Thinkful

I've got about a month left in my bootcamp and I gotta say I've probably learned more in these past few months than I could have alone. The curriculum is really streamlined to give you the most important details and best practices, that otherwise on my own I would have to spend a bunch of time researching what to actually learn, which is a huge time sink. Especially since I'm doing the part-time program, after working my full time job, I really only have 2-3 hours a day. So every minute is valuable. That being said, the curriculum can't possibly teach you everything, but it's a good starting point to let you branch off and help you know what you should be learning. If you are planning on attending a bootcamp, Thinkful's part time is great choice. But make no mistake, part time doesn't m...

Some of the pros for me is being able to schedule times that work for me since my goal was also to continue to work alongside the program. I also really like being paired up with a professional mentor that really can help me narrow down my struggling points and help me progress through the program. I think the material does a great job of covering up to date topics and complementing projects to go along with the material which can also be used in your personal portfolio when it comes down to applying for your first job. There are also 5 mock interviews which have given me a taste of what a typical interview will feel like and you get personalized feedback so you can work on improving yourself for the real one. One last thing I would personally recommend to anyone out there considering ...

I am more than half way through the full stack flex bootcamp through Thinkful and it has been a great experience so far. The course has progressed through a lot of interesting and useful content in an intuitive way that makes it easier to learn and build on knowledge. I work full time as a product manager and everyday at work I am able to connect things I’ve learned in the bootcamp to development being done by the software engineers I work with every day. The two mentors I’ve had have been very engaged and always ready to answer questions and help me if I get stuck or just want to learn more. Besides always having a dedicated mentor to help with students through the content, every student also has a designated project manager who helps guide a student through anything administrative and...

I started Thinkful boot camp about three months ago, while still in college so I can learn and have hands-on experience with ML, AI.
So far I have enjoyed my journey a lot, and I find myself talking about this boot camp in interviews a lot more than I talk about knowledge from my college (cs major). I believe that this is a great sign.

I am almost three months into the Thinkful Fullstack Flex program and I have to say I am quite impressed. The curriculum is very well structured and provides the right amount of detail. I had only very basic programming skills coming into the bootcamp and I feel that Thinkful goes at a great pace. Even without any coding experience, I think their materials provide enough fundamental lessons to get you up to speed.

The mentor aspect is also very helpful. Whenever I get stuck or just need some explanation on certain syntax, my mentor provides clear explanations with examples to ensure that I truly understand the concepts.

I took the full stack course but have yet to complete it and have paused it at server side programming...I've finished about 80% of the course work. If I knew then (before signing up) what I know now, here's what I would have done differently. Number one, I would have taken all the free courses available online or those that are really cheap like ones from Udemy or PluralSight and for sure I would have taken CodeCademy (Pro version - which is only like $30/month...totally worth it). In fact, since pausing my Thinkful I've made use of Code Cademy courses and I've come to understand concepts that were alluding me going through Thinkful. Once you've spent a couple months doing those courses, then sign up for Thinkful. If you're like me (completely average intelligence) you'll be glad you d...

Although Thinkful does teach a decent amount about web development, the careers portion is sub-optimal. They say that even if you are located in a city outside of one of their job guarantee cities, they will treat you "equally" to everyone else when in fact they seriously prioritize others. When I had to contact my counselors for support they either took forever to get back to me or they provided a job or two with missing links or job descriptions. I recommend staying away from this boot camp because they don't treat everyone fairly.

As a student currently enrolled in the Full Stack Flex program offered from Thinkful, I would 100% recommend enrolling in one of their courses, should you be serious and devoted about perhaps becoming a software developer. The curriculum is solid and my knowledge of computer coding has gone from being able to manipulate user interfaces very well, to now creating said user interfaces and understanding the technical side, and so much more.

I have yet to use their job assistance, but i imagine it will far exceed my expectations, the same way everything else in the program so far has.

P.S *It’s intended to be a six month course, I’m only able to select a single day when publishing this review.*

I was looking for a Data Science bootcamp because I wanted to be more competitive in the job market and learn some new professional skills. After some research, I chose Thinkful. Difficult course with a very well-written curriculum, although there were one or two missing techniques I thought should have been in the curriculum as standard. For me, the best things about the course were the mentoring and the careers support. I also met a lot of fellow Thinkful students in my local area to network with. About a month after finishing the course, I got hired as a Data Scientist. All in all, it's been well worth the investment.

The pros: this program helps you to learn the material needed for a real job in the real world. It has a very rigorous and thorough curriculum that follows up on you with mentor sessions and frequent check-ins with your program manager.
The cons: if you slack off, you can fall behind graduation schedule very quickly. Since I haven't graduated yet, I have yet to know whether their program is going to succeed with placing me in a job or not.

I took on this course with very little programming experience and left with a breadth of knowledge beyond what I could have imagined. The program covers a ton of information and does a good job diving deeper into certain topics. My one piece of advice to future students would be to make sure your schedule will accommodate the amount of work that this course requires. While 25 hrs/week is what is supposed to be allotted for the course, there is such an intense amount of material to cover that the more time you have available the better. If you are taking this course part-time be sure to recognize when to draw the line with certain projects because it is easy to get caught up in one and find yourself falling behind. Other than that, this was the best decision I have made for my caree...

