App Academy

Pros: - AppAcademy has a great network of alumni - Course is well-designed and allows students to explore different technologies / APIs during their projects - Career coaches are experienced professionals who teach the best methods Cons: - Curriculum... Read More is outdated (Bootcamp utilizes version 5.2.3 for Ruby on Rails and uses Heroku Stack-18 which will be deprecated soon) - Some New York City Instructors lacked experience in teaching, making it difficult for some students to grasp concepts - Fast-paced; not a course for individuals who prefer a slower pace or wants to laze about

My husband went to App Acadamy about 5 years a go. When I needed to choose a bootcamp, he highly recommended it. The past 6 months at App Acadamy is truly life changing. The staff and instructors were all very knowledgeable and supportive, and most of... Read More my cohort mates were easy to get along with. The best of all was the curriculum design. Even though the pace was intense, it all makes sense learning one after the other.

App Academy has truly been a blessing to experience. From the course material, to the classmates and teachers, it was an absolute blast to be a part of since day 1. The curriculum was intense most of the time, but this was built specifically to learn... Read More the most efficiently. Loved my time with everyone and I am now very excited to begin my career as a Full Stack Software Developer!

I had a great experience with App Academy. The curriculum was excellent, and I think a huge part of the value is the assistance with the job search after you complete the program, for up to a year. I would recommend a/A to anyone looking for a serious... Read More web development bootcamp. It is, however, very difficult. I attended the full-time online program lasting 6 months. The majority of the students that started in my cohort were deferred (meaning you did not pass an assessment and are rolled back to the previous cohort to retake the last month's material - you get 3 deferrals and are dismissed on the 4th). The advertised 60-80 hours of work a week is no joke. The program is certainly not for everyone - you will get out of this program what you put into it. They are constantly updating the curriculum as technologies change, which can be frustrating, but this is a real-life part of being a developer. The emphasis on pair programming also turns some folks off, but once I got used to it I came to really appreciate the approach. Bottom line: If you are not planning to dedicate yourself fully to this bootcamp for 6 months, do not attend. But if you are willing to live breathe and sleep code and comp sci for 6 months to facilitate a career start or a career change, I can't think of a better option than a/A.

When I was looking over various bootcamps, the one con that I saw with App Academy was how long it was. Going through the program I definitely understood why it was longer than the others. With how the program is set up, I feel like you actually get to... Read More learn the material with pair programming and figuring things out yourself. Going through some weeks I was very lost early in the week, but because of the structure by Thursday or Friday I felt very comfortable with the material. There were few weeks were I was stressing over the weekend because the homework and practices helped to iron out anywhere I was struggling during the week. There are TAs available along the way, but the cohort mates are your best resource as you're all in the same stage. I enjoyed the course and made some invaluable connections through the program.

I originally come from an accounting/finance background. I was a property account manager and loved problem solving. Decided to make a career switch to SWE after hearing that my brother and cousin went through a/A and landed successful jobs doing what... Read More I loved about my previous role. I took some preliminary courses on a/A open, and decided to go all in to the 24 week online program. I had no background in coding, but I was able to learn Javascript/Python, sequelize/sqlalchemy, react and redux, and much more. I was able to get great team building experiences and make 2 projects. I also got the chance to showcase my individual ability with 2 solo projects. App academy instructors are caring and very helpful. They also offer great coaching and guidance to graduates in order to help them land a job. My biggest advice for anyone looking to join is to be seriously prepare to give up your free time, and be open to studying in groups. A lot of people I know that didn’t want to put the games/partying down didn’t make it through the program. Many of the people who refuse to work with others and attend study groups at night also struggled to learn and pass. I highly recommend a/A for anyone seriously committed to making the switch to SWE and getting a solid foundation for a career in SWE.

Going into App Academy I had minimal knowledge of software development. I had done some self-studying but never with the intensity or schedule that App Academy provides. I had wanted to do a career switch for a while back then and after reviewing several... Read More coding bootcamps I decided to go with App Academy. To me what was very attractive about the program was the schedule and the rigor of the course. I feel like deep diving like App Academy does, in a short time frame, but allowing you to fully take in the information, is the most efficient way of learning. I truly do believe I have learned more in these 6 months than in my 4 years in college. Also, the connections you make with your peers will only lead to potential future opportunities which is a win-win for all parties involved! Would definitely recommend this Bootcamp to anyone interested in efficiently learning about the fascinating world of software development.

Disclosure: while I did the 16-Week program, it was online rather than in person due to Covid. For me, App Academy was a great experience. From great instructors to amazing cohort mates, the people are what made the journey fun and enjoyable. When I started,... Read More I expected to be pretty much isolated from the rest of the world for 4 months coding online. However, App Academy's friendly instructors and my fellow cohort mates made the physical isolation feel like nothing as I would log in every day looking forward to talking and learning to code with them. The course, while challenging (I put in 70-80 hours a week), was fair and the material was taught in a clear, step-wise manner that allowed for ideas to reinforce each other day after day. After my graduation was where I thought I got the most bang for my buck. My career coach gave me wonderful and insightful advice to clean up job application materials as well as how to properly prepare for interviews. That advice resulted in me being offer three software engineering jobs within 2 months of graduating with one being well over 120k a year. The cons of App Academy are two fold 1) the cost as compared to other boot camps with deferred payment tuition plans, such as Hack Reactor, and 2) during the program, sometimes the daily emails would contradict what was said in lecture. I can without hesitation recommend the App Academy program to those who are looking to enter tech from a non-tech background.

I joined the 24-week Immersive Full Stack Online Program in December 2021 and graduated in June 2022. As someone who was looking to make a career change, I recommend App Academy as it provided me with the best way to learn coding starting with my level.... Read More I had taken some computer science classes back in college, but was overwhelmed because I didn't have prior knowledge in the field in order to learn the hard concepts. App Academy's materials assumed that students wouldn't have any prior knowledge, so they were the right kind of teaching materials that I needed to finally learn and master the skills. The staff at App Academy was really supportive as most of them came from a background of graduating from a coding bootcamp. Fellow students of my cohort were amazing, helping one another learn and succeed throughout the journey. After graduation, there's a job placement team that's dedicated to help you succeed in the job search process.

As someone who wanted to leave the business world and start a career as a software engineer, App Academy provided the structure and resources I needed to take that step. Over the course of 16 weeks, I learned all of the skills needed to land my first... Read More job as a software engineer and more importantly built my confidence as a developer. I highly recommend this program to anyone looking to break into tech and to become a software engineer in a collaborative, challenging, and rewarding environment.