Springboard Reviews
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Sudheer Chalasani
Springboard India Data Science Track is a JOKE
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I am currently enrolled in Springboard. This program is a complete joke. The curriculum is just a few articles and drills. You have a "mentor" who is supposed to answer questions and help you along the way. My mentor regularly just tells me to google things. They claim that is the best way to learn. If all I'm doing is googling then why pay them 1.95 lakhs? I tried to talk to my program manager who was very unhelpful also. I have been very displeased with this program from day 1.
They label themselves as self paced but in fact they have a schedule they want you to keep to and you HAVE TO have meeting a week with your mentor. If you don't finish the program in 6 months you don't the job guarantee so I feel so much pressure to finish on time, when all I wanted was to be able to work at my own pace.
Would not recommend this to anyone. You're better off googling and taking free courses online. -
Chelsea Crawford
Best bootcamp for a more reasonable price
Springboard was perfect for my fluctuating work schedule. I was able to work at my own pace without set class dates and times. -
Tommy Liao
Overall decent experience, good support and bettered my technical and business skills
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Pros:
- Career coaches and calls are really helpful during the job search
- Weekly mentor calls / unlimited mentors have helped me honed in my technical and critical thinking skills
- Two end to end capstone projects that made me really think about how I wanted to solve the problem
- Lots of small assignments that really tests your capabilities
Cons:
- Some of the materials were barely touched on / needed outside resource to better understanding
- Wish some of the projects were more hands on based rather than just videos
- Difference between difficulty of learning a material and applying it to a project was pretty big
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NISHI MISHRA
DATA SCIENCE CAREER TRACK
Springboard has great curriculum. It will guide you till the end. The mentors are great and the student advicers and support people are amazing too. They really want to help you in completing the course. Also they have various modes of payment . They have various practise portals as well. Highly recommended. -
Matt Dubow
Great for retraining
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I would recommend Springboard to anyone looking for career transition/advancement who wants to keep an open schedule. If I had the choice again, I would absolutely choose Springboard over an in-person program. Having the whole course online meant I set my own pace of study and supplemented when I felt necessary. The course material itself is great, with a fair mix of hands-on exercises and video lectures. The curriculum is littered with mini-projects for students to practice their new skills further. The best part of the program for me was probably the mentor experience. The weekly meetings are opportunities to not just review your capstone projects, but to learn how to think like a professional. If you ever feel like you need more time to discuss something (and those half hour sessions can feel short), most mentors are available for messaging or possibly even extra sessions. One thing I really liked about the program was the heavy focus on building essential non-technical skills, like networking or storytelling. Thanks to the course material and the career coaches, by graduation, I really felt like I was ready to enter the job market.
Here are some changes to the curriculum I would recommend:
- Make mini-project reviews more important. While I talked to my mentor about some of them, I never saw a single review in writing. I think this would be a great opportunity to discuss theory and practice code reviews.
- Course material needs to be expanded in some key areas.
-Deployment was limited to one Github mini-project and a very high-level overview video. Graduating students should probably have some familiarity with Docker or other software for productionization.
- Distributed computing was covered in just two sets of exercises. I'd prefer if there were not just more material on the subject, but some more discussion of the underlying theory.
- While this may have been a result of me taking the "generalist" track, I felt the material on deep learning was way too light. We were given only one optional exercise that worked with Keras, despite it being the easiest major DL framework to learn and the least likely to be implemented at scale. Even some more optional reading material would have been nice.
In conclusion: if you're a self-starter, someone who likes to set their own schedule and do some of their own research, then pick Springboard. -
Vivek N
BEWARE!! Springboard India Data Science course is a bogus course. Don't fall for it.
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Currently I'm pursuing their Data Science Career Track. These are my honest reviews about this whole course. I will summarize my experience with Springboard India in a precise manner --
Pros - There is not even one positive feature about this course.
Cons -
1. Course content is a complete crap and doesn't prepare one to become a data scientist. Its just a collation of free online videos and some DataCamp courses. They hardly have their own content.
