General Assembly vs. Flatiron (Which Coding Bootcamp Should You Choose?)

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Жыл бұрын

In this video I break down the differences between General Assembly and Flatiron Coding bootcamps. I am specifically breaking down the Software Engineer bootcamps. They have a lot in common but one key difference has led me to make a final decision. Thanks for watching!

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@ethanmayernik9478 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing Colby! I've been also considering between the two. Now I have the time to go FULL-TIME or PART-TIME but you made a good point about taking the extra 3-months to use along the ride to dive deeper and at a slower pace with what you're learning especially at the price-point we are paying. I haven't decided yet but I wish you the best man!

@ColbyJaxCodes Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! Glad it provided some insight for you. In my mind, the longer we have (within a reasonable constraint), the more extra time we have to make sure we stand out against all the other candidates just getting out of bootcamp. Best of luck to you. More to come soon on this channel!

@Eric-lw5yq 10 ай бұрын

I did Flatiron's online Software Engineering course over a year before this video. My experience wasn't a bad one, but I definetely could have learned the same stuff here on KZfaq and/or with a 90% off Udemy course. It took me around one year to complete and I didn't feel rushed. That's just my personal experience with Flatiron.

@Eric-lw5yq 10 ай бұрын

I see Flatiron in the thumbnail for your upcomming video and have to admit, I'm really excited to hear what you have to say about it.

@Anonymous-xq3cd Жыл бұрын

I agree. I feel that the 3 months is extremely fast given that software engineering is a huge and heavy course. I been to a 10-month Cybersecurity bootcamp before and it was excruciatingly too long to the point that most of my classmates were already burning out before they finish the program. Imagine being burned out before you even start your first job. I think 6 months is the perfect balance of not too fast and at the same time, not too long.

@henryijeoma Жыл бұрын

hey im looking for a free cyber security bootcamp. Is flatiron free? do you know any?

@jasong4681 Жыл бұрын

Great video, I've been torn between the two as well. best of luck!

@ColbyJaxCodes Жыл бұрын

Best of luck!

@favyan16 Жыл бұрын

Why not codesmith ?

@fhrmk Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! Have you started since? Im not sure if GA offers income share agreement on their 6months part time option?

@ColbyJaxCodes Жыл бұрын

Yes I have we just finished week 3 today. I believe they do. Their admissions team is pretty responsive so you can inquire with them if you’d like to look further into it.

@fhrmk Жыл бұрын

@@ColbyJaxCodes thanks for getting back to me! How is it going so far? Did you choose the isa option too? If yes whats was the admission like? If not what payment option did you choose? Thanks mate

@ColbyJaxCodes Жыл бұрын

@@fhrmk It's going pretty well! The biggest thing I would say is you can't do enough self-teaching before hand. I self-taught on and off for about 6 months prir and I could have done more. My favorite resources are Zero to Mastery and Front End Masters. They're both paid services but they're great. We are only at the beginning of the fourth week and we're already learning Classes in Javascript which is tricky to understand if you haven't studied them before. Same thing goes for functions, objects and some CS topics. I did not choose the ISA option. I knew for a couple years I'd be pursuing SOME kind of education (though I thought it would be in the trades a couple years ago) so I have been working long hours to save up cash. If you pay cash you can get a slight discount so I took that route. They are also flexible with paying cash in installments which is what I chose to do. I'm pretty anti-debt in general with my lifestyle (no judgement for however you do it, just my personal choice) so I chose not to go the loan or ISA route. I don't love the ISA model anyways for several reasons that I may make a video about soon so make sure to subscribe if you haven't already.

@fhrmk Жыл бұрын

@@ColbyJaxCodes thank you mate! I look forward to seeing the video. The ISA route is what im considering currently therefore im excited to see your opinion about it.

@fhrmk Жыл бұрын

@@ColbyJaxCodes also i wanted to ask about the admission process. For the software engineer they do a test for html css and js. How difficult was it? What did they ask?

@ryancrosby9653 Жыл бұрын

I like that flatiron is truly flex schedule with either live classes but there recorded so you can do part time but put in more hours then 20. GA doesnt allow more then 20 hours for part time.

@ColbyJaxCodes Жыл бұрын

This is a great point and I suppose is a good argument in favor of FI. I prefer the standard pacing but for someone looking to accelerate their learning speed, this would be a great route.

@michaeloquendo9087 9 ай бұрын

Is it worth it

@apz5400 11 ай бұрын

May I ask you, how old are you when you extended to the bootcamp ? I’m 38 yrs old now no experiencing try to preparing myself get into the coding bootcamp next year, kind of a bit worrying about my age 😢

@ColbyJaxCodes 11 ай бұрын

I would not pre-occupy myself too much with these concerns. I'm 28 personally, but I felt quite behind as well compared to people who started coding at 18. Tech is probably the best field to get started in later in life, though. Since the tech changes so quickly, you don't need a ton of time to be relatively familiar with modern languages and frameworks. You got this. Start now and make sure you like it before signing up for a bootcamp. Good luck. Reach out anytime.

@apz5400 11 ай бұрын

@@ColbyJaxCodes Love your straight and honest advices, thanks so much Coby! ❤️🙏