General Assembly

General assembly was the greatest experience of my life. Although it was tough at the beginning if you put your mind to it and work hard you will deserve a high paying job in return. They have the best instructors and career support. This is the best... Read More place to learn to skills and become job ready. I guarantee you won’t regret this.

I graduated from General Assembly’s (GA) UX bootcamp in December 2017. I got a Job within 90 days as did many of my fellow students similar to the placement rate touted by GA. After 3 years in UX I have managed to nearly triple my pre-UX salary. However,... Read More the program isn’t for everyone those that excel have other skills and professional experience to draw on such as in social science research, business, marketing, graphic design to name a few. You also will only get out of it as much as you put it and networking in UX community is critical for long term success. I had a great group of people and several continue to be close friends, it changed my life for the better. The cohorts after mine (many individuals I have mentored) had a much worse experience. After I graduated the excellent teachers I had left and leadership changed all for the worst. Some people have taken almost two years to get a job. It’s hard work 40+ hours a week for 10 weeks. Also too many people are going into the field so it will just make it more and more difficult to break into the field with the increase of competition.

Software Engineering immersive is a great way to jump into the industry, or refresh / polish your skills if you already have some knowledge. They will teach you how to build full-stack web-apps, but due to the short period of time for the course, they... Read More simply do not have enough time to teach you the fundamentals of computer science. So you will know how to build things, but won't have the full knowledge of how or why it works. This is understandable given the circumstance and I believe the instructors make the most out of the time given.

General Assembly was an incredibly valuable experience for me. I learned so much about the course I was taking, as well out stuff that was not included in the curriculum. My instructor was so helpful and friendly, sometimes I even still send him an email... Read More now with a question. He is always there to help :) One day I'm positive I will take another GA course. One of the best decision ever. I have no cons to this!!

Pros: I loved it. I met amazing people, was taught by an amazing teacher, and had a huge amount of support from beginning to end. I would never have been able to have get a good job afterwards if it hadn't been for GA. Cons: I would have loved more lessons... Read More on software engineering and computer science during my UX course. We only had one week on it however knowledge on it is crucial. Overall: I could not recomend GA enough - and I have done multiple times

I undertook the online UX Design course with GA. I really enjoyed it! I came out feeling prepared to use it more practically in the real world. It is fast passed and covers a lot, but circles back around in time. Make sure you keep up with the homework.... Read More Chris, the TA, was really helpful and took time out to explain parts I was confused about.

My experience with GA has been nothing but awesome. My instructor has a solid background in Math and Statistics, he is able to explain abstract concepts in a simple and easy-to-understand manner. Importantly, the curriculum is challenging but manageable,... Read More even for people who have almost zero experience with Python programming. They have multiple projects to immediately apply what you have learned, which was really helpful in "locking" it inside your memory. While looking for a job, graduating from GA definitely gave me an edge over other schools which also provide similar bootcamps. It pushes us to do challenging capstone projects which are relevant to our local context, which impressed the interviewers.

Was looking into switching careers and reached out go GA to see what opportunities they have. Their recruiters were amazing and extremely helpful with all of the questions I had. I heard from friends about how great their UX program was (they did the... Read More in person ones though, which are being offered at the time). I signed up for the remote option (12 week full time program). It was an awesome class, the instructors were knowledgeable, the projects were meaningful and the classmates I met were awesome and supportive. We had the opportunity to work with real world clients, solving real world problems. I am still working with career services to find a full time role, but the course itself was awesome.

There are no cons. The curriculum is challenging in a good way and very well organized. The instructors are terrifically qualified and have patient attention to the detail of any question a student can have. I would recommend thew program to anyone that... Read More is interested in technical fields.

I finished my Remote Immersive General Assembly bootcamp about 1 month ago, and I absolutely loved it! Pro's - Lots of of topics covered (languages, frameworks etc) in short amount of time. - Daily (fun) homework thats there to support you understanding... Read More on material covered in class. - Great homework support with additional teachers. - Material covered during class are compared to real life scenarios where you would use skills in actual job. - Career coaching support, they help you get ready to find a job (during and after bootcamp). Cons - A pre-course to the bootcamp would be nice, this as its a lot of material going high-paced. If you do not stay on top of your homework/practice skills you will not pass this bootcamp. Be ready to study +-80-100 hours a week.