2. There is no proper support from Technical Assistants.
3. No corrective action taken on the feedback given on course content.
4. No follow-up from anyone in springboard team on students's progress or any issues they face.
5. False promises were given while on-boarding to this course(which I realize now)
6. The course is not worth a penny for the exorbitant fees they charge.
7. The 1:1 mentor support is not at all useful.
9. Office hours are complete useless.
10. Career services are hopeless.
I regret my decision to opt for this course. I hope my reviews find useful to aspiring data scientists. -
Subodh Kumar
Springboard is Fraud
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Hi All,
I am a student of Springboard and sharing real experience with you.
First of all, you should know, Springboard is FAKEboard / FRAUDboard.
Please don't join this course by seeing high ratings, as we all know these ratings can be biased.
I have enrolled in Springboard India Data Science Career Track (DSC).
I was having lots of expectations with this course.
But these fraud people, provide you nothing but frustration.
Career Coach: No use
Mentors: No use [ Mentors are even not aware of the curriculum ]
Office Hours: No use [This is the most frustrating thing, any xyz will take the session, they don't care about what have learnt or learning, just will come and talk whatever they want]
Job Guarantee: It is the biggest lie
So, guys please please save your money.
Regards,
Subodh Kumar
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Tri Nguyen
I am glad that I took Data Analytics track with Springboard
The program is well-designed and the pace is good for a 6-month course. The material is very well-selected with lots of real-world examples. The mini-projects are very helpful to learn the concept taught in the course. My mentor is very professional and very helpful along the way. -
Joshua Colaco
UX Design Career Track
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I started the course with no prior UX design experience (came from an Engineering background). It was everything I wanted and expected from an online course and curriculum. The modules were immersive, my mentor (and also the student advisor) was responsive and always had valuable and encouraging advice, and the projects have provided a great range of work for me to present in my portfolio (which Springboard also give comprehensive advice on, right down to the best hosting sites to use).
The course was all-inclusive and I have found that since I have finished with it, I keep going back to certain sections and brushing up on knowledge (all the material is available permanently after completion).
I didn't fall within the requirements of the job guarantee (as I am based in London) but I was still given the option of completing the Industry Design Project, which was one of the best parts of the course for me - I worked with a startup company in America and worked on the research and design of a gardening app.
Advice for prospective students - Use the mentor calls to get as much advice and information as you can, you'd be mentored by UX designers who have been in the industry for a long time and have a LOT of knowledge gold. Also, the Springboard community is another great feature, I didn't use this enough, but I understand how valuable it could be, to network and make accountability partnerships etc. especially if you live in America. -
Daniel Beals
UX Career Track
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Not only does Springboard nurture creative minds who want to learn and challenge themselves, they push you in ways that help you grow and allow you discover what areas you excel in. I hated research, or thought I did, until I got into Springboard’s UX course. There, I found out differently. And now I’m pursuing a career in UX Research. I’ve tried a couple of different UX boot camps. Springboard was the one that took care of me. They’ll take care of you too. -
Tasnim Reza
UX Career Track
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Springboard's UX career track curriculum is very well thought out. I found it was really helpful for people like me who don't have any technical background. Springboard gives you unlimited mentor calls. Career coach calls are also very helpful and they give you career coach consultation for 6 months after graduation. The mentors and career counselors are very knowledgable. Also, they have a slack channel for all the students and alumni to discuss any problem and get suggestions. Furthermore, student advisors and everyone from the support staff is great and very helpful, and timely in their responses. Springboard has all kinds of resources and they are super helpful. My suggestion would be to take advantage of and utilize the resource as much as possible for the desired career. -
Prakash Kumar
Data Science Online Classroom program
The pros:
1. curated content from the best of platforms.
