It's 8:36AM (the day of my appointment) and I received a text from an unknown number regarding my…read moreappointment and a reschedule request. I'm not a difficult person, was simply asking questions to try and accommodate. Read the attached image of the text exchange between the annoying staff member and myself. I immediately cancelled because of how rude the person was with me. No thanks. I hope this person is trained to speak with customers in a kinder matter ASAP.

I had to drive all the way to LA because none of the fingerprinting services in San Diego send…read moreelectronic fingerprints out of state. I found National Live Scan at 400 Culver Blvd in Culver City on Friday. When I called, they sent me a link to make an appointment, and they had Saturday appointments (5 stars for this alone). They were easy to find and they had a parking garage with EV chargers-What an added bonus! They were very friendly and efficient. I even was seen earlier than my appointment. I highly recommend them if you need fingerprinting for background checks

Think twice before enrolling at CDI…read more I gave this program everything I had. I maintained great grades, helped my classmates study, and spent countless hours making sure the people around me succeeded. I wasn't just another student I genuinely cared about becoming an LVN and wanted everyone around me to succeed as well. Before everything happened, I proudly promoted CDI because I truly believed it was an amazing school. I posted a video about my experience that went viral, and because of that, I had numerous people reach out asking about the program and wanting to enroll. I spoke highly of CDI because I believed in what they stood for. Looking back now, I regret encouraging people to attend a school that ultimately showed me so little grace. After posting a video from my first day of skills lab, I was placed on a leave of absence. I removed the video when I was instructed to, but that isn't the point. The point is that I was forced to sit out for nearly four months over what I believe was a minor, first-time mistake. By the time I was able to return, I no longer wanted to. The way I was treated completely changed how I viewed the school. What made everything even more frustrating was watching what I believed to be inconsistent discipline. During my time in the program, I was aware of students who had been involved in much more serious incidents at clinical sites, yet they remained in the program. Meanwhile, I lost months of my education over a social media post that I immediately corrected when asked. I never felt like CDI advocated for me as a student. Instead, I felt like protecting relationships with clinical sites mattered more than standing behind a student who had worked hard, earned good grades, and genuinely wanted to become a nurse. This experience delayed my education, cost me time and money, and took a serious toll on my mental health. I am now beginning therapy because of the emotional impact this experience has had on my life. I hope CDI realizes that behind every student is a person with dreams, responsibilities, and a future. Accountability is important, but so is fairness, consistency, and giving people the opportunity to learn from a mistake. Unfortunately, I don't feel I was given that opportunity.

During my time at CDI College, I was experiencing some of the most difficult circumstances of my…read morelife. I was going through a divorce, dealing with community property disputes, attending court hearings, raising my young son, managing my household, and trying to keep up with the demands of nursing school at the same time. I remember one incident where I became very upset after being accused of being late when I was actually in the restroom. I broke down crying and asked a teacher for help. Afterward, I reflected on my behavior and apologized sincerely, even bringing flowers as a gesture of goodwill. What troubled me most was that after this incident, I felt I was treated differently. I was repeatedly questioned about drug use and told that my drug tests showed concerns. The only medication I was taking was Klonopin, which had been legally prescribed by my physician. Rather than receiving understanding and support during a very difficult period of my life, I often felt judged and stigmatized. Looking back, I felt that certain members of the administration wanted me to leave the program. I also felt that I was not provided the same level of guidance and training that other students received. For example, during a clinical shift, I had an important divorce court hearing. I specifically asked my clinical instructor whether I could attend the online hearing from the yard during my break, and I was told that I could. Later, I was criticized for doing exactly what I had been given permission to do, which left me feeling confused and unfairly treated. My experience was that there was very little empathy or support for students facing significant personal hardships. Nursing school is challenging enough, but students dealing with major life crises need guidance, understanding, and professionalism from school leadership. I do want to acknowledge the individuals who treated me with kindness and respect. The accounting and financial aid departments were consistently helpful and supportive. In addition, Kim, one of the nursing leaders, was compassionate and understanding toward students and demonstrated genuine concern for their well-being. Based on my personal experience, I would not recommend this school to students who are struggling with major personal challenges and are looking for a supportive educational environment. While others may have different experiences, I felt that empathy, understanding, and student support were lacking from portions of the administration during my time there.

