Flatiron School

I have started the Full Stack Developer online course in Flat Iron School and I am disappointed about several aspects of the course. The program is good and same the labs the problem is that you basically paid for doing the labs and have to do your own research by your own. Most of the texts are confusing and make you commit a lot of errors and wasting a lot of time.
When you are doing the online course you only have a portal to "Ask question" and it is hard to have someone that can understand where are you stuck and help you, in general it takes some time to have an answer and to be able to chat with a technical coach. I reported them a lot of issues in the tool related to the labs (they have their own IDE to work), some of the videos they show are very bad quality, the explanation o...

This prep course is really good, i have really basic knowledge in php, c++, and I haven’t program in years. This is the first time i get in touch with ruby and JavaScript and this course has been great, easy to understand, very detailed and the instructors work really hard to help you whenever you have a questions, with a good actitud Really complete. Totally recommended!

Flatiron School's data science prep course is a fantastic tool for anyone considering starting a career in the field. The course starts with python basics, and then covers simple plotting tools and machine learning algorithms. I found the prep to be particularly useful for putting techniques into practice after I had learned them in books. There is a very vibrant community around the school and help is easy to get from various slack channels as well as the online platform. Perhaps most importantly it is FREE, and has far more content than similar free offerings at dataquest for example.

Flatiron had me hooked from the moment I started the free online prep Bootcamp course. From there I enrolled in the online full-stack web development program. I went from knowing very little HTML, to being able to create full-stack web applications. I wasn't able to afford to quit my job, so I loved the flexibility of being able to go at my own pace. Since I was working full time, it took me longer than most (15 months), but I appreciated that I didn't feel rushed. The curriculum was set up in such a great way, it built upon the previous lessons and taught you the nitty gritty before you learned the "easy" way to do it. This course is hard for a reason, you learn the ins and outs of coding and apply it to real life situations (pushing all your labs and projects to Github). I couldn't sp...

Best decision I ever made was completing the in-person program.

I freelanced as a web designer/developer for several years, and I hit a plateau on what I could learn online. I interviewed for full-time dev jobs and faced rejection after rejection. Everyone said my foundation was solid but I didn't have enough experience.

This was the closest thing to on-the-job training I could find. From Day 1 I was surprised to discover how little I knew about programming after all the Udemy-type courses I completed. Flatiron School exposed and then filled in the gaps.


Talking about code all day with other people of varying skill levels brought me from codealong/copy-and-paste type of programming to actual understanding and fluency. I learned how to learn about coding, which is a skill unto ...

I will never have another 15 weeks like those I spent at Flatiron, nor will my life be the same after graduating from the program! The school draws together all the best aspects of learning-- the curriculum is very challenging, but achievable; the school's culture promotes friendship, collaboration, and connections; the material and instruction is relevant now and also prepares you for a lifetime of learning. Lastly a shoutout to Career Services who holds your hand throughout the job search process with expertise and attentiveness, at a level you rarely find in any service as an adult.

Here's my experience in bullet points:
- FREE: other bootcamp preps that I was considering cost multiple thousands
- fully supported: the ask a question feature is there to help you whenever you get stuck
- intuitive content
- user friendly interface
- many hours of learning available in both javascript and ruby
- successfully prepared me for my technical interview, which yielded admittance into the software immersive program

Though the lessons vary in quality, I was very happy overall with my Flatiron School experience. I got good value out of both the Bootcamp Prep and the Online Full Stack Web Developer course: with just my scholarship and a whole year of free WeWork hot desk membership, I actually came out ahead financially. Add on top of that the enormous value Flatiron School provides in terms of career coaching and, most importantly, training in how to work as a software engineer (it's not just about coding! It's also about learning how to talk about code, collaborate with others, decipher documentation, etc.).

OUTCOMES

I was able to land a job just a month after graduating - delayed only by the month-long vacation I took to celebrate my graduation.

Plus, Flatiron provides you with great r...

I found the prep work assigned prior to my technical interview to be engaging and pedagogically sound. The learn.co platform for Jupyter notebooks, integrated with Github, is the best coding interface I've used on a website. It was great to be able to ask (and answer!) questions in a dedicated forum for the course or on a more general Slack channel.

I originally planned to attend the on-campus program in NYC, but I am very happy to have taken the online program route. I was able to follow the curriculum at my pace, and best of all, only paid $4,500 compared to the $15,000 if I would have taken it on-campus. The instructors and overall curriulum is outstanding! I went from having very little programming knowledge to being able to create a full stack website from the comfort of my home. The entire program took four months to complete, and with the help of their career services team, I was employed 1.5 months after graduation. Thanks to Flatiron School, I was able to transition into a developer role and double my salary. It is the best decision that I've made, and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in a coding bootcamp.

Attending Flatiron School was the best decision I have ever made. The discovery that coding is my passion and destined career path came long delayed, after I had graduated with a degree and pursued a career in finance. The idea that I could transition into the tech world through a "bootcamp" within a matter of months as opposed to going back to school was truly unbelievable and unrealistic. However, after due diligence of research on coding bootcamps and discovering that this is in fact a thing that people do...I decided it was worth a shot and began extending my research to find the right program for me.

After several days of debating between several different programs within NYC, I finally chose Flatiron's Online Web Developer Immersive course. This decision was mainly influenced ...