2. a good support system in the form of 1:1 mentor, student advisor, career coach and TAs
3. Online classrooom sessions from Industry experts.
4. Content focused on market requirements
5. Job guarantee
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Pascual Nicanor
Data Analytics Career Track
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Springboard's curriculum is an expertly curated program that challenges students at every turn; however, the mentor support is a difference maker in student success. The mentor is a guide and facilitator who provides key business and technical insight that connect class work to real life experience. The career advisory team is also key in living up to that job guarantee. The student who listens to career advisor advice is exponentially closer to landing that dream job. The Springboard was a great learning experience that I would not hesitate to share with friends. -
Neil
Data Science Career Track
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It was a well organized program that gave me the necessary skills to work in the field of Data Science. Everything from the mentor help to the videos and resources were mostly easy to understand and easy to put to use in practice. One thing that could've been better was putting emphasis on material that was more important in the field of data science that prospective companies are looking for those with that specific skillset. Overall I couldn't be happier and Springboard has been able to get me truly excited for the field of data science -
Brett Kaplan
UX Design Career Track
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I took the UX Design Career Track starting last August. I finished the course recently and came away extremely satisfied with my experience. My mentor was helpful, communicative, and provided great insight into the UX industry along the way. Overall, the course curriculum is challenging (in a good way) but really helps you understand every concept in detail. Springboard gives you provides an amazing support system with unlimited mentor calls, office hours, and a strong community of friendly UXers as well. The material is curated content from across the internet with mixed in mini learning courses throughout as well. I give the course a 10/10 and would recommend to anyone who is interested in switching careers to UX, beginner or intermediate. -
Charlotte Linde
Digital Marketing Career Track
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The greatest benefit of Springboard's Digital Marketing course is its flexibility, the mentorship and real world experience you can gain as part of the curriculum.
Every unit has assignments in which you can apply your learnings and then they reviewed by your individual mentor. My favourite part were definitely the weekly mentor calls that help you to stay on track with the course material and to get some real insights from an industry expert.
As part of the curriculum you run some actual ad campaigns (FB, Google Ads) and have the option for additional certifications.
Springboard's student advisor was always there to help with any questions I had. You can also book into career calls with several topics to work on. In general, I felt the whole team was very dedicated.
In addition, they have a partnership with Google Ad Grant program through which you get paired with a non profit to execute a digital marketing strategy (with $10,000 budget for Google Ads). This was my favourite project! -
Tyler Lozano
Fantastic mentorship and support with engaging capstone project and mini-projects.
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Overall great experience and learned a lot. The pros far outweigh the cons, but I want a balanced review so I pushed to write up both.
Pros:
Support. Best support of any program I've enrolled in. Hands down.
Mentorship. So helpful when you're stuck on something that's not easy to just Google. Also great to just get general direction, career advice, etc. You don't know what you don't know, but they do! Use them!
Projects. Some of the projects were fairly challenging , and I come from an applied math background. So I'd say don't be shy of some analysis, but they will definitely help you build the prerequisites necessary. They're also a great way to go back and relearn concepts you forget.
Capstone. The capstone is reasonable challenging and is based on metrics that you'd be judged on in the industry.
Cons:
Structure. This is subjective, but for me alternating between engineering and career modules made it difficult to just focus on the engineering tasks. I ended up taking an extended non-traditional path through the course.
Dependencies. This is more a knock on DataCamp, but I think Springboard's reliance on some of their courses isn't good. Depending on if you like DataCamp's style. For me, I don't like the restrictive step-by-step approach they take, and feels too copy-the-answer-here type of learning, which is slow and passive. Springboard makes up for it with a diverse array of content and Jupyter notebook based projects.
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Aysa Fan
Great Program, Great Mentor
I really enjoyed the program, and the mentor helped a lot during the whole time! I had an educational background in data science but I never had practical/industrial experiences before. Springboard's boot camp prepared me to be job-ready. Highly recommended for anyone who needs to gain experience as a real data scientist. -
Dan Jones
Great structured program, works around your schedule!
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Overall I've been very happy with the Springboard UX Design Career intensive! For the price it is a very thoughtfully structured and paced program to get theoretical and practical experience in this space, along with a lot of good person-to-person interaction.
