Flatiron School

I took the online full stack web development program and had a great experience. I was brand new to coding when I enrolled and the program and now I can say that I am a full stack web developer! In addition to a great curriculum, the people at Flatiron are absolutely amazing. I never felt alone and was always able to find the support I needed to get through the program. From the education coaches to the technical coaches to the career coaches, everyone was friendly, encouraging and knowledgable. I will forever be grateful to Flatiron!

Note: I am still doing the course so I do not feel like I can give a review of the job search help they do provide. I will come back to edit this when I have completed the course.

PROS:
+ Fairly well rounded curriculum
+ Material is covered quickly enough for those intending to get into Data Science ASAP
+ Plenty of personal assistance is available if needed
+ Free WeWork hotdesk membership for a year

CONS:
- Badly organised
- Some advertised things were not really kept to
- Course material is lacking in a few significant areas
- Course material is really badly written. Never-ending typos, serious mistakes, bad explanations, weird learning route, and some incorrect solutions and examples. Also the easiest stuff is covered too often and the important stuff is insufficiently...

My situation was a little unique in that I was living and working in DC, but knew I was going to move to Miami soon to be with my new husband. I decided to quit my job, do the in-person immersive program, and then move to Miami and search for jobs there, and it was the best decision I could have made for my career! Flatiron helped me move from a $50k/yr job to an $80k/yr junior dev role in Miami.

I definitely recommend going into it for the right reasons. Try something technical and see how you like it. Before I applied, I tried Flatiron's free online bootcamp prep course, which is how I discovered I really liked learning about code. Something employers look for is passion for code, so it's important to actually like coding before you start.

During the program: the experience was...

I did the online Full Stack Web Development program at the Flatiron School, and like any online program, it had its positives and negatives. On the positive side, I do think that the school and the instructors genuinely care about the students and helping them as much as possible. The focus on labs, projects, and practical application was a good approach though I'm sure that there are ways to improve the curriculum which I believe they regularly do. While taking the course, they released a number of additional lessons, edited lessons, etc. It felt like they were constantly trying to stay current and improve what was there. Getting help on the labs were relatively easy through the "Ask a Question" portal, and they did their best to encourage collaboration and helping others. The projects...

My cohort was one of the beginning cohorts for the new data science program at flatiron. The structure of the program was lacking, but the content wasn't. We learned so much in a short amount of time. I was able to get exposed to the field of data science and learn the python language and machine learning and did couple projects in deep learning. I think bootcamps like flatiron are really great for those that don't want to or can't go to the traditional school and pay so much in student loans. There is a caveat however; because this is data science, it relies on math, and the most relevant subjects are calc. 1, probability and statistics. Everyone learns at their own pace, but not knowing these fundamentals might make the learning curve even harder. This is not to discourage you, the pr...

Prior to enrolling in Flatiron School's Online Data Science Bootcamp, I had been studying data science on my own for some time. I used other online resources studying R, but it was difficult to know what I should be learning. Sometimes I would go too deep into a rarely used algorithm or I would just spend a lot of time finding/deciding which resource to use. So in the end, I decided to sign up for Flatiron School's Online Data Science Bootcamp to provide the structure and organization that I was lacking. Overall, I would say it was a positive experience:

PROS:
+ You learn how to implement an algorithm on your own from scratch in Python before they introduce you to professional implementations. This really helps you understand the underlying mechanisms and what's going on, instead of...

This is a review for the online Data Science bootcamp full time. The admission process was fairly easy; first, a video chat with someone from admissions and enrollments and then a technical interview, for this second interview they assume you have already gone through the preparation course, heads up: this is a free course open to anyone, and after you finished it they ask you to review it, so a lot of the reviews out there are from people who have NOT actually gone through the full program.
During the program it really depends of the instructor and the cohort, in my case there was nothing about the community feeling that they advertise, the instructors are nice but don’t expect much individual help unless you ask in the slack channel. Oh, and don’t even think about joining campus com...

I did the online Full-Stack Web Development course. During my time in the course, I thought I was doing a good job. I was getting great feedback on all of my projects and was told I was moving along at a good pace. All my issues really started around job-search time. I'll start by admitting that I could have done more in terms of staying up to date with JavaScript. I wasn't fully aware of how much additional preparation and JavaScript practice is needed outside of FlatIron in order to be ready for a technical interview. I figured anything pertinent to a job interview would have been included in the course curriculum, when in-fact, there are additional FlatIron courses they suggest you take once completing the program to complete simultaneously with your job search. If you want a d...

Participated in the first Data Science cohort. It started off strong, but quickly fell apart after the first module, when the material shifted from standard coding techniques that were adapted from the webdev course to more data/math focused topics. Our teacher was under-qualified to be teaching us Data Science, and we received essentially zero feedback on our coursework throughout the 15 week program. I honestly do not believe the curriculum was ready for launch, it felt way too rushed. Numerous topics advertised as part of the course were skipped or rushed through. Some of the labs and lectures were riddled with errors, and often we were not provided lecture notes or videos as promised. The 3rd module consisted of watching youtube videos 50% of the time - didn't really need to pay $15...

Flatiron School was a once in a lifetime experience that changed my life. I challenged myself everyday and met a ton of ambitious and intelligent individuals (instructors, mentors and classmates) who I now call friends and most importantly, I walked away with a profoundly valuable skill: the ability to turn ideas into reality through programming.

I WORKED EXTREMELY HARD AND WAS CHALLENGED!!!

On average, I spent 10–16 hours a day (~75–80 hours/week, including weekends) dedicated to code. I sat in lectures, watched lecture videos and programming videos, worked on labs, wrote blog posts, and built my own projects. Many times during the week I still found myself on campus past 12AM and during the final weeks of Flatiron School in building my final portfolio project, I still found myse...

