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Any students on HN? Yes! We're here. Holberton School is project based and community supported, which means that we get the best of two worlds. 1. We get to discover answers oursel…

I'm not sure that a comparison between bootcamps and college is viable. College is not just about learning to code. You also learn to deal with professors and how to get the best g…

>I think one key aspect that is missing is that boot camp graduates aren't straight off the barista lineup. It seems like everyone is forgetting this. Since coding is becoming impo…

I agree! In my class (I go to Holberton School) the average age is 29 as well. I wonder if this says something more about how life is lived now, and the choices we get to make beca…

I'm sure that if they are looking for a change in career, taking some time off to make that change is not really a choice. I'm 43, and enrolled at Holberton School, which is projec…

San Francisco is unmatched when it comes to accessing mentors who have been entrenched in technology. I'm a student at Holberton School, which is project based (like Ecole 42) and …

Indeed they should be able to! I'm a student at Holberton School in SF and we use the same methodology - project based, peer-learning - and our student body is made up of people wh…