| | Sara Jelenffy | 5 Stars! Perfectly currated (you learn two visualization tools/ two programming languages + economics, statistics, finances, job search strategies, all aided by mentors and career coaches). I don't come from a tech background but this program was a timely and affordable way for me to make that move. Highly recommend! |
| | Sara Sihakoun | Pros: I can honestly say going into a program and not knowing anything was challenging. However, with a mentor to guide me through the process and having Springboard’s support, I was able to accomplish my goals. I’m confident in myself and confident in starting a new journey! Cons: Add more readings/examples and videos to watch when it comes to learning a specific topic. I find that watching YouTube videos has helped me. Also, improvement on matching individuals with an IDP. |
| | Julie Park | I was initially thinking about going to graduate school vs taking bootcamp course and after researching for 3 months, I finally decided to go for the second option. The next was deciding on which bootcamp to sign up for since I've never taken online courses and there were way too many options out there. I did another 2 months of research and decided to go with Springboard because of three reasons: a self-paced curriculum for me to create a solid UX portfolio, 1:1 mentorship, and 6-month job guarantee policy. Looking back, I can confidently say that I'm happy with the choices I've made! I learned and enjoyed the past year at Springboard, made great friends, and will definitely recommend SB to others. PROS: -Great portfolio-worthy curriculum -Overall Springboard community is so supportive and friendly (Student Advisors, Career Coach, and Mentors). -SB platform is organized and easy to follow. It helps you visually see what you have completed and how much you have left. -I know that the tuition is high but with the experiences you will gain from SB, it's definitely worth the investment. CONS: I can't really think of any cons but if I had to choose, I would say it's a pretty rigorous course. They say you can finish UI/UX career track in 9 months but I think that only applies to full-time students. For me, I was working full-time and studying part-time so it took me about a year to finish! And I found myself studying most of my weekends, PTOs, summer fridays, after work hours (from 9 pm-4 am). It was intense but I feel really strong coming out of this course. |
| | Michael Zaengle | The job guarantee, the price, and the 1o1 Mentorship were what led me to choose Springboard. Pros - Job Guarantee - Real world projects and a 1 month internship with a company - The price is definitely more affordable than other bootcamps I looked at - The mentorship was great! I learned a lot and all of the mentors are UX professionals themselves so they are full of wonderful insight into the process and profession Cons - Easy to get a bit off track with their timeline especially when you get to the design portions. Prepare to spend more time on certain project assignments to really make it stand out. Their recommended number of hours to complete units is based on what an average student would spend (roughly C+/B- work in my opinion) - Since your mentor will most likely be a working professional, they aren't always as responsive with replying to emails and also they most likely have up to 4 other mentees. So being able to self-direct and make design decisions is important. Plus, if you want to finish the course earlier than your track, your mentor might not be able to go over all of your assignments in the weekly 30 min call. Just something to think about. |
| | Anonymous | They obviously don't care about the prep courses. Mentor didn't help much past referring me to learn code for free on other websites. Curriculum is confusing and disorganized. Only had one project that wasn't really linked to anything we learned and barely any exercises or checks for knowledge. Mentor didn't give feedback for project at all kept saying he would email it, kept deferring it to later. Had a medical emergency and no one responded to reschedule our last meeting. Pretty cold. Emailed advising they don't answer. I have nothing to show for this course except an emptier bank account. Freecodecamp.com and Codecademy.com/ taught me way more than this waste of time. |
