Le Wagon

I joined the program to enhance my technical skills and to be able to solve problems. I strongly recommend this course as the school is really concerned with students and their progress. The staff is incredible and the content is carefully curated to... Read More allow you to learn the fundamentals and grow by yourself.

Le Wagon was exactly the push I needed to learn web development and discover what I’m capable of. I saw how much you can learn in a short time, given an optimal environment and structure. One of the best things about the curriculum was how it all made... Read More sense at the end. I enjoyed each module but sometimes found myself curious how it all will come together. I must say I wasn’t disappointed. I loved doing the challenges and practicing the concepts we learned that day hands-on. I appreciated the effort that was clearly made creating each one of them, and it was a crucial part of the bootcamp I believe. I spent the first week on campus and kept doing the rest of the bootcamp remotely. Covid surprised us all and forced us to be capable of doing more online. Both experiences were amazing, I loved having a structured day with lessons and challenges. It was amazing to see how far we all came at the end of the bootcamp. The project weeks were both quite challenging and rewarding at the same time. I was the team leader which was a responsibility I happily took and enjoyed very much. Balancing responsibilities and tasks through the team became tiresome sometimes but the end result was very rewarding and I think those weeks were great to see how it is to work as a team. It was great to connect with many professionals, all in different roles in tech during the Career Week. Listening to their recommendations and their experiences was definitely inspiring. We also learned how to create an appealing CV for ourselves Two weeks after the bootcamp I started working with two Le Wagon alumni from two different batches and different countries on a volunteer project. I was referred to them by another alumni who watched our demos. It just shows what an amazing network Le Wagon provides during and after graduation. I also realise that working together is quite easy because despite doing the bootcamp in different cities and times, we all somehow speak the same language and understand each other well. I also started a full-time job as a Junior Full-Stack Developer in in a startup less than three months after graduating Le Wagon and am again thankful for the opportunities provided to me by Le Wagon. I love meeting new people and talking to them very much. Le Wagon’s global alumni is great to do exactly that. It is very easy to get in touch with other alumni all around the world and everyone is very helpful and nice. I also miss creating tickets and talking to a teacher whenever I faced problems and the buddy system. I really enjoyed the community vibe Le Wagon provided for us.

I noticed that there was a very friendly atmosphere between the students, the staff and the teachers at Le Wagon Istanbul. I never felt alienated, so Le Wagon was a very positive experience for me and I am happy with how it met my expectations. I really... Read More miss coding at the Bootcamp from 9 am to 6pm. The thing I miss the most is the discipline we had, and the teachers were very helpful to sustain that discipline. The campus atmosphere was very nice, we used to gather every Friday to relax and have a small party with the teachers and the staff. How Le Wagon teaches you new things is very enjoyable, the lessons were intensive, and when I had a hard time understanding a problem or a task, no questions remained unanswered. Besides that, Le Wagon is a very responsible organization. For example, I live in Frankfurt and I wanted to join Le Wagon Germany’s “Career Week”. When I told the staff in Istanbul about this they arranged it very quickly. That’s just one example of how the people at Le Wagon take responsibility and love to help. Le Wagon’s Global alumni network is really useful too. I was looking at job offers on Linkedin, and I saw that some of the graduates were working for those companies. I have sent them connection request and we have started talking and through them I was able to get useful information, advice and further insights. Before joining Bootcamp, I tried learning software myself, but it didn't work the way I wanted it to. Thanks to Le Wagon, I learned how to code. I noticed that I could work more comfortably within a team. We were very busy during the “Projects Weeks”, when we built an awesome application from scratch. This was great fun! We learned how teamwork works! When you get a job, you will not take a solo role, you will be working with a team and Le Wagon’s buddy system has prepared us for a real work environment. I found that everything we learned in the curriculum is also necessary and relevant for our future jobs in tech. When I was looking at a job application, I realized that I had many of the skills required. That is why I found the curriculum useful. Also, during “Career Week” – when Le Wagon Istanbul prepared us for our future jobs - we had some very interesting speakers attend. It was very nice to learn about how job interviews are being done and to learn from other professional experiences.

