Springboard

Some bootcamps pay you to sit through them. Although this bootcamp in particular let’s you move at your own pace it’s possible you take longer to complete the course. None of this takes away from the quality of the course though! 

The program is intensive and challenging but you get what you put into it. I liked the inclusion of case studies where you really test your skills. A huge plus were the unlimited mentor calls in addition to your main mentor. The community whether it was advisors or other students was very engaging and encouraging.

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I was attracted to Springboard for the tuition since it was much cheaper compared to other bootcamps while not breaking your wallet. I saved up for the tuition and paid in full. The curriculum is very dense and teaches Python and JS so students get a sense of different languages and the more popular frameworks so I really liked that! I also appreciate the mock coding, interview, and project interviews you need to pass in order to complete the program. It really reflected and prepped me for real interviews I got afterwards. Career counselors also help you tailor your resume, Linkedin, and interivews to increase your chances of getting noticed. 
You get TA support and depending on who you get, some are more direct with their answers while others make suggestions. I know some students have issues with the TAs but it's also reflective of real life work environments so it did not bother me. You get a a weekly 30 min mentor call who provides you with project feed back, advice as a developer or any other job questions you want to ask them about. The one thing I did not like about this program was the lack of peer reviews. I was lucky to be in a group with other students  where we were able to stimulate this but communicating with your cohorts is all up to yourself. I would have loved it if there was some form of collaboration between students and made it up by volunteering externally. Other than that I think Springboard is good for those who are tight on finances and/or able to be self-motivated to learn the content.

A comprehensive course, but it will likely take longer than the promoted time. IDP experience was a bit challenging but reflected the real work project limitations and hurdles.

First of all, I’d like to start this review by saying I was able to land a job in my field of choice before I completed the program.
*I did not have any experience with career services outside of the career sections in the curriculum* 

The Pros:When I enrolled at Springboard I didn’t have any prior experience with UX/UI design. Springboard has certainly built a great curriculum that gave me very solid foundational skills and a fundamental understanding of the industry. Springboard showered me with plenty of amazing resources that I continue to use even after graduating (I had to get very good at organizing my bookmarks). By far THE BEST part about Springboard is the 1 on 1 mentoring. I had weekly calls with my mentor who demonstrated a high level of industry knowledge, and was able to give excellent feedback and insight to my projects and questions. Over the course of 9 months you’re able to develop a relationship with your mentor, and add them to you network of professionals. To me this is where Springboard shined.
That being said I’m not sure bootcamps are for everybody. I already came into the UX/UI Design Career Track as a self-taught front-end developer and my web development skills played a crucial role in landing my position. You need to be a certain type of person to succeed in a boot camp. I consistently went above and beyond for my Capstone projects, and Portfolio. I would study design disciplines outside of what was offered in the normal curriculum as well. If you’re an ambitious self-self starter then these bootcamps really can propel you into your next career. However if you tend to take a passive approach to your learning then look elsewhere.

The curriculum covered the full stack of web development with all the most marketable skills and technologies. Not to mention Data Structures and Algorithms, Resume writing, command line and more. The weekly mentor calls are the strongest part of the course and gave me more support and accountability than public high school or university ever did. If you decide to go with Springboard make sure to stay on top of your work as it is self paced and you can fall behind. If you're a naturally independent and disciplined learner than Springboard should be a perfect fit for you. 

Great program. Loved the weekly mentor calls and the Industry Design Project.

the purpose to learn  relevant skills which are practicle and relevant which eventually be helping me to transition from sales marketing background to Business Analyst was acheived and world class mentors helping in fingind jobs, resume buliding and project were unparalleled 

I am very satisfied with my experience with Springboard's Data Analytics Career Track.   The curriculum was very well organized with a great combination of instructional videos and articles as well as hands on projects and case studies.  I also found it helpful to be paired with a mentor (industry expert).  My mentor was great, and provided me with helpful feedback and support, and kept me accountable to my goals. It was also great to have two capstone projects as part of the curriculum - for something to talk about in interviews.  Additionally, the Career Services aspect was incredibly helpful.  The Career Coaches and career units in the curriculum really helped prepare you for all aspects of the job search: from updating linked in and resumes to networking and interview prep!

- Great technical and career support
- Mentor is very hands on and engaging
- The curriculum is challenging and applicable to the data analytics career field
- Great community support. Was crucial to make friends and rely on them for support and encouragement.
- Because of the time required to take the course, some subjects are forgotten over time.

In searching for a bootcamp to jumpstart my career in tech/data, I wanted to find a bootcamp that would make the application process seamless and to provide me with 24/7 support, especially being so new to the field. The fact that the curriculum was very in depth, as well as providing career support and not only providing a curriculum in terms of learning the hard skills, but also adding support with the soft skills. It overall made me a well-rounded student and I feel much more comfortable entering the field and job search with all the skills I have attained. Thank you again Springboard for helping me spread my wings!