Pros:
Works around your schedule - I was able to balance part time work + home life with this program
Dedicated mentor in UX space offering weekly and on demand feedback
Intelligently structured and organized - units plans make sense and are easy to follow
A robust remote community of active students and alumni to interact with
Get a job or your money back guarantee
Several weekly Zoom meetups for career advancement and curriculum assistance
Cons:
If you're not self-motivated it could be difficult to stay on task
Time estimates for completing units can sometimes be a little under
A base level of familiarity with the topic space and tools is critical - the program dives pretty quickly into some deep work -
Davies
Machine learning Engineer CT
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At the point I decided to continue my career in the domain of Artificial Intelligence and Big data, I wasn't exactly sure what program would be suitable for me to kick start this transition. After some research I came across springboard and upon examination of the curriculum I knew it was the one.
Pros:
1:1 mentorship was incredible, I had 2 mentors during the course of my program. First was a senior data scientist and second was an entrepreneur building a big data driven business. Priceless learnings and insights
Comprehensive project structures
Cons:
Pretty $$$$
Not necessarily a con but curriculum is pretty heavy, must be super dedicated to the grind if you have a full time job.
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Isabella Huang
Springboard builds me up so quickly and confidently!
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The UI/UX Career Track at Springboard is a 9 months part time course but allows you to do it at your own pace, and I've done it full-time in 3 months! The curriculum is abundant and in-depth. It builds you up step by step from a complete beginner (I'm from a HR background) to a junior designer with solid design knowledge and skills. The mentorship is definitely the most valuable part of the career track, as feedback and advice from an industry expert is 10 times more useful than working by yourself alone. Springboard has also created a welcoming community where students can help and learn from each other, with additional support from the student managers and career coaches. Now I'm ready to step into the real UX design world, and I'm really glad that I've chosen Springboard at the first place. -
Mark Dyson
Springboard UX Career Track
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The UX Design Career Track at Springboard is a great stepping stone for a career in user experience.
One of the biggest benefits of the Springboard curriculum is having a mentor to help and guide you through the entire course and provide valuable feedback on along the way. The course load can a be a bit overwhelming at times if also working full-time while trying to complete it in the 6-month timeline given. Be sure to factor in extra the enxtension if this is the case. Having the job guarantee for after completion of the course is an extra bonus as well as having access to career coaches. I would highly recommend Springboard for anyone looking to enter the field of UX or just add to their skillset. -
Cyrus Mir
UX Design Career Track
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I did my UX Design Career track at Springboard. My background is in Motion Design so I did not have much background in UX design. The curriculum was to the point and covered all the important information needed to start me on my career path. The mentoring program was very useful and my mentor went above and beyond to answer all my questions and concerns about all topics. The career help with resume, LinkedIn, interviewing skills and portfolio design were also very helpful. -
Ramya Subramanian
Data Science Career Track
Joining Springboard was the best decision I ever made. It has a well structured curriculum and you are guided by the mentors and the career coaches in every step of the way. You need to be at a certain threshold with coding, statistics and Data science to get the most of this boot camp. The curriculum has to be followed up with research and self learning. -
Viraj Modak
Great Experience
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The Data Science Career Track Bootcamp offered a comprehensive curriculum, which covers a wide range of topics in Data Science. The mentor system is also very useful. Capstone projects provide a unique experience similar to building a data science project from a problem statement to a final product. The only con I would mention is the specialization is a one-time choice. It would be great if they could offer a 1-week or so review period to make that decision. -
Gupta Kumar
FreeLancer
If you accept starting with Springboard be ready for
-- No job assistance(You will have to find job yourself)
-- 6 months job guarantee is a liar.
-- There are lots of unemployment SP alumni.
-- 30 min mentor time once a week is not sufficient and satisfying.
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Chris Jiang
Springboard - Data Analytics Track
I jumped in looking to start a new career and real world experience in terms of the tasks. I met a great mentor who was there to help me all the way and a very supportive team that is there to make sure you succeed the course. Overall great experience -
Sean Forquer
Great Foundation and Application to UX
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From the mentors to the progression of course content, I felt Springboard was the best camp I could've selected to learn the essentials of UX and product design. What made the course so great was its see-then-do approach to learning, where you would learn course material in the units before directly applying them to your capstone project. It is also a case of getting out what you put in where Springboard and the mentors give each student all of the tools necessary to be great and it's up to the student's imagination to make something cool. I would definitely recommend this bootcamp to anyone who is interested in the UX domain. -
Shaifali Tyagi
Easy to understand curriculum and helpful in upgrading skills
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" I would highly recommend springboard best bootcamp for those going for a career change" I had a wonderful experience at springboard as:- It was helpful for me to understand the basics of analytics and upgrading my skills.
