Hack Reactor Coding Bootcamp Review
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I invited a few Hack Reactor graduates on to talk about the coding bootcamp. We dove into what their experience was like and if it provided the education and support needed to become professional developers.
Topics/Questions:
0:00 - Intros
2:08 - What was the application process like?
8:46 - Whatâd you think about the curriculum?
24:17 - Whatâd you think of your instructors?
35:21 - After you graduated, how well do you feel like you were prepared for an actual developer job?
39:13 - Rant on what the top 1% of coding bootcamps produce vs all of the others
45:56 - What was the post-job assistance like?
50:23 - What could Hack Reactor do better?
1:03:45 - What showing initiative as a developer means and what it can do for you
1:07:00 - Outros
Guests:
Nathan - / natemullins
Patricia - / patriciashirazi
Nicholas - / nrpartridge
Don - thanks for doing these types of interviews. This was very helpful before getting into the Bootcamp.
Good episode!! Yes. Most bootcamps have a "Make It" or "Break It" week. Many people shine in projects, while coursework can be a bit challenging.. Thanks
Thank you for making this video it gave me a lot of insights and for your guests for spending the time.
I'm glad it helped!
Thank you for making this video, I really appreciate the insight that this one gave!
Thank you and everyone for sharing their stories and experience with the bootcamp, bless you.
Been looking into hack reactor for awhile.
I'm glad you found it helpful!
Did you enroll in hack reactor?? Iâm looking at them too!
@@jassminherrera4958 No, not yet, planning on doing a little more college while I study code on the side. I'm still really novice with coding/javascript in general, I have been using freecodecamp among others to study ^^
This was very useful. These interviews give very good insight for people trying to decide on a program to do.
Glad to hear it!
Thank you for making these videos! I'm currently in tutorial hell and it's helped. I've done 3 prep-courses for different boot-camps in the last year and stopped again, once the one I got into, stopped being in-person because of Covid. It's great to hear a range of opinions for these programs. Especially- when a lot are charging 15k+ for online class quality in 2020. Can you bring that up? I'll keep pushing. Thanks again.
I've been stuck there as well. I feel your pain. You're probably at a point where no matter whether you choose to go to the coding bootcamp route, you're ready to start building out projects. You may have to supplement the knowledge though. Either way, thanks for the kind words.
If you had to write out the question you'd like me to ask in future episodes, what would it be?
Wow, found your channel on CZcams while searching for coding boot camp reviews, love these interviews, if you could do a video on rithm school and codesmith grads that would be awesome.
I'm glad you enjoy them! Is there anything in particular that caught your attention with rithm and codesmith?
@@DonTheDeveloper Yes, I think Codesmith has the one of the best communities thatâs open to everyone even if you arenât in the program yet, they have a very active public slack channel with over 4000+ members, they also have the highest outcomes on CIRR consistently.
@@DonTheDeveloper for rithm school what I like about them is that they have tend to have a smaller cohort probably typically less than 16. Also what I like is that all lecture taught by lead instructors only not TAâs and all teachers had experience working in the industry as well as teaching background. I think they also have one of the most updated and best curriculum as far as what they teach and cover in an immersive also itâs 17 week vs 12 weeks is its slightly longer than most boot camps, also they have a portion dedicated where you work on actually code from a database of a real company for about a month I think that is part of the capstone project you can put on your resume as real world experience.
@@ronpaek100 It sounds like you're looking for all of the right things. Thanks for giving me some extra context around these two coding bootcamps. Towards the end of November is the soonest I'd be able to release an episode with either of these coding bootcamps. The tricky thing is always finding guests for each of my episodes. Let me see what I can do.
@@DonTheDeveloper awesome Don, thank you for these interviews I binge watching them and enjoying them greatly
I appreciate these videos. Keep making More
Iâm looking at the university Bootcamps... would love to see a review on one.
