While most students are focused on learning software and other technical aspects, Springboard also has a heavy focus on career development and the 'soft' skills necessary to build a network to help you find a role and build upon in the future.
The career guidance is supported by your personal mentor, the Springboard staff and a library of helpful reference documents. Whether you need help with a piece of software, job guidance or stuck on a certain question, help is easy to get.
The curriculum is well thought out in it's layout and builds an early foundation that is utilized in later units.
I definitely recommend this certification and its ability to set you up for future success. Use this link for a course discount https://www.springboard.com/invite/5SC3U -
Kaitlin Conover
If you're looking to switch careers..
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Springboard provided me with the tools needed to jumpstart my career in UI/UX Design. I highly recommend enrolling in this course if you are interested in making a career change or pivot from your current role. They thoroughly explain every detail/process of UI/UX design and are constantly updating the curriculum to stay as relevant as possible. However, I whole-heartedly believe you get what you put into it. My advice would be to take advantage of your mentor's time and go the extra mile in your projects, you won't regret it! -
Hannah-Lee Grothaus
Worth It
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If you're considering a career in Data Analytics but don't know where to start - Springboard is for you. They give you all the tools you need to get started and provide support every step of the way. Is it challenging? YES! And that's GREAT because they really prepare you for what you can expect in real situations. Is the curriculum perfect? No, occasionally the directions would be contradictory or confusing. BUT there are many mentors, students, and advisors ready to help or fix such things as you come across them.
I researched many courses before deciding on Springboard. I don't think you'll find a better price for the support and education you get from them. I am actually confident I will get a job as a data analyst because of Springboard. I came from an arts background, with no analytics experience, and 8 months later am being interviewed for data analyst positions. I got SO much out of this course and am happily writing this review because I truly believe others can too. -
Chieh-Ying Lu
Great UI/UX curriculum
I am so glad I chose Springboard to help me in transitioning my career path. Springboard not only provides a structural curriculum that helps students to gain necessary knowledge and skills, the program also provides the best mentors and career coaches to help students succeed. -
Judy Feng
Great Experience
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I planned to transit my career into a data-related position in March 2020 and wanted to study all the required knowledge. I chose Springboard Bootcamp as a start and it turned out to be a wonderful decision.
The Bootcamp has an organized curriculum schedule which includes topics from basic python coding, data analysis technique, to lots of machine learning techniques. Everything is well explained, and the Bootcamp provides lots of materials to help students understand the knowledge. Each student will also be matched with a mentor, who is very experienced in the data industry. The student will have a call with the mentor every week to review the homework and to discuss the problems that the student might have. I found this mentor call very helpful. My mentor taught me a lot about real-world data science knowledge, and well explained the data problems I met.
Besides all the technical parts, Springboard also provides a wonderful full career coach service. They taught me how to do networking, how to update my resume and cover letter, and well prepared me for the future interviews.
Overall, I give 5/5 stars for my experience at Springboard. -
Kelsey Spoelstra
UI/UX Design Career Track
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Springboard was such a wonderful experience. I learned so much and gained so many valuable skills that will help with a future in the UI/UX design industry. My favorite part of the course is the 1:1 mentorship. I learned the most from my mentor, getting to learn and hear about real life experiences in the field through them. Toward the end of the program students are given the opportunity to get matched with a real client to work with them for 4 weeks. These are just a few of the positive things when you take a course with Springboard. I cannot wait to land a great job and carry all of my learned skills to create wonderful experiences. -
Lismaris Molina
UX/UI design career track
My experience with Springboard was great, I learned a lot and gained good skills, I enrolled with ZERO knowledge about UX and I was able to create 4 projects and now I am in a marketing company as an intern, so I am very pleased with this experience -
Amir Fatemi
Data Science Career Track
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I enrolled at Springboard for Data Science Career Track. It took me about 8 months to finish the curriculum, with a weakly mentor calls. I also worked on two data science projects using machine learning and deep learning. it was a lot of content and I feel more confident about my abilities now that I finished the course. the advisors were always responding and helpful and from the learning part I believe it did a pretty decent job and I got what I expected, of course there is always room for improvement but I am satisfied with the experience. -
Pravati Swain
Springboard is a great eLearning platform and I had a great experience learning there!
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I have enrolled for the Data Science Career Track program at Springboard and I had a great learning experience there. Springboard has a very good course curriculum which guides from the basic to higher level. The course curriculum has two capstone projects and 14 mini projects which helps to understand the Data Science concepts very well. The best part of the course is they provide us a weekly call with an industry expert mentor who guides throughout the course and also they have unlimited mentor calls facility to clear any doubts throughout the week. We also had calls with a career coach who helped with tailoring portfolio, resume, guided for networking, behavioral interview and many more to get ready for the interviews. We also had office hours for general Data Science and career services. I had great experience with my student Advisor Atiriya who was very understanding, flexible and granted me several course breaks when I needed one. At the end of the course, we had four mock interviews on General Data Science, Coding, Project Walkthrough and Behavioral which helped us to review all the course curriculum and get ready for the real interviews. Now I am confident to apply all my Data Science knowledge in my job and loved learning at Springboard.
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Megan Sullivan
Great Mentor Experience
The mentor experience made this for me. My mentor was a very experienced UX designer and had lots of great knowledge. Some of the course material is outdated as this is an ever changing field, but my mentor helped keep me on track with the latest UX design trends. He also helped push my work and myself and I have much better portfolio because of him. -
shreya patil
UX Design
The course and structure are pretty strong. The mentorship is the highlight of the program. If you have a good mentor you have an amazing support system. The time frames are not accurate as mentioned. It tends to increase towards the end.
They should ideally have a longer IDP or give more job assistance.