TLDR: The curriculum is excellent, but their website makes it seem like they will work with _any_ schedule for the part time online bootcamp, and that's simply not the case.

Pros:
- Great curriculum and materials - I learned a ton!
- Really nice platform.
- Nice staff and instructors.

Cons:
- Not the exact tech stack I was hoping to learn (yes, I know this is a bit nitpicky, but we are talking about spending twenty thousand dollars here).
- I live and work a full time job on the West Coast, and the school is located on the East Coast, as are, apparently, all of the staff. You are required to attend most of the live events in order to graduate. I told every single staff member I interacted with in what time zone I am located (PST), and what my work schedule was (standard ...

This is an outstanding coding bootcamp for the following reasons:

1) The curriculum is great! Speaking as a graduate of the online full stack web development curriculum, you are taught everything you need to work both frontend and backend to write a fully functioning web app.

2) The curriculum is test and live coding assessment driven. This means you can *prove* that you really know how to code and write functioning code. The five projects and half hour assessments with trained developers ensure that you really know your stuff by the time you graduate.

3) You are given a lot of support. You can use the ask a question feature 16 hours a day (9 AM to 1 AM EST) and interact with technical coaches to help you with your code, conceptual questions, or local environment issues. Ther...

I should start with the ol' bootcamp adage of "your outcome/success is dependent on you and what you put into the program" as that very much holds true to my experience with Flatiron. I did the Online Immersive program and managed to land a dream job, but I also passed on the opportunity to qualify for the "Job Guarantee" so I could spend more time post-graduation learning and polishing my portfolio projects (to be eligible for the "job guarantee or your money back" part that they advertise you've got to keep up with a pretty rigorous job search program that many have mentioned is more exhausting than the course work). I should mention that even though I voluntarily waived my right to the job guarantee, the school still happily provided me with career coaching services that were amazi...

Coming from a background in business/management I joined Flatiron School to gain a technical skill. After completing the course I am now a Full-stack developer at Tried and Supplied, a recently launched start-up. I am the only developer on the team and I think that speaks to the level that Flatiron prepares you for.

At no point throughout my time at Flatiron School did I think 'I can not do this' and I think that is due to the incredible people there. At each stage, from admissions, instruction, to the careers team you have the support you need to get you through it.

I chose Flatiron because of their focus on diversity - not just gender or racial diversity but diverse occupational, cultural, age, economic background. I was a tattooer for 15 years and a high school dropout. Flatiron allowed me to successfully change my life and switch careers in my 30's. Started with the Free Bootcamp Prep course online - got accepted - graduated - had a brand new career within 2 months. I learned much more than just coding. I really wasn't sure at first that I could even get accepted, let alone graduate and get a job. It was one of the most difficult things I've ever done but one of the best - maybe the best decision I've ever made.

Flatiron immerses you in code (2 different languages) for almost 4 months so it naturally becomes your life. The culture is support...

I graduated from Flatiron School's immersive Web Development program in 2018. It is a great place to learn. The staff is committed to your success and even after graudation there is plenty of support to help you find a job. The best part of Flatiron is the community you build with both students and staff (a lot of the staff are former students). Most classes build really strong bonds that continue even after graduation. Some downsides are that a lot of the community building happens at happy hours on Fridays so if you don't drink it may be a bit harder to make connections but the people who didn't drink in my class were still well liked and included in any non-drinking activities.

Overall wonderful experience. I came to Flatiron as a recent college graduate with a CS degree, so I had a certain expectation with programming classes. I was pleasantly surprised by my experience at Flatiron. They have a great community where everyone is helping each other out. I did take issue with one instructor who wasn't as engaged with my class as the other instructors were, but they were all extremely helpful and approachable. The only main problem I had was with career services. Although I appreciated all of the tools they provided to help me look for a job, I felt once I received my first job offer, the school pushed me towards taking it just so they could add me to their jobs report. I could be pessimistic but it left a sour taste in my mouth. I would still recommend the cours...

I chose to go to Flatiron School, in the Manhattan campus, after a lot of heavy research and planning. I was between this cool and mt seconds choice, but after reading a review about Flatiron on Quora that seemed to emphasize the human aspect of coding, & the "bootcamp-prep" platform that Flatiron made available to you for free, I chose them.

There's a flexibility that's part of Flatiron's curriculum can be nerve racking because it really does all come down to how much work you can put in, in a short amount of time. And most likely that's being done while learning new material and in most cases while working on a module-specific pair programming project.

Ultimately, there are other coding bootcamps that are well known for being just as good, but there are no second chances, they h...

I graduated Flatiron School's online web development program at the end of the May and recommend them highly. I did a ton of research before enrolling in their program and they really have the best program out there. I felt supported and challenged during the whole process. The online tech coaching was invuable as I got stuck with trickier concepts.

After I graduated the career coaching was AWESOME. It was so helpful to me to have someone go over my resume and linkedin profile. I had weekly check ins with my career coach to help in my job search. It was really great and helped me to no end in landing my job!

For those like me starting out their coding journey, I strongly recommend Flatiron's Bootcamp Prep course. Whether or not you would like to do a bootcamp, this course is a great introduction to Javascript and Ruby, with lessons covering HTML and CSS as well. The topics are broken down into clear, concise, and useful labs. Best of all, the Ask A Question button allows you to get a speedy response whenever you get stuck. There are many great resources available to people starting out, but this is the only one that I have come across (outside of a paid program) that provides continued support while you work through the course at your own pace. Everyone I have interacted with at Flatiron has been friendly, supportive and professional. My experience with Bootcamp Prep led me to apply to thei...