It was very helpful to learn skills hands-on by starting the capstone project so early in the course, then slowly working on it for a couple months as each skill is learned. My mentor was particularly amazing (gave thoughtful, expert, challenging, and encouraging feedback), which made every penny worth the course. I hear most mentors are great, though I'm sure experiences can vary a bit.My main small complaint about the course is that most sub-projects are still fairly large/involved, but there's not much bite-sized practice beforehand. Everything (for the most part) goes straight into the capstone (until the next big project). Since the capstone will be displayed in the portfolio, it can be easy to spend inordinate amounts of time working on (and stressing about) making the very first attempt at each assignment "perfect," or "impressive."Recommendation: schedule at least one extra mentor call each week, whether you have questions or not. Extra mentor calls can help you stay on track and know when your work is "good enough" to move on.
Springboard was such a great investment into my future. The mentoring aspect of it was the most helpful for me. I really felt supported and empowered by the mentors, coaches, and staff, and got such high quality education and personalized feedback from them. I highly recommend Springboard for anyone looking to transition into UX design!
To sum it all up, this is a great program to enter/transition into the Data Science field. You will get all the necessary tools to succeed in completing the program as well as finding a job. You get an industry expert as your mentor and have weekly meeting with him. You have a career coach to look over your resume, linkedin profile, and motivate you. And last but not least you have amazing counselors who look out for you and make sure you are on track to finishing the course.
Although I was a little hesitant at the beginning because I wanted to take a course with a renowned University, Springboard gave me the flexibility of working at any time, which I needed, cause I could not commit to night time classes. They also had both Tableau and Power BI in their curriculum which usually for other programs is just one of them, and the thing that I liked the most was the 1 on 1 mentor training, besides unlimited mentoring from very smart people who actually work in the industry. The course is very organized, it has great content, projects give you a lot of knowledge, and I feel from the point I started, until now, I've learnt so much and I will be able to put all that knowledge into practice. And you also get the job career help from very knowledgeable people who really care about your job search and want you to obtain the best job. I definitely recommend Springboard for anyone looking to learn the Data Analytics Track!
This program was very flexible, unlike other Full-Stack Developer Bootcamps. During the course, I was working full-time and managing a household. This program allowed me to focus on the material whether it was 5am or 8pm. The material was covered by a well-known software developer and was adjusted by the technology in the industry. The material was very thorough and provided additional resources like virtual sessions in case you needed to ask a question. The resources were plenty and students shouldn't be intimidated by asking for help. Everyone was more than willing to explain.