SpringboardReviews of springboard.com

The material was good but applying the material to real life, I have found it to be limiting. The material provided gives enough information to enter into the junior phase but the program should push students to find some freelancing work while studying. Yes, they do pair students with an organization for a few weeks to work on a UX project, and that helps! But I'm wondering if having students enter another organization with a short term contract- learning to deal with project managers, product managers, developers and/or engineers while in the program can build a stronger foundation. Why? cause as designers we have to know how to interact with these other teams. It's an important part to our role. The job placement part. Springboard offered the revision of resumes/LinkedIn profiles and do mockup interviews, etc. While I was there, the amount of available resources was limited. I think it was like three career coaches for the whole cohort, and the time they gave was limited. This is an area that NEEDS to be stronger and the reason I gave the four stars. While the coach I met was nice there wasn't any deep insight into the field itself and what it is that hiring managers within the UX Design/ UX Research fields are looking for and the keys facts they want to see. It felt very general advice, but not specific to UX. That can be very harmful. The mentors are awesome! truly! you get one for you and there are some on the slack channel who are amazing too! the advice and insight they all provide truly helps any one in this program. Springboard allows you to build your own material. There are no templates, and the mentors are honest with you. They will tell you, you need more research, you need to try this and that. Unlike other bootcamps that simply won't "pass" you cause it wasn't "pretty" enough or step one wasn't complete, here they make sure every step is complete, and you have something to use for your career launch/growth while being guided by a mentor. With bootcamps carrying a bad rep I imagine Springboard has to distinguish themselves from those other bootcamps. Cause they are a good program IF you have a background that can pair well with the knowledge you gain from the program. However, if you are coming in with very little work experience and little exposure to the field, know that the program isn't enough to land you a job. Jobs want the years too not just the certificate. If you are looking to gain more knowledge insight, then consider the program. If you are looking for a job bootcamps can only go so far. If they fix their job placement and branch out to beyond that six month mark this might change, but for now its a good place to add to your skills set and knowledge.

Great mix of contents and job search guidance

I would definitely recommend springboard for especially those who are going through career change. The curriculum is simple and easy to understand for the beginners. The 24 hour mentor was very useful if you get stuck somewhere in between of the assignments and projects. Support Team is also active and quick in response.

The course is being great so far! The only reason I am not giving it 5 stars is that I feel 1:1 mentor support should be more than 30ish min per week. According to a large amount of information being processed, we should have two 45 min sessions.

I really love the self-paced program, interface with the weekly professional mentor, availability of additional 1:1 mentors, and the student slack group. I am 2 months into the 9-month curriculum for UX/UI Design and feel like I've already learned so much. I love that this program devotes time to the UI component, as this focus is where I want to head. My 4 stars come from the pace of the program. Although it's stated, you'll need about 15/20 hours a week (part-time); in reality, this is an in-depth hardcore dive into the training required to become the right candidate in the profession. This requires extraordinary time devotion, taking on learning additional skills outside of the program like Sketch, Typography, Motion Design, etc... which are all new to me. I'm coming from an Interior Design professional background, and although the design thinking process has a lot of similarities, this is an entirely new skill set and track. I end up spending about 25-30 hours per week and still tracking behind schedule for a 9-month program. The good thing -- is there are a lot of options such as schedule freezes, which extend your end date. The student advisors, 1:1 mentors, career coaches, and UI TAs are hands-down amazing! I literally couldn't do this without them being constant cheerleaders for me.

I am still in my early process of learning. Good curriculum and informative mentor call.

I had a great learning experience. I have a habit of independently learning things on my own on whatever topic satisfies my curiosity at the time. I did not plan it as such, but, I absolutely took a very different route than is expected from a traditional data science. I did the course by building the capstone projects first, and picking up all I need to get them done along the way. This was an excellent way for me to learn and I progressed really fast. As I wrap up, I am beginning to go through the individual lectures on the course and I find that the lectures provide me with 'finesse', or rather, details that I pick up that makes my projects even stronger and better. I love the curated lecture contents. If I were to be completely honest, this may not work for every student, but building projects quickly and learning along the way has been so incredibly helpful, I think a stronger focus on meaningful projects could benefit future students, and 'meaningful' should be emphasized. I think understanding how to come up with meaningful project ideas can be a topic that can be covered a little more in detail. But, this worked for me, I am not clear if everyone would learn the same way. I just wanted to share my thought.

I would review the capstone project approach. Expectations and requirements. What students can do and cannot. Just better to clarify milestones and better to communicate regarding the project's choice. I am as a student have brilliant ideas but I do not know if ideas I have passion for are feasible I only assume. This is very important to decide which one idea is good to do the job.