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Nucamp offers great hands-on cybersecurity labs, but some quizzes need revisions due to unclear questions. The curriculum should align more closely with CompTIA exam objectives.

I enrolled because it wasn't very expensive and it was taught by instructors who are currently in the field. This is also why I'm staying for another course; it's worth what you paid for, but no more. The midweek content is nearly all AI-generated and doesn't go into depth about anything. (-2⭐) The weekend workshops are still pretty good though, if your class is big enough and there are people at your skill level.

In my previous course (Python Fundamentals) at NuCamp, I had a great experience. The study material, project, and workshop instructions were very clear. During the week, the instructor was most of the time available when I asked for help. In the SQL with Python course, the study materials were fine, however, the project portfolio instructions were not very intuitive. To make the project portfolio it was necessary to follow the instructions explained in an exercise on the study material. However, in some parts of the project, some of the steps explained in the exercise did not apply to my project and I had difficulties in progressing in my project. My instructor was rarely available to help us. I finished this course very frustrated.

I joined NuCamp because of the idea of instructors being available anytime.

My experience with Nucamp has been mostly positive. Covering HTML and CSS in a weeks time felt a touch challenging, but not overwhelming. This began to change when we started covering JavaScript. I believe it was too much, too fast. With a bit more time, I'm confident I could get the hang of it, but time was a luxury I didn't have. One particular point of frustration (perhaps a compliment?) was while their video lectures were up to date in regards to modern coding practices, most websites that were refered to for extra studing were using outdated practices. This was even an issue when looking up videos on YouTube! That being said, I found the final JS project to be quite daunting....If you have a part-time job, retired, or a Type-A personality that can perfectly balance day job/ school/ life, I would highly recomend this course. Otherwise, I'd highly suggest one get a solid grasp of JS on their own before enrolling. P.S.-- I'm now realising that my completion of this course is contingent on me posting reviews of the school on SEVERAL websites. Frankly, they've lost a star for this.

What led me to Nucamp was the price and the scholarships available for women. I felt all the information learned was valuable however the pace at which you learn is very accelerated for a person that has never coded before. Learning key concepts took more time than given to fully understand. Im still trying to rap my head around some concepts that I thought I knew but when I try to apply them I've actually completely forgotten. Over all, despite the material pace I feel more aware of the concepts despite not fully grasping the concepts. I believe my learning style is more traditional in nature and less reliant on videos. Even with all the outside assistance from sling to websites, it could never take the place of an actual instructional class setting. Im not sure Nucamp is a good fit for me to continue with further courses, but it will not stop me from finding the bootcamp that fits my learning style.

so far so good

Based on the first five-week course, Python Fundamentals, I want to share my experience with the Nucamp Back End, SQL, and DevOps with Python Bootcamp. I like Nucamp because the founder, Ludo, is transparent about the program. In his weekly YouTube show, Campfire, he mentioned that students would have to supplement using this program. He says there are better and free curriculums, but the main reason for choosing Nucamp is the weekend 4-hour live workshop. He talks about how people rarely finish these free programs. I've started a few and haven't finished, so I relate. So, going into the program, I knew it wouldn't have the best curriculum. So, why choose Nucamp? I chose Nucamp because it's affordable. When I signed up, it was five payments of $385 with the early bird discount. Also, the workshop provides the accountability I need. Since I will meet with my cohort on the weekend, I will complete everything on time, so I won't be behind. The first couple of weeks were not smooth sailing. As I got used to the assignments, I learned that I needed to be able to write what my code was doing in paragraph form. Explaining it in words helped me learn all of the proper terminologies for Python. The weekend workshop assignment always explained what to do using Python terminology, so I would waste lots of time figuring out what I was being asked to do. That struggle helped me see that I wasn't learning the concepts. So, I started adding comments to the exercises in my code files, explaining definitions of things and why I'm doing what I'm doing. As I mentioned, Nucamp lessons will ask you to seek outside sources to learn each lesson. Some resources I use are Code With Mosh, Python for Everybody, and Udacity's free Intro to Python course. Nucamp asks for feedback on the teacher and the curriculum every week. Feedback is shared with the teacher, and it's supposed to be anonymous. My teacher adjusted his approach to the class after receiving feedback. He ensured we knew he wanted us to ask questions if we needed to. My overall impression of Nucamp is that it is responsive to feedback. They update their curriculum more often than some of the other boot camps I considered. And, since it's affordable, if I decide I don't want to work with Python or SQL in the future, I won't feel like I wasted money by trying it. To recap, I chose Nucamp because it is affordable, offers live help in the weekend workshops or help by chat on Slack, and offers structured learning and accountability. Now that I finished the first month, I would have chosen the Udacity Python Nanodegree because it’s curriculum is much better, it offers weekly calls with a mentor, job search coaching, and at $399 a month, it is more affordable. It’s possible to finish a Nanodegree in two months, so that’s about $800 or less if there’s a discount. Since outstanding curricula are available online for free, you don't need a boot camp to learn code. I chose this route for support and accountability, but many choose to learn independently.