I found The Flatiron School's Bootcamp Prep course to be a great introduction to Javascript, Ruby and HTML. The course is free and there is a very strong community that helps you with any questions you may have. I found the support extremely helpful as they are able to screenshare so you really understand how to solve any issues that may come up. I do not know of any other bootcamps that offer such a supportive resource for everyone for free. This was a big factor in me ultiatmely deciding to apply to their onsite immersive bootcamp.

After finishing the prep course you are able to build a command line interface program that plays tic-tac-toe and another to play a rock dodging game. I was able to take what I learned from this prep course and program a Towers of Hanoi game in the comma...

I'm a relatively recent graduate from Flatiron's Web Developer Program and I have pretty much nothing but good things to say about it.

The school and program came highly recommended from a few friends-of-friends, so I decided to give it a shot.

A huge, huge factor in me actually pulling the trigger (besides the recommendations) was their free introductory bootcamp, which, if memory serves, took me through the basics of web development and introduced me to Ruby (I can't remember if Javascript was also included) which is a wonderful language to start learning any programming, let alone web development. Anyhow, the introductory bootcamp gave me a great feel for Flatiron, Learn.co (their online learning platform), and web development in general—to the point that I had quite lilteral...

I took the Fullstack Web Development online course and it was an absolutely amazing experience. The Flatiron School is completely devoted to its students and wants them all to succeed. They are passionate about web devlopment which makes it easy for the students to be passionate as well. They create an open community to ease students' struggles, as the coursework can be very challenging (in a good way - key to learning). The Slack channels and Learn chat are great ways to connect with other students. And the on-demand Ask A Question feature allows students to gain clarity on labs and concepts and establish fundamentals for the future. No student should ever feel alone in the process.

Although I had a background in engineering and some minor coding, commiting to the course was a caree...

I thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of my experience at Flatiron. Every person I interacted with was incredibly kind and supportive. Flatiron has done something magical, combining a great education with an online community that values positivity. Both the coding curriculum and the career assistance place an emphasis on having a growth mindset, and it's remarkable and transformative to begin the program often needing help and then to become the person who can help others. Practically speaking, I finished the online course in about 6 months and accepted a great job about 6 weeks into my search. I was thrilled with the education, which isn't just about learning languages and frameworks but which is also about loving learning and thinking critically, and I'm thrilled with the outcome.

Just enrolled for one of the in-campus cohorts. The whole process from the admission process to the first day in class, was not only painless but empowering. One thing that stands out about Flatiron School is how passionate their staff is, honestly that was the main reason I decided to join. Everyone from the admission personel to the instructors and the students reflect the Flatiron values, and they all are invested in helping you succeed, getting to know you as a person and working with you every step of the way. They have managed to curate a community of people that are not only great coders but great people as well. Another thing that stands out is their innovative system of teaching, pushing you out of your comfort zone, but being supportive at the same time. I trully believe they ...

I would absolutely not recommend Flatiron School to anyone looking to do a bootcamp. If I could do it over again, I would attend a bootcamp but it would absolutely not be Flatiron.

Pros:
-React is a good thing to learn
-In terms of the basics of actually getting a site up and running, that was taught

Cons:
-I experienced MAJOR sexism and sexual harassment at the Flatiron School. This happened multiple times, with multiple people, to different extents. As a woman, this is not a remotely friendly environment despite what leadership may say.
-The instructors are (even if they tell you otherwise) not people with teaching and industry experience. In some cases, they have had some industry experience, but most are just graduates of Flatiron School. So the quality of the actual inst...

The Bootcamp Prep Course of the Flatiron School provides an excellent transition between having no idea about coding and an actual ability to attend a professional course aimed at highly paid employment in a completely new field. Even without any previous knowledge or computer science background, the Prep Course allows you to hit the ground running and go through the actual curriculum of the course at a reasonable pace. For those with some previous experience, the Prep Course helps to streamline and organize already existing knowledge in a way which is conducive to fast, profound and permanent internalization of the materials of the actual course and, eventually, successful completion of the portfolio projects and graduation.

First off let me say that this program is not magic, as with everything, you get out what you put in. If you do the work and really spend the time to learn the material you will not only land an amazing job, but learn to love coding and the mindset that comes with it.

I have to say that Flatiron was the most amazing educational program that I’ve attended (high school, college, online programs). Every step of the process is engineered, data driven, altered, and tested to efficiently turn you into a developer and ensure you enjoy your time at school. The community that Flatiron has built is amazing and I have neumerous close friends from the program. As I have started working in the industry there is obviously a lot I don’t know but Flatiron gives a great foundation to learn almost an...

I was recently accepted into Flatiron's Software Engineering program and will be starting in a few weeks. I had very little prior experience coding and wasn't sure where to begin, so I started off with completing some tracks on Codecademy and then made my way through Flatiron's free bootcamp prep courses. I highly recommend the prep courses for anyone looking to get their feet wet and see if the program is right for them. You work your way through a number of lessons in JavaScript and Ruby that are clear and easy to follow, and there is a ton of support if you ever get stuck. Just from completing the prep courses and going through the application process, it's clear that Flatiron places an emphasis on making sure you really understand the material as you progress.