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Hi, the reputation filters use AI so it's not so much people who have no history, but people who perhaps us the same computer to have a number of accounts that are all used to vote etc... It looks like your comment went through. Congrats! So Future Code NYC isn't normal Codesmith. The day to day is similar but the program is meant for people with very minimal programming experience at all, and not the same bar as normal Codesmith. If they told you that then I would be very concerned. So I would expect to aim for much lower and adjacent-SWE jobs than people in the immersive. I would be very concerned if they tell you you can expect the same outcomes as normal Codesmith because those outcomes are not doing well right now and their strategy isn't working as well in this market and those people generally have more programming experience than you should have. I would also expect them to have hiring partnerships setup with the city of NY and that will be key in this market. If they don't have partnerships setup and they are telling you you will get a similar job to the immersive, then I would seriously consider leaving as that is not realistic and they might not be able to help you and you might waste six months. I would also be concerned if they tell you to not put Future Code on your resume (past versions have done this, but Codesmith students usually don't put Codesmith on their resume) or if they encourage you to frame your 1 month OSP project as 6 months of experience on your resume. My strategy would be going all in on apprenticeships. Like Pinterest, Adobe, Dropbox, Asana, and others. And if not, then trying to get any kind of internship at the end that could turn into a full time role. I would also expect to take up to a a year to get job right now (without any hiring partnerships)