App Academy

I attended App Academy's bootcamp prep course about two months ago. I had pretty much no experience coding and decided that the prep program would be a good way to get my feet wet and see if this career path suited me without too much of a commitment. The program was well organized and the teachers were great. Shout out to my teacher Alvin. He did a great job. At App Academy, I learned everything I needed to know to feel comfortable moving forward with a coding bootcamp. You will need to study on your own a little to make sure you are ready for technical interviews at bootcamps, but the program reviews all the material that is expected of you.

I have now applied to several of the top bootcamps in NYC and have been accepted to all of them. The prep program is a pricey when compared to others, but the program lived up to its promises and I have no regrets about going.

If you are looking this review, I can tell all the information on a/A website are true. 
You need to spent AT LEAST 100 hours per week. 
The curriculum are intense and tough.
You basically learn new stuff EVERYDAY. 
The assessments are really thing, you will be kick out if you failed twice.
But if you really want to be there, here are some good news.

All instructors at a/A are excellent, not only knowledgeable but also extremely supportive of students.
The curriculums are well structured, and have clear instruction to follow.
Your classmate are awesome, will give you any help you need. 
Trust yourself you can make it.

Tldr; this program will push you to your limits and expand what you thought you were capable of. If you can't make it here, you're no less capable of doing this work, this is just a super intense environment that's not meant for every learning style.

Long: AppAcademy has been a whirlwind of a learning experience. I came in with some prior experience coding, but not enough to do anything with. Before I got accepted into the actual program I spent about 2 months preparing by learning ruby, in part with their JumpStart program, which I strongly suggest if they ask you to join - it's free compared to the Bootcamp Prep, but isn't as in-depth from what I hear. Take the AlphaCourse really seriously - don't approach it with the attitude of "it only takes x hours to finish, I'll wait until x hours before it's due!" because that's the mentality that gets you failing out of the program.

The curriculum has been worked over by a lot of people and on the whole is very solid and thorough, but at times can be hard to follow if you don't understand the style it is being conveyed to you in. That said, after 9 weeks of the curriculum, I made a fully functioning, albeit slightly bare-bones, website which completely blew my mind to see the progress I made. This accomplishment is just as much due to my own abilities as it is to the curriculum, institution, and the teachers they employe here.

10/10 would suggest, but I need at least a solid week of rest following this. Be ready to put in a minimum of 10 hour days and 60 hour weeks - anything less is a fleeting luxury. When you get to the cap-stone project you get 10 days, expect to work those 10 days straight and put a minimum of 100 hours into your project.

Just finished the curriculum part of App Academy. It was intense, grueling, and sleep-deprived, but I would do it all over again. I have learned so much and went from being an absolute beginner with no coding experience whatsoever to where I can call myself an software engineer (still have so much to learn though lol). They have a great and intense curriculum (it has to be that way for you to go from 0-100 real quick), and they have a great and talented staff of teachers that will lead, mold, consult, and be there with you every step of the way. They are smart people, people. You  in good hands.

If you are someone who wants to change the direction of your life or want to get into programming for whatever reason, AND above all else is willing to put in the hours to do it, do not hesitate and go for it. You won't regret it.

You will learn ruby, rails, JavaScript, react, css

App Academy's curriculum is absolutely fantastic. It is rigorous and often stressful, but you learn at such an accelerated rate (relative to self learning or the like) that I think it's definitely worth the time if you can afford it. A lot of that is due to the excellent instructional readings and videos provided to you, as well as the amazing help from your instructors. You learn full stack web development with a back-end in Ruby on Rails, which may not be the hottest thing out there right now, but by the end of the course you will be skilled enough to be able to transition to any other back-end framework of you or your future employer's choosing. The instructors teach you not only about the frameworks, such as Rails, but also about how they work under the hood, which is great to really cement your understanding of core concepts and build your foundation. I'm also a fan of their weekly assessments, which are a great way to gauge how well you're doing in the course up to that point. The material on these is extremely fair relative to what you learn in class on a daily basis, and they are a great way to sharpen your test taking and pressure handling ability. 

The people of App Academy, in my experience, are all really great. At least in my cohort, everyone got along beautifully. I can't say this is always going to be true, but I trust in App Academy's hiring process enough to think it should be true for future cohorts as well. 

Although the curriculum is very rewarding, it is also very demanding. If you want to excel, you will most likely need to dedicate most, if not all of your time to this course. Though the assessments are fair, you will need to spend a lot time studying for them. Don't be afraid to ask for help! You will get what you put in. Good luck!

The curriculum seemed like a compilation of tutorials and books already available online. The value of the program is in being instructed to do it with a sense of direction with a room full of other people buying in. Having yet been hired I cannot attest to the primary goal of the program which is their ability to get you a job, however I will say that I'm confident of doing so. If you're a self-starter and have people in your network that can help you land that first job, you might be able to succeed without the program. If programming is a fresh start for you, this is a good launch pad.

App academy is an 8-week long intensive coding bootcamp that teaches everything you need to know to start your new career in Software Development. Prepare to dedicate yourself completely for the duration of the program. It will require your full attention. The skills and technologies that you will learn are current and in high demand! The staff is friendly and supportive throughout the whole process. It was an amazing experience that I would recommend to anyone who is serious about making the career change to Software Development. 

I just received and accepted a 6 figure job offer, 3 months after graduating from App Academy's program. a/A is an extremely rewarding program, where you will learn the fundamentals of coding and full stack web development. 

I would not recommend this course if you are only looking for a pay check. The course is extremely rigorous, easily 80 hours a week, sometimes over 100. Even after this, you will always need to keep improving your skills. 

Those who fall behind too far are removed from the program. While this seems harsh, this is integral to ensuring the quality of the a/A name. Employees look to a/A to find skilled and driven software engineers. 

I met so many cool people at a/A, and I wish the best for a/A and all of its students in the years to come!

After graduating college (2 years ago), I decided to pursue software engineering and taught myself through MOOCs, meetups, and attending small introductory workshops for people with a non-traditional tech background. It's safe to say that App Academy was by far the hardest yet most rewarding experience that I've had. I learned more in 3 weeks at aA than what I did in TWO YEARS of teaching myself. 

The thing that I admire most about aA is that they push your limits, they prove to you what your true capabilities are.. and the TAs are there to support you every step of the way. I remember looking weeks ahead during instructional, thinking, "there's no way I could do that!!" yet when that week's assignment flew by, I realized how quickly I adapted to the pace of the curriculum and managed to complete what I initially thought was impossible. 

Some tips: Follow the allotted time that they recommend for the homeworks and nightly assignments. If they give you a coding challenge and it says on the curriculum to take 45 minutes to complete it, STOP at the 45 minute mark! I know it can be easy to go over the time limit they suggest, and it might stress you out, but sacrificing your sleep IS NOT WORTH IT! You will struggle the day after, and it's crucial to be at the top of your game everyday. 

This program isn't for everyone.. but if you know for a fact that this is something that you'd like to do and you're willing to devote yourself 100% for 3 months, then go for it! I absolutely loved it and would totally do it again!