PSA: That coding bootcamp I visited in Austin last month raised some red flags

I went to check out a popular coding bootcamp in Austin last week because I was thinking about signing up. The tour was fine and the facilities looked nice, but I started noticing weird stuff during the Q&A session. An instructor said most grads land jobs in 3 months, but when someone pressed for actual numbers, he got super defensive and changed the subject. Then I overheard two current students talking in the hall about how their career services rep hasn't replied to their emails in 2 weeks. On one hand, bootcamps can be a fast track if you really grind and network hard. On the other hand, it feels like they're selling a dream that doesn't match reality for most people. Has anyone else toured a bootcamp and gotten that sketchy vibe? What did you end up doing instead?

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victor_adams951mo ago

My coding skills are so bad I'd probably fail the tour.

jana_henderson521mo agoMost Upvoted

No way, career services ghosting students for 2 weeks is wild, @victor_adams95 that's a massive red flag. Sounds like they're all talk no follow-through