By now, everyone knows SWE bootcamps are legit. But I thought it would be interesting to provide…read morejust one more update. 1. I would now probably qualify as a Senior Engineer in most companies. I can lead architecture to scale a high load MVP (though I'm still learning how to scale production grade infrastructure to millions). 2. My best skills now include Frontend/Backend Architecture, Domain Driven Design, Event Sourcing, Blockchain Smart Contracts, Blockchain Infrastructure. 3. I have since moved to the Bay Area and my base salary is much higher than anything I could have imagined coming out of school years ago. It is typical for me to get offers between $170k-$200k and I imagine others from the bootcamp are doing much better. Hack Reactor still exists, I think. But has since been acuired by Galvanize. If you are considering the bootcamp, you now have 3 updated reviews detailing my progression over the years. If you find that coding is for you and you can stomach the stress from startups, try it. I have never felt more fulfilled in my life in terms of my skills and profession. I hope this changes your life too and I hope these 3 reviews will encourage you to take the plunge. PS: As a side note, after moving to the Bay Area, I think LA engineering culture is stale and relatively less open-minded. After graduating, it's in your best interest to work around the general engineering culture in the Bay Area so you can be rapidly exposed to good implementations of standard tech and process as well as emerging ideas in technology.

Before attending Hack Reactor, I had anxiety and imposter syndrome. I wasn't sure if I was able to…read moresucceed in computer science. However, after the first day of the program I was immediately supported by the HR faculty and my cohort mates. Every Hacker in Residence (HiR) who had gone through the program before had a similar story and experience to what we were going through and assisted us with understanding and kindness. The instructors were always encouraging and extremely knowledgable. By the end of the program, many of my peers had become some of my best friends. THE COURSE The program consisted of two halves. The first half consisted of JavaScript and computer science fundamentals such as Big O Notation, JS 'this' binding, and functional patterns. Some concepts were picked up faster by certain people, which caused a positive feedback loop of assistance between peers. An extremely important skill that was hammered into us was autonomous learning. Even though HiRs were readily available to assist us, they supported us attempting to search for answers on our own because this is an extremely valuable skill to have as a software engineer. And unlike many other fields of study, computer science and web development resources are bountiful and easily searchable. The second half of the course consisted of two projects where we were split into groups of 3-5. During this time, we gradually increased the amount of interview practice along with learning some industry practices and technologies. Some valuable technologies/concepts they had taught us were that of Docker containerization, system design, AWS tools, and Agile Methodologies. This portion of the course was essentially a ramp up to let us out into the real world. Autonomy and time management was a key portion because of the freedom gained in the second half of the course, so self discipline and motivation is definitely key. If you did not have the motivation and self discipline to apply yourself in this part of the course, you were more likely to not absorb the material. Since it is largely self-motivated, several people who were not as focused struggled in this aspect. The last week of the course consisted of job coaching from resume/cover letter writing to behavioral interview practice and even as far as negotiating a job offer. This instilled an extremely high level of confidence in my job search process and helped me interview. I would also like to state that not all of the technologies and format may be correct if you were to attend now. Hack Reactor rapidly iterates their curriculum to keep up with the changing demand of skills in the web development field. One such change is the implementation of Docker. When we had an alumni panel, one of the alumni had stated that Docker was not incorporated into the curriculum when he attended the program a year before I had attended. With this, you can confidently be reassured that Hack Reactor are constantly on the lookout to make you the most desirable software engineer possible. OVERALL Why did I remove a star? Unfortunately, not many of my cohort mates were as lucky as me - someone else mentioned it already, but Los Angeles is not a great market for junior devs. If you are considering HR, I highly recommend you expand your job search to be outside of LA. I found a job because I moved to Seattle which had more junior dev openings than LA. Another cohort mate was able to find one in Boston. The 2nd half of the program, since it was largely self driven, felt like we were all headless chickens trying to program. I sincerely wish they could have taught us more in the time since a lot of time was wasted. Upper management for the LA HR group was also lackluster and felt disconnected from the group as a result. Overall, I would highly recommend Hack Reactor as a coding bootcamp. I gained so much confidence in myself both technically and socially because of this software engineering immersive, and have even obtained a job as a software engineer within the average time expected of a Hack Reactor grad (3 months). WHO IS HR FOR? Attend HR if you are able to be self-driven, motivated, and have a strong work ethic and passion for coding. I do not recommend this course if you are coming in half-assed and are expecting a fat paycheck to be handed to you at the end of the course. Many of my cohort mates and I have had to slave away for months applying, interviewing, and coding to be successful. Although HR does try its best to help you get a job, at the end of the day, that will be up to you on how much you want to apply yourself and how much you're willing to sacrifice sleep to succeed. There is only so much HR can do for you. They can teach you the skills, but the rest is up to you.

