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Most of the reviews on here give great detail about the actual bootcamp experience, so I’m going to focus a bit more on my reasoning for choosing Metis and how they met my expectations. There are a ton of bootcamps out there, and I definitely did thorough research on my fair share of programs. I eliminated options based on what I was looking for in terms of support, rigor, and post-graduation success of alumni. After graduating Metis’ bootcamp and landing a job, I can say without a doubt that Metis was the best choice for me. My background for reference: I got a degree in Math but struggled to find a job due to my lack of “industry” skills. I tried self-studying data science before ultimately deciding to go the bootcamp route (which was 1000% the right move). In no particular order, I chose Metis over other bootcamps for these reasons: I liked that you get career support until you find a job. There’s no “you only get job search support for X months after bootcamp,” or “if you don’t find a job in Y months you get your money back.” I didn’t want to go through a bootcamp and be left with no support if I couldn’t find a job within a certain amount of time. Career support was amazing, and luckily, I landed a job offer, that was a good fit for me, approximately 4 months after graduation. My career advisor helped me navigate every part of the job search process, from reviewing cover letters, to offer negotiation (I was able to successfully negotiate a 7% increase on the initial base salary). In terms of rigor, I wanted a bootcamp that was going to challenge me, and really help me grow. Metis definitely exceeded my expectations here. The number of projects alone was more than any other bootcamp I saw, and the premise of each project was something I never would have thought of on my own. As someone who tried self-studying before enrolling in a bootcamp, I can say without a doubt, I never would have accomplished the same without Metis, especially not within the same time frame. I talked in detail about my projects in every interview I had during my job search, and every single one of my projects came up in at least one interview. Another thing that led me to choose Metis, was the success I saw Metis alumni have post-bootcamp, short and long-term. When researching bootcamps, I did some creeping on LinkedIn profiles of alumni from each program I was considering. Metis alumni impressed me the most, by far. Each Metis alumnus I saw on LinkedIn had landed a (subjectively) desirable role shortly after bootcamp and had strong long-term career progression as well. This was also consistent for my cohort. Many of my colleagues also landed roles at companies that they are excited about within 4 months after bootcamp. One additional thing that led me to choose Metis, was the transparency when it came to the stats for job placement post-bootcamp. When researching programs, I saw multiple bootcamps claiming up to 99% placement rates without making the details of how they calculated that number available. I liked that Metis explicitly told me what is included in their stats. I’m paraphrasing a bit but only grads that went into data adjacent roles within 6 months of completing bootcamp are counted as "successful" placement. Also, big bonus points for Metis’ $3,000 scholarship for people traditionally underrepresented in DS! Anyway, I am beyond happy that I made the choice to enroll in Metis! Of course, bootcamp wasn’t easy, as others pointed out in their reviews, Metis is extremely demanding. However, you will have a ton of support from your instructors, TAs, and your colleagues. I cannot recommend Metis enough, it quite literally changed my life.

I enrolled in Metis data science bootcamp in January 2021, to expand my skillsets in predictive modeling and to build a portfolio for job searching after I graduated with a master’s degree in Biostatistics. The curriculum of the bootcamp was very thoughtfully designed so that students would end up with a portfolio with five projects upon graduation. Each project focused on different machine learning techniques, from exploratory data analysis, linear regression, classification, natural language processing, to potentially deep learning depending on what the students decided to do in their final/passion project. Instructors taught the concepts in the morning, and students would spend the afternoon to apply what they learned on the projects they designed. The instructors and teaching assistants were knowledgeable and supportive, so if students had questions about lectures or projects, they could schedule meetings with the instructors or the TAs. What I liked most about the bootcamp experience were my peers. We came from very different backgrounds (from college graduate to mid-career switcher, from biologist to physicist, etc.), it’s an invaluable experience to learn from different perspectives. Our cohort even formed a post bootcamp group to work on job searching together. We shared our interview experiences with each other and practiced technical interview problems together. The Metis alumni were amazingly helpful—not only that they posted jobs in the alum slack channel, but they were also willing to spend their time to guide us on interview preparation with their experiences. With all that said, the bootcamp covered a lot of materials and it required a tremendous amount of work to learn, review, and solidify what you learned by applying them in projects. If you are determined and are ready to do the hard work, Metis is the right choice for you!