Flatiron School

I had a great learning experience at Flatiron Coding Bootcamp. My instructor and career coach were motivating and supportive all through the job search. Also, the Instructors are knowledgeable! I will definitely recommend Flatiron school if you are looking... Read More to study Data Science.

If you are working full time and looking for a supportive Bootcamp with teachers that actually help and care than this is the wrong place to be. I took part time software engineer program as I am full time employee and trying to get to the IT a bit faster... Read More than through regular school. At the beginning we had a great teacher Chat, he took his time with explanations and I did okay in this program. But it lasted for a several months because they changed teacher and then they changed the second teacher as well. That's when everything went down. The last teacher we had didn't even respond to my text messages. I had to send it several times in order for her to respond. I mean this part time program is great when you don't have extra hours and you are good on your own learning but when it gets to questions regarding lessons you want do very well. It doesn't worse 15,000!!!!! Now I don't have a Diploma but I am stuck with loan for 15,000 that no one wants to return! Good luck!

After teaching math for 20 years, I decided that I was ready for something new (data science) and as a midlife career-changer, the efficiency of a bootcamp appealed to me. After looking into several programs and talking with others who had completed bootcamps,... Read More I decided on Flatiron School. From my very first information-gathering call over two years ago to my exit interview last week, it was a great experience at every step. The entire process was well-organized and communicated, the curriculum is detailed, carefully laid out and is updated routinely. The rigorous projects are designed to encourage students to dig into their interests and allow plenty of room for exploring new methods or concepts. My instructor was amazing and gave me the perfect blend of encouragement and challenge. I went from having major imposter syndrome to confidently tackling data science interviews (and landing a great job!) in just a few short months. As with any program, you get out what you put into it. Since I did not have a technical or coding background, I learned Python and SQL on my own before the program and gained some familiarity with machine learning. This really helped me get the most out of the program because I was able to go further than a cursory understanding of the concepts. Bootcamps move quickly and so it is critical to have the discipline and time-management skills to keep up and the motivation to do some deeper exploration of concepts on your own. It's hard work, but it's worth it. I absolutely loved my Flatiron experience and my only regret is that I didn't so it sooner.

This was an incredibly challenging program. Pros: this program has everything you need to land an entry level Software Engineering role. Cons: the material is challenging and there is a lot you must learn to make it through the program. My advice is to... Read More be prepared! The better prepared you are before starting the program, the better your chances of making it through. Two things I wish I’d learned before starting the program to better prepare myself for the rigor of going through the modules. First have a thorough basic understanding of html, css, ruby, and javascript. These are mandatory! Also a basic understanding of rails is also suggested. These are the basic building blocks of the program that are used to build complex applications. Second understand how to use pry, console log, and debugger. Rails uses binding pry and javascript uses console log and debugger. These are the tools programmers use to debug their code. A doctor may have to conduct exploratory surgery to determine the cause of an ailment and a mechanic will have to look under the hood to figure out what’s wrong with a vehicle. Programmers use debugging tools to see what’s going on in their code to determine what the problem is so they can code the solution. Learning how to debug your code is a must to become proficient/expert at programming. The program was challenging but your preparation and persistent hard work will lead to your success.

I had an absolutely incredible teacher. She always went above and beyond. I love the interface that was created along with the many levels and different ways to support yourself. I learned so much from peer programming. If I missed a lecture I could go... Read More back and review the recording. There was a wealth of online videos to watch to help support the ideas, lessons to pass. The support I received while at school was also admirable. My Career Coach challenged me and asked difficult questions to help me identify my negative patterns, and walked me through step-by-step instructions on how to improve my connections on LinkedIn and get my applications noticed. His approaches and techniques were practical, useful and 100% successful. He was extremely helpful in getting a job and improving my gratitude for opportunities in my life. I cannot speak highly enough about the school and its organization.

