How did it go?

did you get in??

Yea I’m in the 24 weeks online! I wouldn’t say the assessments are hard besides a handful, as long as you put in the work/time you’ll do great!! You need to be prepared to feel lost and confused for most of the time lol but before you realize it you’ll be coding beyond what you though you’d be able to accomplish

How are you doing so far?

I'm on week 2 so far and omg it's like a constant grind every single day. I'm really enjoying the learning process so far though but it's true what they say about the workload. It's a very steep learning curve and I went in with little to no coding experience. So because of that, I'm putting in 15 hours a day coding. It's literally my life. So even though they say that you don't have to have experience for the online one, I think everyone should try learning the javascript basics before attending, it'll save you a lot of time. Just STUDY every day. Honestly, it's so fast paced and a lot of material to retain that missing a day will greatly set you aback. So yeah, app academy is not for the weak-hearted. Besides that, you do learn a lot and the curriculum is really good. Just be prepared, especially in the financial aspect, before you think about attending. That being said, I can't imagine how anyone doing any coding bootcamp that is only 3-4 months unless they have lots of coding experience or they can retain lots of info super fast(highly unlikely).

@@hampster10 wow I loved the first module it was so great! Yea I agree there were a lot of weeks during project week where my team and I would sleep 2-3 hours a night to code. But they really teach you how to be comfortable being lost and uncomfortable and being able to pick up any new material very quickly! Before you know it it’ll be week 18 and you look back at where you started and are absolutely mind blown how far you’ve come! I wish you the best of luck mate! Keep putting up your work but don’t get burnt out And always make sure to ask your questions

@@chair_smesh also quick question is Joe Alvis your TA? If so he was mine!!! Tell him Ramses says hey😭

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Yea there’s help, almost like a stack over flow for people with questions on the pre course(technical assessment is what I’m talking about) It wasn’t crazy hard, if you put in the time and effort you’ll do great

Nice I wish you the best of luck!! If you see Joe Alvis tell him ramses says hi!!! Also I personally so far feel it’s been worth because the way they teach, the skills they teach not the coding but instead a way of learning and being able to pick up technologies on the fly is a HUGEEE asset not including the pair programming, the connections, and the career quest is all so helpful Also I need a sorta structure to be able to learn so app academy was perfect for me But I agree the price is a bit hefty 😅

how long does it take you to pay it

No, not possible there is no time.

Well most high salaries are in big states like New York, Cali, texas , Georgia etc where median salary for SWE is close 6 figures From my state the median pay is wayyyyyyyy smaller so my confidence for 90k isn’t crazy high if I stay in my state because the median pay here for SWE is 50-70k and the “really high” salaries are low end 6 figures

@@papiramses gotcha what state are you in? I live in California and 70 grand here it’s not too much. In order for me to consider it would have to at least be $90k+. So I guess how confident do you feel that they will lock in a job for you at a good comparable pay for your state?

@@hustlewithjulian5118 personally I feel I would succeed amazing on the job Getting the job is a different story because i need to study more and work on my interview skills with more behavior, Algorithms, data structures and also my connections But when I start applying/land a job I’ll reach back

@@papiramses definitely keep me posted!!

Any luck on the job search?

Haven't look through the free app academy open

@@papiramses bro whats your opinion on 12HR+ KZfaq Coding Bootcamp 2021! by Code with Ania Kubow

@@markangelogarcia2584 haven’t looked into that yet either😭

This guy knows it 💯

But that’s what makes the field so amazing! So many SWE’s from different backgrounds

Wow, that’s awesome :) How did you teach yourself?

How did you find projects?

I did not just due to me only being 18 at the time and not qualifying due to age minimum

@@papiramses thanks, with the online class 24 week program I know I heard you can repeat modules if you fail assessments, do they kick you out if you fail more than twice?

@@ronpaek100 hmm I don’t remember the limit of times you get But yes I failed a module before and had to redo the module

Not yet but in the middle of interviews with a couple incredible companies :) I’ll drop a video in a couple months after I finish up the interviews

@@papiramses How long has it been since you graduated? Also was it hard to get into the program? I just scheduled a call with a recruiter

1 month But 2 weeks since I started applying to jobs