I actually recorded a podcast episode for one - Northwestern. I'll link it below. If you have a specific coding bootcamp in mind, just let me know.
czcams.com/video/1XTIrWt-BPY/video.html
âYouâre not going to get it all. You have to leave that at the doorâ.
I struggle to accept this aspect of attending a boot camp. I canât decide if I need to accept this or reject it and say a boot camp just isnât for me. I want to know all the things but I want to be learning at high speed at the same time.
Damn. I loved the feedback from everyone and was excited to finally gear up and make a plan for Hack Reactor, but that remote-only feedback was pretty disappointing. I'm in Chicago, so there aren't any in-person options here anyways. Definitely making me think twice now.
Yeah, remote for several coding bootcamps definitely seems to be a lesser experience in many ways. I'm considering diving deeper into that in an upcoming live stream. Good luck with your decision!
@@DonTheDeveloper I appreciated this Q&A as well. I live in rural PA area which is 2.5 hrs from their NY campus, so I guess I'm thinking that I'll try the remote learning.... at the same time, I didn't realize how value in person learning is and I do hate that the cost of tuition has not decreased for the remote learning model.
@@ivybarnes1198 I'm glad it was helpful. Yeah, I'm sure there's no shortage of people that are disappointed with the steady price as well. It absolutely is not the same experience, but that also doesn't mean that it can't be really valuable for you depending on how self-driven you are.
@1:01:23 wait you had to implement a clone of twitter before you went to hack reactor? not seeing that as im applying
If u ever do a video for Think-ful bootcamp I would love to be apart of it Iâm currently finishing up my last month there , btw your videos are cool
Thanks! I love your interest in wanting to be on one of the episodes. I'll be honest with you - I usually only bring on people that have graduated 6+ months ago to get a longer history of what their job search has been like. Best of luck with the rest of the bootcamp though.
@@DonTheDeveloper thanks and definitely understandable
What do you think about hack reactor now? They are part of galvanize now
I graduated Hack Reactor. I can only assume it was due to covid but I only got one interview and two technical assessments after graduating in January. I was given a verbal offer for an apprenticeship but the goal of Hack Reactor isn't to get one an apprenticeship but a full role. So in my experience I didn't feel like I was marketable at all. Like I said I only got one interview the whole time. No employer seemed interested at all.
COVID-19 has made it much harder for everyone to find a job. It's hard to know what might have prevented you from getting a full-time position without knowing your full situation, but your experience is completely valid. I really appreciate you sharing it.
@@DonTheDeveloper yes, I'm still happy and thankful I got an apprenticeship during these difficult times.
@@Wingo537 Did you continue to look after this comment? Did the situation improve? I'm thinking about going.
@@Wingo537 hi steven,,so hows the update? Have u got the job that the havk reactor's guarantee program promises...please need ur advice,,, so much appreciate if u can reply
got an update bro?
Am I required to have a credit card for ISAâs in hack reactor and other coding bootcamps?
I think one of the most important takeaways from this, was when Nathan and Nicholas both agreed "I wouldn't even pay half the current tuition if it was fully remote". This highlights just how important it is to be in-person for these intense bootcamps. And compared to the other bootcamp reviews, these three bootcamp grads are in MUCH better career positions than anyone else I've seen from the other bootcamp reviews. There was another one (I believe Lambda school) where none of them even had full time software jobs. One was a freelancer, and the other two were just unemployed in the field. Very telling of the difference between the rigorous standards of bootcamps like Codesmith and Hack Reactor, and Lambda school and other schools that are much easier to get into. Thanks for the bootcamp reviews, they are fantastic!
You're welcome! Yeah, hearing something like how they wouldn't pay near the full price, for the remote program, is eye opening.
57:54
Still on the fence between HackReactor and GeneralAssembly. Any advice, guidance, or suggestions?
If you still are on the fence, that's probably a longer conversation to feel out what's the right fit for you. A generic piece of advice would be to write down 10 priorities, in order, and figure out which coding bootcamp aligns with them the most. Focus on what the coding bootcamp provides instead of the outcome you expect. For example, instead of something that's more generic or even more in your control "Getting a job", write down a priority that focuses on a promise they deliver "I want to go to a coding bootcamp that teaches xyz stack (because it's the most marketable in my area).