Prior to Le Wagon, I was at a fast-growing software company that got acquired by a large corporate tech company. I knew it was a great opportunity, but I was in sales and I wanted to improve my technical skills. I left to pursue my dream, and then the... Read More Global Pandemic hit! I had many opportunities to pursue in both employment and learning. After much research, I signed up for Le Wagon! There are many learning vehicles out there, but I did choose Le Wagon........why? They are an experienced team, they have an expansive curriculum, and are on top of all the newest technologies pertinent to the market today. But.....that is not why, it was because of the people, the detail to attention and care individually and the way they teach and stretch and support you to be your best. Their techniques and support coupled with care and investment in who you are - the soft skills that matter to build confidence and become a part of their family of excellence I learned so much of the fundamentals of coding and in a team-based way/culture that challenged and rewarded me. I now have many opportunities, and a vibrant network and feel fueled for the next step in my career! Thank you Le Wagon!

Prior to Le Wagon, I was at a fast-growing software company that got acquired by VMware Corp. I knew it was a great opportunity, but I was in sales and I wanted to be a developer. I left to pursue my dream, and then the Global Pandemic hit! I had many... Read More opportunities to pursue in both employment and learning. After much research, I signed up for Le Wagon! There are many learning vehicles out there, but I did choose Le Wagon........why? They are an experienced team, they have an expansive curriculum, and are on top of all the newest technologies pertinent to the market today. But.....that is not why, it was because of the people, the detail to attention and care individually and the way they teach and stretch and support you to be your best. Their techniques and support coupled with care and investment in who you are - the soft skills that matter to build confidence and become a part of their family of excellence I learned so much of the fundamentals of coding and in a team-based way/culture that challenged and rewarded me. I now have many opportunities, and a vibrant network and feel fueled for the next step in my career! Thank you Le Wagon!

I decided to get myself into programming and someone I know strongly recommended me to do the bootcamp at Le Wagon. Before starting the bootcamp there is a prep work including intro to coding, videos explaining important concepts and short quizzes related... Read More to what you've learned. The goal of doing this prep work is to see if you liked it and you're ready to enroll to classes. So, I did the bootcamp during the pandemic, thinking it would make things harder, but it was the opposite. The staff adapted really quickly to those changes and we had all the tools needed. The journey itself was intensive, but worth it, as I was feeling big progress. A lot of new concepts to learn everyday and challenges to complete. The teachers and TAs were very helpful when I had questions. The bootcamp also made me learn how to search for my answers on the Internet from trusted sources, because knowing how to search for correct answers is the key of being a good developer. Overall, I was very satisfied with my experience at Le Wagon. The final project was really fun. I highly recommend Le Wagon!

I loved my experience with Le Wagon. I learned so many things in such a short period of time. I loved the methodology of learning by doing with lots of practical challenges as well as the great atmosphere between students, always helping each other. Teachers... Read More were always available and eager to help. I would recommend it without any hesitation.

The incredible people who ran the course created an environment that was both challenging and supportive and I am incredibly grateful to Pal and the rest of the team. If you are thinking about attending a intensive coding boot camp I wouldn't recommend... Read More Le Wagon enough.

When starting the course, I wasn't really sure what to expect from the course as I was new to the Data Science world. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the quality and clear logical progression of the curriculum.  Le Wagons preparation to have subject... Read More matter experts that were currently working in their field professionally as the course moved forward to give industry advice and insights while teaching each module really helped to lock in the relevance and application of what we were learning.  The whole Le Wagon team was keen, enthusiastic, driven and passionate about their subjects which in turn help to invigorate myself and I believe my fellow classmates. The really shone through more during the final project stages when they were just as interested and invested in making sure the projects worked to their full potential as much as the students working on the projects themselves.  After the course Le Wagon provides comprehensive advice on preparing your resume, LinkedIn, GitHub and any other relevant professional portfolio sites/resources. Along side this their connections in the hiring market in Tokyo proved extremely useful allowing me to find a great data science job through their recommendations within 2 and a half weeks!  Overall, I highly recommend Le Wagon, you can get a huge amount out of this course as long as you're willing to put the effort in to maximise the potential of this well constructed course.

