General Assembly

This program was AMAZING! I was skeptical at first due to the cost but it is totally worth it - they will make you a marketable software engineer. It is a truly inclusive community that build you up and trains you in what you need to get started as an... Read More SE. I struggled on my own doing tutorials before and wasn't able to learn much but now I can build on the knowledge from this course and get through tutorials like a breeze. Not to mention, there's fantastic career support throughout and post-course.

The course will take over your life and you will be working day and night on it, but you will have a new profession in 3 months, and you will meet great teachers and students. Worth every penny. I am now thinking about doing another course with GA in... Read More the future.

Pros- you learn the basics of ux, great lead instructors, I had a great experience with my career coach Cons- my lead instructors left. The one particular assistant instructor I’m thinking about informed me I would have confidence but instead shared my... Read More information with a person(s) and that person shared it with the class. Not only was it sensitive information, it was high school gossip the way I got treated the rest of the course. So if you want to prepare for professional settings while learning ux, this isn’t it. The cherry on the top was that assistant instructor was promoted to a lead instructor. So good luck folks. Hopefully you won’t get this blonde woman that only started in the field a year or so ago, but that’s all I can say. Good luck! Maybe try another immersive program.

Before I applied and decided to go to GA, I did my extensive research like most of you who are reading this and it boiled down to two options. I was very hesitant and when I saw a YouTube video of one of their past students and how her background matches... Read More mine, I also saw how she knows so much about the field, that's when I took the plunge. I didn't and still don't see any cons to going to GA but I will say I have been working in the Marketing and Design Industry for the past 7 years and when I took the UX class at GA, it put all of my knowledge into one big thing which was my main goal. If asked if I'm going to do it again, I would do so in a heartbeat. It has helped my career tremendously and I've seen a lot of successful students who went to GA as well. Hopefully this helps! Feel free to send me an InMail if you have more questions!

Overall it was a great experience and I would definitely recommend it. Pros: -The teachers are excellent. -A broad intro into all data science methods. -Freedom to look into areas which interest you more. -Although COVID made lessons online, it was very... Read More well organised. -Other students were all very welcoming and smart. Cons: -Would be good to go more in depth into deep learning. -A few lessons on general coding practices would have been helpful before starting work. -Would have been nice to be compensated a little for everything going online due to COVID. -More job support would be good such as practice interviews.

As someone how only learned about the world of coding a week before applying to the bootcamp I can't speak highly enough of my experience at GA. To start when first talking to the school I felt as though everyone had my back in getting started and the... Read More initial homework given. They checked on me, gave me advice and tips, and made sure I had everything I needed to succeed. As I started the course the instructors were attentive to the needs of students and always willing to help out, I have even reached out the them after graduation and they still help and give suggestions! GA in general was very supportive both while I was taking the course and now after, they were also very concerned about mental health of students and I felt they, and their staff, cared about the students.

I completed Software Engineering Immersive program in 3 months and after graduation I find a job by myself. Yes outcomes team helped to me about editing my resume and also personal portfolio page. But weird thing started after this. They added me to outcomes... Read More channel after graduation to let me informed about new job opportunities. And also they told me that their outcomes support is lifetime support before start the program. But when I find a job by myself the kicked me out from that channel. I asked about the reason they said me that 'Because you got a job' I tried to explain that I can search for a better position by those job opportunities and also I find my job by myself they didn't find it. But they couldn't explain this to me. My spouse was thinking about to a program at GA, after this experience she decided to look for another bootcamp.

GA told us on the first day that their Outcomes Program is what set them aside from their competitors. It was an epic fail. We had 4 different Outcomes instructors during the program, each trying to figure out what the previous did and what they were... Read More supposed to do next. Nobody ever helped us find a job. Several months went by, two of us got a job. The global and local balance was a scam. If we worked with just our local instructor, we would have done well. At our graduation everyone talked about what a waste the Global platform was. Nobody liked the global instructors. It was as helpful as watching YouTube. We heard horror stories of other cohorts loosing their local instructor mid-program. The platform was a mess.

The course itself provides everybody on the same journey on how to become a Product Manager. The courses were very structured and guided. Every course and assignments are all connected which makes learning very applicable. Classes was also fun which were... Read More full of diversity and learning from each participant's experience was a gem. The instructor was kind, and feedbacks given were always in the best interest for the student and in a very positive environment. Classes were enjoyable and full of practicality. This is the best course if anyone is wanting to learn how to become a Product Manager!

Very intense boot camp style course, but well worth it. This course really made me feel that I’m ready to make a career change Into UX. Very well organized and the staff was extremely knowledgeable and helpful. Be prepared to be consumed by the course... Read More but it is well worth your time and money!