- Well matched mentor was one of the best practice that springboard does.
- 1:1 mentor calls helped me throughout my course.
- Real life case studies helped me to understand concepts more clearly and use them in practice.
- Job guarantee and career coach calls helping me to get a decent job in my field.
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Tom
Worth the Pain and Suffering
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Springboard Review
Positives: · Mentorship By far the biggest strength of Springboard, so big that others have copied it. My mentor was just the person I had craved for a long time in my educational career: smart, good people skills, and accountable. I learned as much from him as I did in my Master’s program. The 30 minutes a week were invaluable and gave me insights I would not have found on my own. · Curriculum For the most part, the curriculum is very good. It’s a combination of online resources Springboard doesn’t create themselves, but if I had to learn data science all over again, I would rather learn from these resources than random Google searches. Save the Google searches for the projects, where most of the learning comes from anyway. The curriculum is also more up-to-date than an in-person program. The projects stretched me to my limits, and I came out a much better data scientist because of it. · Course Support There has been an increase in course support over my time at Springboard. There is an option to have an additional mentorship meeting with a different mentor just to work on non-Capstone projects. Springboard also hosts an annual conference at their headquarters that is worth attending if you are a student. Negatives: · Job Support Springboard is by no means a silver bullet to a dream data science job, but it’s close. You have to put in the work to landing a job to get that job afterwards. I found there were times where the career advisors were booked months in advance, but they seemed to have hired new staff. I have no doubt if you complete the course in six months that you would be ready for a DS role, but it’s an intense six months. · Completion Time I took much longer than expected and was given extensions to finish. This was more a human error than a Springboard error, and if I felt mentally the way I do now compared to when I started Springboard, I could have easily finished in the allotted time. Just be careful with grandiose capstone projects. · Feedback Outside of my mentor, I found feedback tough to get when handing in coursework. Overall: Great experience, would do again. The positives are fixable and far outweigh the negatives and I found it paid for itself in salary raises, even with the extensions. This is the direction education is going, and I look forward to watching what Springboard does next. -
Bhargavsinh Ravalji
Data science career track
I had great experience with mentor and creating two capstone projects to explore Data science skills. -
Vivian Tung
I wanted quick and affordable. And I got it
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I have almost completed the Data Analysis Career Track, and I am grateful for the experience it has given me. 5 months in, I have landed a job in the field. I did come into the program with some experience in excel, python, and sql, but the course was a good refresher and taught me a lot in terms of real world applications and business sense.
Most valuable parts:
- 1-1 weekly mentor calls, monthly career coaching calls
- in depth case studies
- building your own unique portfolio projects
Not-so-great parts:
-Starting the course in November 2019 (when it was still fresh) felt a little like we were also beta testing it
- if learning communities are important to you, the community being online can be a challenge to adapt to
- some of the course material felt repetitive and some left me feeling like I needed more practice
The designers and educators are responsive to feedback, and the student support (student advisors, community advisors, career services, etc) are very helpful and respond quickly.
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Samantha Tarpinian
UX Design Career Track
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Pivoting careers can be scary, and with so many bootcamp programs out in the market today for UX/UI Design programs, I was considering several UX Design bootcamps. After speaking with past alumni from those several bootcamps, I couldn't discovered that Springboard was the right fit for me. It accommodated those who already had a full time job, while supporting you with mentorship, program community, career coaches, and a hands on student advisor. I personally had a wonderful experience with the mentor I was paired up with. He was hands on, supportive, and challenged me throughout the curriculum, based on my goals and expectations I discussed with him in our initial call. I appreciated how thorough Springboard was when it came to preparing students for what they might expect during a portfolio walkthrough or a mock interview. After speaking with others in other bootcamp programs, I was surprised to hear that some don't offer that level of thoroughness.