The course covered a wide range of materials over a 15-week period, which made it both comprehensive and at times unorganized. The best part of the course was career coaching/development. The course taught materials that are pertinent to entry-level positions... Read More and the coaches were really helpful at finding the right job afterward. However, I also think that the courses could've been more efficient and organized by cutting down lecture times and focusing more on labs. Some of the materials weren't updated quickly enough. COVID-19 turned the originally planned in-person boot camp into an exhausting all-day zoom session but felt like everyone was trying to make the best of the situation.

when I call to flatiron asking for information, they promise me a lot of things, but the primary promise was that I will get the skills to find a job and they will back me with contacts and resources to accomplish my dream. In the beginning, they refuse... Read More to accept my request for financial AID, sadly I'm used to that Always happen to recently arrived people in the US, so I did all the process to get a loan, in the end, I will have a good job so pay, will not be a problem. $14,000, $400 a month. just to discover later that the cybersecurity program is just a bunch of real certifications compressed into a short program, without a valid certification, without real skills, and without real help to find a job. the program is the abbreviation of CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network, and CompTIA security, but without the CompTIA certification, and just a general view, you can get that certification online for less than $2000, the 3 certifications together, without an IT background, the flatiron is useless to find a job, I can sure you that other guys from my cohort still working on pharmacies, trucks, deliveries, real state, uber, and many other fields, just the ones with an IT background are working on IT and just a few close to cybersecurity. they assigned a coach to help to find a job, she is a great person, but in the end, her help was limited to push me to send emails to people using LinkedIn, no contacts, no more help than that, a meeting every week to ask if I sent the emails. just that. I can't say if the other programs are better or not, but please do real research, don't fall in debt like I'm and many other are now. I'm now working more hours in order to pay this debt, and studying at night to get the CompTIA certifications

Pros: Some great passionate instructors excited about teaching. Meeting other students that were talented and excited about design. Being able to develop and present a decent portfolio. Critiques were a great way to learn about design. Being able to work... Read More with an actual client near the end of the program was very empowering. Cons: Some instructors were just horrible. One, in particular, told the students that asking too many questions was considered "High Maintenance." He had all these expectations yet barely graded any assignments or provided timely feedback. The only indication that I was "passing" was when we had a zoom meeting and he said I was going on to the next phase. I believe I was only one of 4 that made it through. This is not because the program was difficult it was because there was literally no support from this instructor. The UX/UI program was disbanded halfway through my cohort so teachers were "let go" just as you started to get comfortable with their learning style. It felt very disjointed. Anything I have "gotten" out of the school has been because I have had to jump through my own hoops, struggling through software, googling things. I basically taught myself everything. The online curriculum is a joke, badly written assignments, typos, links that don't work, etc. Job support is another joke. I guess I was thinking that the school would help provide actual (human) leads but all I got was a once-a-week email with links to resources most of which, I could find on my own through a google search or LinkedIn. Once again, I pretty much did everything on my own. The career coaches did not provide much value to me. The bottom line is, you can probably get as much out of UX/UI if you taught yourself the software and got a mentor that knows what is needed to get into the industry. It's very competitive and while there are plenty of remote jobs, most of them are contract in nature. It has been 4 months and I ended up back to my previous line of work because I could not find a job. I might never find a job in UX/UI but I am over that too. Just wished I had thought this through beforehand because now I have one big tuition bill to show for it and a nice portfolio. Not much else though. It was not all bad, but definitely not worth the huge price tag they charge. A few thousand dollars, yes, not 21k when it's all said and done.

I attended Flatiron School and would highly suggest self-learning over their program. The ISA loans are a rip-off, their program will not get you a job. I dropped out 3 months early and still owe the max amount for the loan. The teachers were undereducated,... Read More the program was all over the place and the amount of work they gave fluctuated constantly, where you'd almost have a week off because they didn't calculate how long assignments would take, and then other weeks you'd have an impossible workload. For anyone looking for a Dev/Design Bootcamp, I'd recommend looking into DevMountain or disciplining yourself to self-learn. All the information you need to succeed as a Developer or Designer is available online.