Flatiron School

The enrollment process was pretty simple and straight forward. The prep work was great to prepare for the technical interview. The instructors doing the interview were kind and also helpful. All of my questions whether it was about the school or it was about the prep work were answered within minutes, great support from the staff at the school.

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Picking Flatiron Full Stack Web Development course was an easy one. I was working full-time and planned to study online, I liked their bootcamp Prep Course, they offered job search support and the payment schedule was flexible - you pay $1500 a month up to $12k, after that it's free. So if you're able to finish the course in 4 months, your tab is only $6k. Plus they offer $1500 merit scholarships to 25 motivated students each month.

The structure of the course is pretty straightforward. You learn a new topic and in the next lesson you pass the test which usually consists of writing a function or fixing a broken code. At the end of each module you build a pr...

I was in legal IT and legal management for over 10 yrs before I figured out I wasn't happy, call that stubbornness if you want but I wasn't happy. I began taking a lot of courses on sites like Codacademy, Pragmatic Studio, Treehouse, etc. Those are great sites but they don't encompass everything you need to succeed. I set out looking for something more, something to get me over this educational hump and came across 3 bootcamps/online learning schools. Not to get into what all 3 institutions were I researched all 3 HARD. I just had a peace about Flatiron. Flatiron online courses were hard but not without an ability to get help, it takes time but only the amount you are willing to put in, its not cheap but isn't your future worth it? They want you to succeed and give you the skills to do ...

This was an exceptional program that brought as much passion to the career support as it did to the curriculum prep. I didn't have a STEM background and graduated with an English degree, so I had a ton of doubts that I wouldn't be cut out for programming. However, with the school's help and career support I landed a dream job in Chicago. They made a lot of promises and as a skeptical person I didn't want to believe it, but my experience fully lived up to my expectations and I can't speak enough to the commitment and integrity of the people involved in the school.

Flatiron's Bootcamp Prep was great! I only got about halfway thru since I eventually got accepted into their immersive program and have been working on prepwork since.

I've done other bootcamp prep, and honestly, Flatiron's was the best. I'm not just saying that. They had great support when I was stuck, the directions were clear, the user interface was user friendly and easy to work with, and they did a great job of prepping me for what was to come. I mean, I got into the program and worked hard, so they must be doing something right. I've had a few Ruby friends complain about the drudgery of learning JS, but I actually enjoyed it via Flatiron's Bootcamp Prep.

I used my notes to build a basic website for my wife on her birthday. Minimal knowledge and embedded html and css in the s...

I completed Flatiron's online bootcamp prep course to see if coding was for me - and I loved it!

The course gives a fantastic introduction to Ruby and Javascript, with just the right mix of hand-holding as concepts are introduced, followed by challenges which require you to put what you've just learn to the test. I learnt a lot in a short space of time, and found it very rewarding. The online environment in which you code is easy to use, but advanced enough to allow you to think about the file structure of coding projects as well as the sort of command line interface you might use in the real world to manage your project.

As a result of the course I'm going on to study in-person in London for the software immersive course, and throughout the admissions process everyone I've spoke...

I completed the bootcamp prep course with some background on JavaScript, and I still learned a lot. The course has you complete several labs which are a bit like coding challenges, so they keep you constantly practicing new skills. I really enjoyed this learning format because it allowed me to really see whether I understood a topic by applying it, instead of having me just read about the topic so that I falsely believe that I understand it when I haven't used it. In summary, the practice-heavy structure of the bootcamp prep course helped me see and correct some of the holes in my own knowledge, thereby deepening my understanding of the material. There are also instructors available to chat with, which prevented me from getting stuck on an error for too long.

This program not only gave me the knowledge and confidence to chase my goals of becoming a developer, it gave me a network of individuals - from my cohort to instructors to other alumni - to help me along the way. It seems crazy to learn as much as you do in 15 weeks, but you really do. Now, it's no lie that you have to put the work in which they tell you from day one, but if you are willing to immerse yourself for just 15 weeks, then you are sure to come out on the other side confident in your skills as a developer.

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...