Springboard is always open to feedback, and aiming to improve their curriculum based on student feedback. I can't recommend Springboard enough based on the experience I had, and from a cost perspective, they are one of the most competitive out there for how much they offer within a 6 month program. -
John Lizaso
Self motivation will make the course wort lhnit
Well designed course made sure it covers all areas of digital marketing. Assignments prepares you for real life situations and projects. Also coaching calls and mentor were extremely helpful. My only con are mentor calls can be too short. -
Hang Su
Springboard brings you to the field well
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I finished a Springboard UX career track course, it was a great experience. I would like to highlight the mentoring experience and Industry Design Project experience. First the mentors you have in the course are helpful, supportive, I feel they offer extra helps on guiding you into the career track that they don't have to. They care about your thoughts and help you move your thoughts into your capstone project.
The Industry Design Project is the very best study that SB offers, that it brings you to a real company to help them solve some problems. It can give you a jump start to the career that helps you test what you have learned and horn your skills. -
Cesar L. Jaitman Labaton
Great Experience!
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Springboard is well though-out, but there can be some improvements in the overall curriculum (which are being made).
Pros:
- Good support system. Curriculum has a good set of professionals that are able to communicate terms very well.
- Mock interview are a good idea and do give you insight of what to expect. They also booster your confidence with the overall process.
- Capstone projects can be challenging if you decide to put the extra work and do help improve you portfolio to showcase it to potential employees.
Cons:
- Some courses need a revamp, for example the statistics part of it. While I was working through it, this specific course got updated and I really like the new version. I see that they are putting work on it, but I also think that some other aspects need to get updated sooner than later.
- No course regarding big data or cloud computing. The 2nd project we have to use Deep Learning components where we might have to handle 100K+ rows of data. For a normal computer, training a model can take a couple of hours (in my case 37 hours). Leaning how to use AWS or Azure is a requirement now a days.
- Better guidelines for at least the first Capstone project. It is very intimidating to start typing in a blank notebook. Getting a guideline to have an overall idea on how to start will help the student. -
Diandra Silva
Worth it overall
You'll complete this course with solid understanding of how to apply UX by the book and your mentor will hopefully fill in the context of how things work in real companies. In my experience, the 1:1 mentorship was what made the experience worth it. -
Phillip Headen
A great choice to start your UX journey
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I really enjoyed the UX Career track. My mentor was great. She not only helped me with the curriculum, but she also gave me insight and resources outside of what Springboard offered. Calvin really seems to care as a career coach. He helped me with my resume, cover letters, and LinkedIn. They’re also available as resources once you’re finished the course.
The Industry Design Project is a highlight. It pairs you with a real world startup for 4-5 weeks. I think this sets Springboard apart from competitors. -
Joux Ligutti
UX Design Career Track
I had a great experience learning UX design with Springboard. I like that the course takes you through all of the stages of the design cycle and you produce a lot of deliverables that you can add to your portfolio. My mentor was very helpful and gave excellent industry advice and encouragement during our weekly calls. I highly recommend Springboard. -
Kimberly Cinco
Great for self-motivated learners
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Pros: Free access to Sketch or Adobe XD for a year. Financing through Climb Credit helped me only pay around $25/month while I was in the curriculum (if you're a disabled military veteran, it is possible to have this program qualify for Voc Rehab, and get tuition reimbursement). Access to mentors, career coaches, and student advisors is really helpful in building your professional network, which you'll learn is a helpful way to make your name known as you transition careers. The Springboard community in San Francisco really tries to coordinate in-person meetups which helps foster the community of UX Designers, Data Scientists, and Machine Learning Engineers up in the Bay Area so you can meet your Slack channel peers face-to-face. There's at least one major event or conference that Springboard students are invited to join for free too!
Cons: You need to be highly motivated to finish the curriculum in the recommended six months (they offer an extension if you need more time). Some people may not prefer the curation of materials because it may not match how other people have learned on the job, and there isn't a dedicated instructor you can default to for questions. You'll just have your assigned mentor and access to a random mentor call to ask for help. The industry partner project is a random match, so you don't have any say in who you'll be working with for those four weeks/forty hours. The job guarantee requires hard work from you and stepping out of your comfort zones to really network and find your right fit.