| | Winfred Huang | In 16 weeks at App Academy, you will be thrown in lots of Computer Science concepts over various programming languages in addition to job searching toolsets. After going through about 3 months of intense learning, you will be tasked with projects to do that will demonstrate your knowledge. From my experience, those projects were fun and the knowledge has helped me to figure out additional technologies to incorporate into my projects! Even though this journey through this bootcamp has been challenging, it is worth it in the end. Aside from the amazing material you get, you also will get to meet amazing cohort-mates from various backgrounds. Overall be prepared and be serious, which I can't emphasize enough, to put in lots of work to understanding and practicing those computer science concepts.
Pros:
- The instructional material were up-to-date, fun, and challenging.
- Really helpful instructors to help you understand Computer Science concepts.
- Plentiful of help for your job search
Cons:
- Some Computer Science concepts taught (either in lecture or in instructional material) are hard to understand or not self-explanatory.
- Some lectures felt rushed and weren't paced well to flesh out concepts clearly.
- The transition from programming projects to job searching was awkward. Felt uncomfortable just suddenly switching from technical to nontechnical work.
Tips I could give:
- Try to learn some new programming languages/concepts ahead of time (even better if before the bootcamp). I highly suggest learning Python.
- Have a set schedule as you do not want to overwork yourself, especially when you're going to be studying new concepts daily.
- Be prepared to be expected to learn new concepts instantly. |
