App Academy Review (2023)

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Are you considering signing up for the coding bootcamp, App Academy in 2023? I invited on 3 graduates from the program to share their REAL experiences - no BS. Enjoy!

Guests:

[jasongreenberg]

Thanks for having me on Don! Feels like a good place to offer an update: I just accepted a full time fullstack position today!

[MarcoLiftz]

Im glad I came across your video upon doing further research on app academy.
Before your video I came across another YouTuber basically just trashing app academy because of the lay offs. Saying not to give them a try. But layoffs happen and they’ve been happening more with a lot of companies like you all stated.

I’m glad these guys agreed they would still do without the cowherds because that other video made me kind of second guess if I want to give this coding thing a try.

Overall it seems like this should still be one of the top coding bootcamp options in my opinion. This will be my first time diving into any major coding.

Probably gonna start practicing and learning with some free courses or videos I can find tomorrow to see if this is what I want to do for sure.

Thanks again for the video brother this was really helpful hearing from these guys and also your great questions!

[harrisonliang]

What perfect timing, I’m attending App Academy’s inperson full time bootcamp in NYC starting August 21st. Seems like their interview process is still quite competitive compared to other bootcamps. I’m also glad to hear that their instructors and career coaches are quite knowledgeable. I’d love to come on this podcast after I’m done to share my experience. Thanks Don!

[vazquezeduardo]

What’s the difference between doing the actual bootcamp and app academy open in terms of curriculum ?

[LadyInRed]

I am soooo glad that you did this one. I was referred to them. I just happen to be on YouTube and saw a video about the drama. It will help me put things in perspective. I was considering them but wanted to wait until everything calmed down. I will look for other options

[umloiro]

This video came IN THE RIGHT TIME.. so much options I'm looking into get into app scadmey open or full stack open i hope this video will clarify some concerns

[racquelcox]

Hi Don!

I am currently looking for a boot camp so thanks for this informative session.

Congratulations Jason Greenberg on your new full-time position/FullStack!

Racquel 😊

[christianlovern]

I was a student, then an instructor for App Academy. I love hearing this kind of feedback on the program from the student perspective. Seeing all of the decisions behind the scenes and watching how it impacts different aspects of the students journey was extremely eye opening.

[MoonRed]

Really enjoy Max's take on some of the questions. Intelligent responses and it sure reflects on how successful he currently is on his Linkedin.

[bluemcneil]

This is useful info thank you. I would filter through online reviews on social media discussions and parse such minimal info on whether or not a bootcamp was good.
Going to binge the playlist and see if it matches my findings. I found a really tough camp that has a high job find rate high knowledge gain but its at a speed that filters low level programmers.

[JoeCnNd]

I think that theyre not worried about the people who paid up front for the job search is they already been paid. The others who signed the agreement need to pay still so app academy is probably pushing them harder so they can start getting that money.

[lorencdedaj]

codesmith or app academy? which one will make you a more capable software engineer?

[MarcoLiftz]

Crazy you’re from NWI that’s actually where I’m watching from now. Saint John to be exact lol thanks for this video brother

[Charlie_rown]

Should also mention that A/A has over 1, 000+ grads currently trying to find that first position somewhere. And every month that goes by that is another 100+ more A/A grads added to the job search that you are now competing with. Not to mention all of the other bootcamps that are pumping out students.
Instructors were amazing at A/A but where the program falls short is more into the curriculum.

[Alisaram]

Hey Don your videos have been super helpful! Can you please do an update on Fullstack academy for 2023 cohorts?

[mannywayne]

Tests and examns? My full time job is stressful enough. And in a real world setting you are evaluated with projects not exams. Thanks for this information and interview.

[The-LeetCode-Rubyist]

To clarify a point from an hour into the video: if you sign up with the income-sharing agreement, you're required to apply to a certain number of jobs per week, attend pairboarding every week, do other job-search tasks as assigned by the coach, etc. after you graduate. I'm pretty sure this is part of the contract for people who don't pay upfront. I paid upfront, so I'm not 100% sure what the penalty is, but I think if you violated this enough, you could be required to pay the $30k or whatever (even if you don't have a job yet).

[ainoontajrian]

Thank you for this video! I start academy full time in January 2025. Can you do a review for 2024 please?

[shawn]

There banking on students taking the TA hit on the chin. Students should definitely not have to pay full price.

[shawnmallon-hp]

Disagree with his comments about the test. You get a practice test 3-5 days before that's basically identical to the real test, they always threw 1-2 curve balls but most people were able to get 100s on all tests