I am a full-time touring musician and decided to enrol in the bootcamp when I realized I would have a few months off from touring. I felt like I hadn't been challenged in a while, and this program was the perfect opportunity to learn some valuable new skills that I could use as a fallback in the case my music career dries up. (My prediction ended up being pretty accurate, as Covid 19 essentially flipped the live music industry on its back for the indeterminate future.) They don't call it a bootcamp for nothing; The course was pretty intense and fast paced, and I was probably putting in 50+ hours of coding per week, but it came with a great sense of accomplishment when I was able to reach each difficult benchmark. My instructor Scott was patient, kind, and an excellent information resource. The TA's were also extremely helpful and available pretty much anytime I needed their help. There were many moments of pure frustration, but I felt like I was surrounded by support, not only from the Instructor/TA's, but from my fellow classmates. I definitely made some lifelong friends from this program! Not only was the program great, but the career services that were available after completion were top notch. Career and technical coaches were assigned to meet with me once a week to work on my coding/job hunting skills. These services were offered far longer than I ever expected, and I still view both coaches as mentors that I could still message if I'm stuck on something or need to prepare for a job interview. The job hunt was at times demoralizing, but my technical coaches really helped stay me positive. The price tag was pretty heavy, but it is definitely paying itself off now. I recently negotiated my first big freelance contract with a fellow bootcamp classmate, which if all goes well, will end up being an excellent learning experience/resume asset when it is complete. If you enjoy being challenged and don't give up easily when faced with adversity, I would highly recommend enrolling in this full-stack bootcamp! | 