Purpose I recently completed a data science bootcamp at Le Wagon in Tokyo. Prior to the bootcamp, I worked in technical fields where drawing insights from data was par for the course. I discovered Python and enjoyed learning how it can be useful in data... Read More manipulation and machine learning. Pursuing an intense course (9 weeks, 9a-6p weekdays) in data science seemed like a great way to focus on enhancing my analytics and modeling skills, rather than the hour or so a day I was spending before. I found Le Wagon online and decided to apply based on the great reviews they had. The application process was straightforward and the Tokyo team was responsive and proactive about setting up an interview.  Prerequisites The main goal of the interview is to determine your motivation for attending the program. They also check that applicants have a firm grasp of Math and coding concepts. You need to be able to articulate why you want to join the program and what you want to get out of it. For Math, a firm grasp of high-school level algebra and precalculus is recommended. For coding, having a basic understanding of how to code in Python is helpful. I would not recommend going in with zero knowledge in Python - while the course spends a day or 2 on Python syntax, it is likely not enough to get you where you need to be for the coursework. Le Wagon also provides pre-work to be completed before the course. They will not check up on you to see if you did it - this is a course for paying adults after all - but it will quickly become evident if you did not at least do some of it (there is way more than most people could likely finish). Program The course itself began with the fundamentals of data science - data sourcing, data analytics & visualization, algebra, calculus, and statistics. Understanding these foundations was critical to understanding the models we would later build when we covered machine learning and deep learning. Finally we went through how to deploy models and make data solutions available to others. Each day started with a 1.5 hour long lecture, after which we completed a series of challenges. We worked in pairs that changed daily to promote the collaborative way in which many developers and data scientists work. The day ended with a 1 hour group coding session in which we reviewed what we had learned that day. I really liked the fact that most of the day was spent working on problems rather than sitting in lectures. We finished up with a 2-week capstone group project to bring everything together. People The Le Wagon teaching and support staff was amazing! The teachers were knowledgeable but still able to break down the concepts for us. The support staff remained engaged with us during and after the bootcamp to make sure we remain on track to meet our goals. The other students in my cohort had varied work experience which made discussions richer. We also got to work in the same space as the web development students which allowed us to connect with them too. The staff did a great job of creating an atmosphere where we learned a lot but had fun at the same time. We also got the benefit of teachers and teaching assistants that were working in the data science field and they were able to share real world applications of the content. Post-program What happens after the program is dependent on the motivation you had for joining in the first place. If you are looking to enhance skills to move internally within your organization, it is a great investment of time and money. What you learn can quickly be applied in your current job to demonstrate that you are ready to move into data science positions. If you are looking to change companies, understand that it is not an automatic process and you will need to be patient. While Le Wagon does have connections with employers, it is not like a college career fair where employers are committed to hiring X number of graduates. Be prepared to do the work to put yourself out there. If you are looking to start your own company, the program is a great place to meet potential co-founders and come up with ideas. No matter your goals, one of the best things about the program is that you can stay connected to the global Le Wagon community if you chose to. You keep access to the Le Wagon Slack and to all the learning materials. The engagement on the Slack channel is phenomenal - members around the world help each other solve problems, generate ideas, and continue to learn on a daily basis. TL;DR Le Wagon Tokyo offers a data science bootcamp that could help you meet your career goals. It is a well-structured, engaging program where you will learn a lot and have fun connecting with new entrants and seasoned experts. There are part time and full time options to suit your schedule. You will get the most out of the program if you know your goals, your high-school level math, and some Python. You will gain a life-long connection to a global community of developers and data scientists.