u/Nsevedge wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
The only caveat here is that unless you are in a top 50ish school, it’s all “crappy”. The idea that everything is back to a college degree is just not true. Businesses are relying more again on DSA’s and an individuals ability to show critical thinking & problem solving skills.
u/michaelnovati replied · · edited ★ FEATURED
I agree, maybe even a top 20 school.
Part of it is the selection process. If you can get into a top 20 school, you are probably someone who is also more likely to succeed in 12 months too.
Codesmith was a place with a high selection bar. They did a study on schools people went to prior and only a tiny percent didn't have any college experience and most went to good public or private or ivy league like schools.
So taking people that are proven to be able to get into a really good college in a different discipline and then giving them a boot camp after to fill in some specific technical gaps where they already built a network and non-technical skills in their degree at their really good school. could make sense, maybe too, but that's still a bit of a stretch to me and I don't think that is a reproducible heurosric.