Thinkful has been a great course so far! I am about 2 months in, and have really gotten into the flow of the course. I chose Thinkful because I wanted a course that I could complete without actually having to show up to a physical classroom. The great thing is that you still get a massive amount of support. Between mentor meetings, classroom hours, and the community of students, I never feel overwhelmed or stuck. There is always somebody who can lend a hand and give insight to a problem. I tried learning all of this on my own before, but quickly got overwhelmed with the mass amount of technologies and information that is out there. Thinkful lays it all out for you, so that you can focus on learning the skills in an organized, efficient way.

SInce I am new to the industry it has been a little difficult to get the ball rolling sort of speak. I have found that an online program has been my best option. Thinkful's Data Science Bootcamp is a heavy and intensive program to get done in a short 6 months period of time. Thankfully though there are lots of opportunities to ask questions, attend events, and also get technical coaching when you are stuck. These opportunities are there around the clock. I have completed about half the program and still energized to finish. The pre-screening is important to finding your why to continue and your program manager is there to help keep you motivated as well. Data Science is constantly changing so there are consistant changes in the curriculum to stay current with technology outlooks. Instru...

SInce I am new to the industry it has been a little difficult to get the ball rolling sort of speak. I have found that an online program has been my best option. Thinkful's Data Science Bootcamp is a heavy and intensive program to get done in a short 6 months period of time. Thankfully though there are lots of opportunities to ask questions, attend events, and also get technical coaching when you are stuck. These opportunities are there around the clock. I have completed about half the program and still energized to finish. The pre-screening is important to finding your why to continue and your program manager is there to help keep you motivated as well. Data Science is constantly changing so there are consistant changes in the curriculum to stay current with technology outlooks. Instru...

I got my undergrad in Computer Science and thought jobs would be thrown at me. I was wrong. Though I did have a lot of programming knowledge, I didn't have much of a portfolio or know much about what people in the industry use now. I decided to take the Data Science course at Thinkful while I drove for lyft. Everything is different now. I have two great jobs, although I don't need both, I enjoy them. I am a Software Engineer / Data Analyst at a great company and also a teaching assistant at a data science certificate program at UCSD.

So, for the course... I don't want to sugar coat it, this course is hard. I spent many many hours going through this course and had many pitfalls and struggles. That being said, I am glad I did. I was lucky to have a great mentor, Mike, who was knowledg...

I have been learning with Thinkful for the past three months and it has been amazing. I was nervous first starting because I havent wrote any code in over ten years. But with your mentor and program manager always there to help there is nothing to worry about. The community itself is great and with the slack channel you can get help around the clock. Making the decsion to study with Thinkful is one of the best ones I have ever made.

Disclaimer: My Job Assistance review on this program is based solely off of one career coach and their knowledge of the industry and individual follow-up. I was able to land a job about a week or so after graduating, therefore, my experience with Job Assistance was very minimal.

What shined:

- The curriculum was straight forward and the lessons explained concepts well throughout the course.

- The two instructors and two program managers I had during my program were amazing. Extremely well versed in the content, patient, and helpful throughout the curriculum.

What needed help:

- I was paired with a instructor in the beginning who seemed educated on the topics but had a very heavy accent and did not seem to be patient with me. It was a very small bump in the road but I ...

I'm a current student in Thinkful's Full Stack Flex program (over half-way through) and I am so happy I made the investment for my upcoming career change. There's a lot to say about the program and Thinkful as a whole, so I'll break it down into sections for readability. (tl:dr - it's a fantastic program with outstanding support and you get out of it what you put in.)

Program - Materials
Like other reviews have said, Thinkful's program is broken down into a series of article-like sections with numerous chapters. They aren't articles in tone, but more in the structure of how information is broken up into easily digestible sections interspersed with drills to accompany the concepts as you learn. The chapters walk you through how to identify, then approach, and then tackle coding conce...

Thinkful is a great route for anyone looking to get into the field. A realistic experience with working remotely and managing my own time - the curriculum has a schedule that gives a simulated workflow demand, yet gives time to (most importantly) learn to learn on-the-fly; which includes reaching out to the extensive Slack channel(s) and attending local tech events. It's a school(you get out what you put in) yet it eliminates a lot of roadblocks and reasons to stop. Realistically, I think some people may need a classic classroom environment, but for anyone looking for a learning community, Thinkful is the way to go. I would recommend!

I am currently enrolled in Thinkful. This program is a complete joke. The curriculum is just a few articles and drills. You have a "mentor" who is supposed to answer questions and help you along the way. My mentor regularly just tells me to google things. They claim that is the best way to learn. If all I'm doing is googling then why pay them $10,000? I tried to talk to my program manager who was very unhelpful also. I have been very displeased with this program from day 1.

They label themselves as self paced but in fact they have a schedule they want you to keep to and you HAVE TO have two meetings a week with your mentor. If you don't finish the program in 6 months you don't the job guarantee so I feel so much pressure to finish on time, when all I wanted was to be able to work at...