I completed hack reactor recently. Would like to update that it looks like ISA is no longer available for residents of CA or NYC. I don't know when that was implemented though.
Can you share more of your experience? Iâm considering hack reactor or app academy.
@@NoName-oy2zx I liked it and felt I learned a lot. But I would not recommend it to people who need hand holding or step by step tutorials. They have people who can give you moral support and will try to work out coding issues, but the time they are available is very limited and can have up to a 1 hour waitlist. Their curriculum is good imo and gives you just enough instructions to have an idea of what direction to go and what tech to look at. The rest is looking at and understanding documentation.
Why ISA is not available for residents of CA?
I have a question, how many weeks or months did you study coding or prepare before you started the full stack immersive?
I tried the self-taught route for 1 year and 9 months, but I still had a major gap in knowledge with JavaScript. I was already well prepared for the coding bootcamp because of the time I had already spent learning how to code. Fullstack Academy had recommended to read the first 4 chapters of Eloquent JavaScript which, at the time, was the pre-work required to do well in the interview. I'd say that pre-work usually takes people around 3 weeks until they're comfortable with the material - enough for the interview.
@@DonTheDeveloper hack reactor suggests reading the first 6 chapters during prep
Do you have any reviews videos on Codesmith?
I do not. Until Codesmith opens up a public way to reach out to alumni, I most likely won't be doing an episode on them.
If you are doing the bootcamp fulltime for 12 weeks, then how did you guys earn money? you paid for the school already so did u save money to live for three months?
That's something that would be different for every single person. If you know you are going to have something consume all of your time for three months, so you can't work, you will either have to save, live with someone, get a loan, etc. You just have to figure out what works for you.
this is good because I am trying to get to the Bootcamp myself, but i heard you don't have to pay until you get hired & if you don't pass the midterm, I'm just curious because I actually have no experience with this but I believe I can do it.
That's a great question. Reach out to them and get an answer.
I know its hard to predict, but do you think enrolling into the immersive program in January is a bad idea due to covid? .. thats my only concern
Haha you're absolutely right - that's VERY hard to predict. What's your main concern? Let's talk about that. You mentioned "covid". Can you elaborate?
@@DonTheDeveloper I have the same concern. Because of the COVID-19, if registered for January you will be learning through Zoom. Teammate vs Solo. Thereâs no major difference between on-site and remote. Also landing a decent job will be harder than usual.
@@fiyoung3561 All valid concerns, for sure. I think it's safer to assume that it might take you at least 6 months, after you graduate, to find a position. It's something you definitely have to account for.
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Great content, but the number of ads is very distracting.
Over the next few months, I'll find more balance of where ads should be placed. CZcams automatically placed them initially. It's definitely a new thing for me. Thanks for letting me know.
I counted 17 ads lol thatâs 1 ad every 4 minutes or so
Nick said he thinks Galvanize's curriculum is watered down... Galvanize acquired Hack Reactor in 2018. So, does Hack Reactor suck now? Lol.
I don't think their curriculum has had major changes other some quality of life things. Galvanize is Data Science I think???
I'm a male, those 2 guys seems to be an additional excellent graduates, but I admire Patricia, she's a woman, but she exhibits the character of being persistent. she's so strong, Kudos Patricia !
Yes! She is! She never quit and I just love her for that. I think the guy top left was kinda judging her success but itâs ok because she did it!
I'm glad she was inspirational for you. What made you feel like he was judging her success? If you have a timestamp to reference, that'd be helpful.
@@DonTheDeveloper I think she's projecting or reading too much into his body language and maybe some of her insecurities are showing--I don't think he was judging her at all.
@@MysticGoddess0728 Thank you so much! đ€©
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Silly if your proficient you really then can get a job without bootcamp
Absolutely!
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