u/michaelnovati replied ·
A lot has changed since then indeed. They do still have a 110% job guarantee and they have ISAs [(that cost A LOT more than other financing options)](https://www.bloomtech.com/tuition/income-share-agreements)
First off, the market
\- The market is a lot worse right now, and it's a lot harder to find a job. You have to read the fine print about the job guarantee because while it seems too good to be true for you (and it some ways it is), the program itself can't survive if none of it's students ever pay them and in 2023 we saw every program offering ISAs move to modern ISLs because ISAs just don't work in this market.
\- BloomTech placed 30-something people with Amazon in it's inaugural backend program. The Amazon Technical Academy has had some struggles and the recruiting team there was laid off, anecdotally, they even tried to place people from the Amazon Technical Academy at OTHER COMPANIES because Amazon just didn't have headcount for them anymore. So I wouldn't count on those backend outcomes continuing in 2024 unless they can assure you otherwise.
Second, BloomTech:
\- BloomTech moved to a self-paced model in around 2022ish. There are no cohorts or start dates and everything is self-paced, where you sign up for live lectures every week depending on where you are at in the curriculum. You have a staff member following your progress and an AI chat bot to ask for help.
\- It used to be cohort based, so it might be an almost entirely different program from when your cousin did it.
\- I'm sure some people will comment about Lambda School being a scam/lawsuits/changing name etc... All of that is important historical context to decide if you can trust them, but their program is objectively SO DIFFERENT from back then, it should be evaluated from scratch. I think there is a lot of room for improvement and am absolutely not suggesting you go there, but just that you evaluate them from scratch, rather than going off of past facts.