I started my UX Career Track course with springboard in Jan 2021, I chose springboard because it has a project based curriculum which makes learning more easy because you can apply what you learnt in your capstone project and you get real time experience to work on a UX project. I had a great mentor who helped me in every step of my project. At the end of the course you have 3 projects to showcase in your portfolio. Which really helped me getting a job. In my case my Industrial design project was not something I was expecting. 

The course material focused exactly what is needed in the professional world and equipped me with real-life skills. The people within the Springboard community were supportive and helpful in my career transition journey - from the students to the mentors and career coaches.

A few key pros:
- 1-1 Industry mentor with weekly calls
- Cohort, Slack, and additional mentor support
- High tier career coach with years of experience dedicated to equipping us with the best resources

Student advisors are always willing to help as well, weekly office hours are useful to gauge the progress and hurdles of other students.

Overall, the whole experience was amazing. What I loved about this UX/UI bootcamp was the thorough and organized curriculum. It made me follow and finish every chapter very easily. If there's one thing I can say about drawback, it's about limited call availability for career coach/mentor calls. 

I just finished the UX/UI Career Track by Springboard and I am finally starting the most exciting part: job hunt! So far, I have felt great support from Springboard. I had my personal mentor, student advisor and career coach throughout the process. We had a Slack channel for the students in our cohort and it was very good to have an easy access to a UX community that is ready to help whenever needed! Apart from having finished a very dense, flexible and dynamic curriculum which presents lots of hands on UX practices; I prepared 4 UX projects, created my portfolio, wrote my first UX resume and adjusted my Linkedin profile! 
Springboard program had prepared me both academically and professionally! I am looking forward to the next phase!

I discovered Springboard's Software Engineering Career Track thanks to Google's disturbingly accurate sponsored ads, as I had purchased Colt Steele's web development class on Udemy. After deciding I needed more than what Udemy could offer, I started to make steps to apply...only to realize I needed to know JavaScript to go into the actual bootcamp. As such, I signed up for the prep class, and thankfully, it is well-designed and instructive in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript basics. Both my mentor and student advisor have been wonderful to work with, and I've made some solid connections via the Slack community as well. If I spent time on my own, I probably could have passed the TSS without the prep class, but I'm thankful I did it all the same.

That said, I've heard people feel like the prep class is a rip-off because of the $490 deposit. If you are *only* taking the prep class, for some weird reason, then yes, it doesn't make financial sense. The $490 deposit, at the time of writing this review, is refunded a few weeks into taking the full career track bootcamp. So if your plan is to go from the prep class into the bootcamp? You're good. But the prep class isn't meant to be taken on its own.

Tutor was helpful and the curriculum is great!

Overall, I really love Springboard and it was personally a really great fit for me. 

Overall:
This program was a lot of work. I thought I would finish well before the nine months...I did not. Realistically, I had a full time job and was taking this course and I would say that their suggestion of nine months is very accurate. It also allows you time to circle back to old projects and improve them and really let your brain be the awesome sponge it is and absorb all it can. I got real feedback on my projects from hiring managers, career coaches, and my mentor, all of which were actually rigorous and making sure your work is up to standard. As the title says, If you stick with Springboard and really actively try to improve your skills, I got a job before I even finished the program with my new skills (and a good one at that). 

Pros:
- My mentor was my absolute lifeline and made the program feel "real" which for me, as someone who avoids social activity at all cost, was huge because I had to talk to her weekly making sure I had something I could bring to her to talk about every week. Basically, I'm the kind of person who goes "all-in" on something for like two months and then forgets about it and drops it, my mentor was the core component of that not happening. 
- The support system is great
- Sometimes I think things like career coaches, mentors, etc. are overrated, but I was surprised at how much value I actually got from these mandatory meetings I would have otherwise passed on. 

Room for improvement:

- My IDP (real job experience) wasn't great, but Springboard staff was extremely helpful in navigating the situation, I would say my IDP experience was more or less a rare experience and other Springboard students seem to have had a great one.  I wouldn't really expect to get a job from the IDP if you had any hopes in that. However, the career coaches at the end of the program will be very helpful to you in finding a job so no worries there. I would say, even if you don't have the best IDP experience, it's still job experience to put on your resume which is huge.

- Its very easy to just say you completed the reading by checking the box without actually doing it, I would love to see some sort of short quiz that verifies you went over the material incorporated into the program even if it isnt graded, just some sort of feedback to myself that I shouldnt go back and read more carefully. 

In Summary:
I've talked to other people from other bootcamp programs who don't have nearly as good outcome as springboard. A lot of them are six months out still looking for jobs and (with peace and love) dont have nearly as solid case studies (in some cases these programs dont even make you do case studies which are ESSIENTAL in landing a job) ...as Springboard students.