I'm starting with Rails and this sounds like a great deal. The only problem is that I'm some 6500 miles away from SF. Anyhow, I like what you're doing and I wish you success.
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App Academy is an intensive web development course in San Francisco
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Re: App Academy is an intensive web development course in San Francisco
#62Ok, so you're competing directly with Dev Bootcamp ( http://devbootcamp.com ) by underpricing them. I'm reading the tuition section here: http://www.appacademy.io/description It looks like the student pays you 12.5% of their first year's salary. Normally wouldn't the hiring company pay? If I'm reading it right -- and I might not be -- how is that different than a student loan? Wouldn't that just be 12.5% off the top…
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#63I find it a bit weird that you have shifted from iOS to Rails given:
1) There is an established rails bootcamp in the area (Dev Bootcamp) while there are very few iOS bootcamps anywhere
2) Before yesterday, the website was taking applications for iOS classes
3) The only batch of students you've had go through your program were iOS students and haven't been placed yet
Makes it a bit hard to judge the quality of the program since you've wiped the slate clean by changing technologies before your first batch has finished. It's a bit hard to gauge your student comments since they were trained on different technologies and haven't even been placed yet.
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#64I visited these guys a couple weeks ago and played some 7 Wonders with some of them after class. It was a fun group and it was really neat to see how it's run.
I've been working pretty hard in improving my skills on my own via Coursera, Code School, etc... but this is way better. Pair programming and then chatting with all the other pairs working on the same thing looked like it was not only effective, but also motivational. It was a fun group to hang out with, too.
The organizer was even kind enough to share a few tidbits of advice for in in terms of learning materials, etc for me to pursue on my own.
I'm definitely applying for their next batch.
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#65I find it a bit weird that you have shifted from iOS to Rails given: 1) There is an established rails bootcamp in the area (Dev Bootcamp) while there are very few iOS bootcamps anywhere 2) Before yesterday, the website was taking applications for iOS classes 3) The only batch of students you've had go through your program were iOS students and haven't been placed yet Makes it a bit hard to judge the quality of the pr…
The demand for both Rails and iOS devs in SF is huge, the market is nowhere near saturated. It's really the opposite: as Devbootcamp gains success, the applicant and recruiting company pools grow larger.
We taught Ruby/Rails for the first 3 weeks of the current iOS course; several of our alumni directly speak to their experiences learning Rails in their testimonials. That said, the most important (and hardest) concepts to learn through these programs are the fundamental skills of software development (how to model a real-world problem, how to design a solution, how to debug...). Those core, essential skills are common to both Rails and iOS, as well as any other software development work.
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#66I really want to participate in one of these programs (App Academy, Hungry Academy, Hacker School, etc.) but location is a deal-breaker. Does anyone know of similar events in the Portland, OR area?
Same for me, but I'm in San Diego. There's a local Ruby group, but the meetings are a couple times per month.
Anyone know of opportunities in San Diego?
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Hi, I applied to App Academy a little over 2 weeks ago before the curriculum change. Will this affect my application or should I still be expecting a decision? Thanks
We'd be happy to consider you for our Rails class. Let me know if you're interested in that course, and I'll transfer your application over!
Yes, definitely! My email is included in my profile in case you need to search for me by email. Thanks a lot for your help!
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#68This looks interesting. I also really like the pricing, it definitely looks like it reduces risk for students. That said, what are the costs like for housing and other living expenses in S.F. for the two month period?
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#69The first company to offer intensive programs like this over the Internet will do well for themselves.
Bloc(http://www.bloc.io/) does exactly that. "This is perfect for someone who wants to enroll in something like Dev Bootcamp but can't because they don't live in San Francisco."
I'm part of their fall cohort that's about to start and so far it's been great.
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#70Hi there, this sounds incredibly effective and I know a number of very talented friends who'd be interested. I briefly read through the description but couldn't find the answers to the following questions: 1. How are accommodations handled? Do we have to arrange that on our own or are they provided? 2. Do you help with visas? My friends are Canadian so not sure whether they can stay for 9 weeks in the USA without a s…
I'm not sure if you already knew this but you don't need a student visa to live in the US for 9-12 weeks. You can apply for a B1 visa (business/visitor category). Technically you are only learning and not working for wages. Once you land a job offer you can get a H1B visa and that's a different story. You'll need an invitation letter for B1 visa and am pretty sure the guys at appacademy will furnish you one if you are selected. Hope this helps.