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	Reviewer Name	Review Body
	Nathan Gilman	First, there was an online assessment with three problems - it presented a problem, and applicant had to input the answer, without having to “show their work.” The problems were challenging for me, but not impossible - google and stack overflow helped. The technical interview consisted of a for-loop with an if-statement - nothing to it. On the first couple days of class, they said try to get at least one codewars.com problem. I got two. Instructor gave a pretty decent description of the theory behind object oriented programming, but then - the first assignment. It’s hard to describe, but unless you’re very comfortable coding, it would be impossible - not the type of thing that stack overflow could help with. When I asked the instructor for help, stating that I didn't really know where to start with the problem, his help was minimal, pointing me toward a classmate from whom he thought I should copy, which is what I ended up doing. That classmate essentially had an Associates degree in programming. I’m not sure why Cook lies in the interview/enrollment process, but they do. I asked more than one person, during the interview process “if I apply myself, am I likely to fail?” They said no. “Is the class taught in a way that builds on small successes?” They said yes. Those were lies, plain and simple. I did apply myself, and the first assignment would not have been a small success for me had I been capable of finishing it - it would have been a huge victory. I was shocked at how little help the teacher actually gave. After about the same amount of instruction/help on the second assignment - I was asked to leave. But why was I there in the first place? They present this as something like a coding school - as if you “teach” coding. The technical interview consists of a for-loop. That is not difficult - not even a little challenging - even for me, who clearly is not very good at coding. The technical assessments/interviews make it seem like a little knowledge of coding is all that’s needed. That’s not true. If the applicant is not quite proficient in coding, they’ll waste their time and expenses for travel and food, and Cook wastes money on the hotel. Why? I couldn’t figure out why the “teachers” offer NO help on assignments.

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