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	Anonymous	When I signed up, they said they could teach anyone to code, I’m not sure they say that anymore, lol. I’m older, this was going to be a second career, and I had no experience or background in coding, but I tested well and was interested in learning. Ultimately, it didn’t go too well, probably 80% on me, though not all. What I wish I had fully comprehended Expect to spend all your time, ALL.YOUR.TIME, working on class. I knew this and I was used to working long weeks, but this was a different commitment. For example, I spent 2 hours a day driving to/from class while everyone else lived minutes away, huge issue, I should have lived on campus. Also make sure family and friends know you’re not available for the duration of the program. Learn as much as possible in advance. Sounds silly and obvious, but the instructor assured me I’d be ok with my limited experience. I completed all of the prerequisite work, but I should have done more. Turns out several classmates already knew most all of what was covered in the program, but they wanted the experience and certification. The instructor tended to teach to the stronger students, so be prepared. Make sure your computer works and speak up if you have ANY problems. We were provided computers with everything we needed, but mine was missing a driver which caused the curser to jump around when I put any pressure near the touchpad. This is horrible when there’s autocomplete. The instructor would have us follow along, typing code with him. Unfortunately, my curser would jump to a random line and autocomplete would change what I had already typed. This made me the slowest in the class because I had to fix the auto complete as well as type his code. The instructor was sure it was my typing, it wasn’t, and the class was 3/4 over before we figured out we needed to turn off the touchpad. I should have pushed harder to get the pc fixed rather than assuming it was me. I learned a lot and it was the right decision at the time. I got a job that was a good fit for me that I wouldn’t have gotten without the program. That said, I would have gotten a lot more out of the program with just a few changes

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