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The overall experience with the instructors and student admin support were extremely disappointing throughout the three-month bootcamp period. Many instructors hired by the bootcamp don't have the right experience and skills to lead the workshops. Among the three sections of the backend Python bootcamp course, two out of three instructors I had were inexperienced and had made frequent grading errors on my workshop assignments. Upon requesting a regrade of my assignments, I was given a bunch of runarounds from the same admin support gatekeeper. After more than two weeks of wait time, the response that grades remain the same without any feedback from the instructor coach is simply not the way to cut it.

I need to learn more to be able to advance my career. When I came across Nucamp it fit what I was looking for in needs and in time. Being able to work on my lessons on my own thoughout the week and only meeting on Saturdays was perfect for my schedule. I am very happy with the new knowlegde I have recieved.

I made the decision to try Nucamp after hearing good things about it from a previous student. It's been a really positive experience so far, I've enjoyed getting to learn with others and the course has definitely helped me improve.

I enrolled in Nucamp because I was told that it provided good structure and helpful instructors. Both of which have been proven true. I really want to be a software engineer.

The main reason that why I wanted to join this bootcamp is because of the flexible schedule they offer for people like me who work full time job and trying to learn different skill set like what they offer, and i am so happy by what i am learning so far. You rock NuCamp

Based on the first five-week course, Python Fundamentals, I want to share my experience with the Nucamp Back End, SQL, and DevOps with Python Bootcamp. I like Nucamp because the founder, Ludo, is transparent about the program. In his weekly YouTube show, Campfire, he mentioned that students would have to supplement using this program. He says there are better and free curriculums, but the main reason for choosing Nucamp is the weekend 4-hour live workshop. He talks about how people rarely finish these free programs. I've started a few and haven't finished, so I relate. So, going into the program, I knew it wouldn't have the best curriculum. So, why choose Nucamp? I chose Nucamp because it's affordable. When I signed up, it was five payments of $385 with the early bird discount. Also, the workshop provides the accountability I need. Since I will meet with my cohort on the weekend, I will complete everything on time, so I won't be behind. The first couple of weeks were not smooth sailing. As I got used to the assignments, I learned that I needed to be able to write what my code was doing in paragraph form. Explaining it in words helped me learn all of the proper terminologies for Python. The weekend workshop assignment always explained what to do using Python terminology, so I would waste lots of time figuring out what I was being asked to do. That struggle helped me see that I wasn't learning the concepts. So, I started adding comments to the exercises in my code files, explaining definitions of things and why I'm doing what I'm doing. As I mentioned, Nucamp lessons will ask you to seek outside sources to learn each lesson. Some resources I use are Code With Mosh, Python for Everybody, and Udacity's free Intro to Python course. Nucamp asks for feedback on the teacher and the curriculum every week. Feedback is shared with the teacher, and it's supposed to be anonymous. My teacher adjusted his approach to the class after receiving feedback. He ensured we knew he wanted us to ask questions if we needed to. My overall impression of Nucamp is that it is responsive to feedback. They update their curriculum more often than some of the other boot camps I considered. And, since it's affordable, if I decide I don't want to work with Python or SQL in the future, I won't feel like I wasted money by trying it. To recap, I chose Nucamp because it is affordable, offers live help in the weekend workshops or help by chat on Slack, and offers structured learning and accountability. Now that I finished the first month, I would have chosen the Udacity Python Nanodegree because it’s curriculum is much better, it offers weekly calls with a mentor, job search coaching, and at $399 a month, it is more affordable. It’s possible to finish a Nanodegree in two months, so that’s about $800 or less if there’s a discount. Since outstanding curricula are available online for free, you don't need a boot camp to learn code. I chose this route for support and accountability, but many choose to learn independently.

This bootcamp was affordable and flexible. It was the right choice for me. My only recommendation to anyone applying is to utilize outside resources before you start. classes move fast and you need to be able to keep up.

I want to pursue a career in data engineering and for that I need to have knowledge of Python and SQL. Nucamp provides both for cheaper than other bootcamps.