Flatiron School vs Fullstack Academy

Flatiron School

Flatiron School's COVID-19 Response: https://flatironschool.com/blog/keeping-our-community-safe-during-covid-19 Flatiron School offers immersive on-campus and online programs in software engineering, data science, and cybersecurity in NYC, Brooklyn, Washington DC, London, Houston, Atlanta, Austin, Seattle, Chicago, Denver, and Online. Flatiron School’s immersive courses aim to launch students into fulfilling careers as software engineers, data scientists, and cybersecurity engineers through rigorous, market-aligned curricula, and the support of seasoned instructors and personal career coaches. Through test-driven labs and portfolio projects, Flatiron teaches students to think and build like software engineers and data scientists. To apply, applicants must submit a written application about why they want to join Flatiron School, take part in an interview with an admissions advisor, learn some basic skills, and discuss it with an instructor. Flatiron is looking for people with passion and aptitude and aims to admit people with a variety of backgrounds. Flatiron School also offers several free introductory courses, including Coding Bootcamp Prep and Data Science Bootcamp Prep.  Flatiron School offers a money-back guarantee for their Software Engineering, Data Science, and Cybersecurity Immersives – if students don’t get a qualifying job offer within six months of graduation, they can get their money back (see eligibility at flatironschool.com/terms). Flatiron’s Career Services team provides weekly 1:1 career coaching sessions, mock interviews, and employer introductions to help students launch lifelong careers in tech. Flatiron School also powers the Access Scholarship investing $1.5 million into the futures of more than 500 students across all our campuses and online courses in 2020. The Scholarship opens doors for aspiring innovators who may have experienced barriers to education and lets students enroll for $0 upfront. Flatiron School was one of the first bootcamps in the industry to publish outcomes, backing its 99% employment rate for the NYC Software Engineering Immersive, and 94% employment rate for the Online Software Engineering Immersive with annual independently-verified jobs reports (check out the full report at flatironschool.com/outcomes). 

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Flatiron - Immersive DS Program

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I attended the DC campus' Fellowship (fully paid for) Immersive DS Program - the curriculum was great with very knowledgeable Instructors and Coaches who are extremely approachable, friendly and helpful. They are there for you every step of the way, and my cohort was small with only 8 people in the end, but we all got along amazingly. Brilliant and fun people all around. The facility at the WeWork was clean and a great environment to get work done - both independently and collaboratively -...See more

Pros

Awesome people who are incredibly smart and fun.

Cons

It is an intensive program where a lot of information is crammed into 4 months, and you get to only barely scratch the surface on some topics - but again, that's unavoidable.

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Fullstack Academy

Fullstack Academy offers full- and part-time software engineering and cybersecurity programs in Chicago, New York City, or online. Their Software Engineering Immersive program focuses on full stack JavaScript. By the time students finish the program, they will have four projects in their portfolio including three web applications and a Tech Talk.

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Changed my life

Created 4 days ago

Attending Fullstack Academy was one of the best decisions I've ever made. I completed the Flex Immersive program in March 2020. Everything about the school is very well managed and thought-out. I was balancing a very busy schedule and was concerned initially about potential changes in the schedule, but in my full six months there we never had a single rescheduled class. The teachers across the entire experience, from Bootcamp Prep through Foundations and throughout the Flex program, were truly...See more

Pros

No-assholes policy puts everyone on an even playing field; Teachers and staff listen and respond to feedback; Tech stack taught is constantly changing and relevant; Teachers across the board are fantastic; Staff are incredible and manage...See more

Cons

Honestly, there are none. But like anything, what you get out of the experience is directly proportional to what you put in.

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