

Do researching students a favor and cover the positive aspects of your program experience while balancing this out with constructive criticism. Weigh the Pros and ConsĮven if your bootcamp was the most perfect experience of your life, there is always room for improvement. We suggest the following tips to write a review that is valuable to future students. What do you wish you had seen or heard before entering a bootcamp? Think back to when you were trying to find the best program possible and write a review from that perspective. If you are a bootcamp grad (or soon-to-be grad), your perspective can help “pay it forward” to the next cohort of students, and give your school helpful feedback as well.

On-the-ground perspectives are often a deciding factor when students are looking to change careers. Detailed reviews take students beyond marketing materials or publicity, and provide valuable first-hand experience. How can you be sure you’re picking the right program?įor quality control, students have taken to using reviews and ratings from graduates to eliminate the less-than-satisfactory programs saturating the market. Based on SwitchUp’s research, “there are currently over 120 in-person bootcamps and hundreds of part-time and online programs available worldwide.” While choice can be good, it can also be daunting. Much like the “Best coffee in all of America,” sign in your local diner’s window, every boot camp or school website tells you they are the best in the game. From university programs to week-long cohorts, it can be difficult to decide where to start. Programming is a continuously evolving industry.

This post was written by Erica Freedman, Content and Client Services Specialist at SwitchUp.