Sabio is amazing. What makes it stand out above other coding bootcamps is the amount of years of…read moreexperience that the senior instructors have who are actually teaching the classes. From Prework to cohort, there is really no experience not to love, I actually found myself excited to get up and go every day. Not to say the hours aren't long...they really are, there's no way around it, you're learning an entirely new language in months. You have to be prepared for that mentally. But as long as you can withstand the work knowing that a great job is just waiting for you right around the corner, you'll be fine. And that's the thing about Sabio, they really want every single student to succeed. Gregorio and Liliana truly care about each individual that crosses their path, which is apparent the minute you sign up. They are there, helping you choose the path that best works for you. If you want proof about any of this, check out this article 'Selecting A Coding Bootcamp That Is Approved By The State of CA Has Many Benefits!' https://blog.sabio.la/selecting-a-coding-bootcamp-that-is-approved-by-the-state-of-ca-has-many-benefits-5997b7bf5c12 With all the information laid out for you, why would you choose another coding bootcamp? The answer is simple: Go Sabio.

If you are using VETTEC you should steer away from Sabio! They haven't posted their graduation…read morerates since 2019 for a reason, one of the latest cohorts started with over 100 students and is already down to ~30 students. the training is 66hrs a week, and will leave you no time for anything but this course, and once you get to a certain point in the program, they give you a test in React which you are more than likely to fail. If you are using other programs such as your GI bill or you are paying out of pocket, there is a good chance they will let you continue, however, if you use VETTEC and fail, they will push you back and make you use your GI bill or pay out of pocket. pros: The course is very fast-paced and will teach you a lot in very little time. Some of the instructors are nice and really helpful (Alley, Barnett, Zach, Daniel...). cons: The course changes after the first month and leaves you to code on your own with one lecture (1 hr) a week and videos that you should be following are inconsistent and some have not been updated since 2016. People with no coding experience should not attempt this course, as it is too fast pace for learning anything properly and everyone just tells you "keep pushing", whether you understand it or not, is of no concern, as after a week they move on to a different topic React-to- SQL, they also do not have makeup tests as the course is so fast-paced. If using VETTEC they drop you back the first chance they can, so they can get more money from you, if you decide to pay out of pocket its suppose to be 75 percent (which is apparently around $5,000), if you use your GI bill they double it based off of the hours. So if you have 3 months left in the program they will take 6 months of your GI bill, if you have 4 months = 8 months of your GI Bill. Some of the instructors (Nick, Danny...) are really rude, making the student feel stupid when they are asking a question.

Signed up for the six week course and it has been the most life changing experience! I didn't think…read morethey would be teaching in person after finding them in Yelp, but taking the online classes has helped me learn the skills I need to find a job during the pandemic! Thanks Carla and Mrs. Rivera!

I was apart of the 2020 class when Covid first started and I got an externship through this company…read moreand finished my hours there and have not received my certificate! Have not got a call back from these people , no text back , last conversation told was that they will send my Certificate and have not got it ! Do not use this company at all they are a joke. It has been over year and are still hiding from me ! Horrible company , Legal matters will be taken soon! Paid tuition for nothing

Love the materials that are presented. Also Fernando was a magnificent teacher. If you are looking…read morefor a phlebotomy class this is the place.

I loved working for them. I had to leave for health reasons, one of the downsides is they don't…read moresend you to a lab to do your externship. You basically go to a doctors office where you don't get to draw patients so for 8 hours you answer phones or just sit there i have been told by many students returning from externship just to get more sticks because they didn't get them at externship. Other then that it is a good school.

I found the content to be very valuable in preparing to sit for the exam. It is intense, but it…read morehelps you focus in on the knowledge required to pass the exam. I passed on the first try.

This was a very effective program. I attended the boot camp, and after five days of instruction I…read morewas able to score very highly on the exam, with plenty of time on the clock. The team was easy to work with, and our instructor was both personable and knowledgable.

At 1st I was very skeptical since they only gave me a binder to review and study right around the…read moretime that I made my appointment to take the tests I went in like about 3-4 days for law and trade To review everything in class, take practice tests which helped a lot scott was very helpful, knowledgeable and knew how to break everything down. I studied in class.Tell the day I needed to take the test. Pass, both exam's first try. Highly recommend it.

I had a great experience with license instruction schools!!! I was treated very professionally from…read morebeginning to end. They helped me edit my application 2-3 times and my application was approved first time. I took the class in Redlands with Carlos. Carlos did an amazing job clarifying the study materials, explaining the exam questions, and preparing me for the test. I passed my first try!!!! I did pay for the extra practice exams and I think they really helped me pass because when I took the actual test with PSI it was very similar. I highly recommend this course. Now that I am a Licensed Landscape Contractor I can grow my business. When the time comes to get my pool license, cement license, or general license I will defiantly go with License Instruction Schools.