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r/codingbootcamp

u/Glittering_Low_3407 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

Hi Michael, im currently a junior in college for Cybersecurity thinking of joining a bootcamp do you recommend it? If yes im thinking about joining Tripleten do you think they are solid? If not what are some of your top choices for bootcamp in Cybersecurity. And do you think its

u/michaelnovati replied Β· β˜… FEATURED
I wouldn't do a bootcamp no, it's probably a waste of $5 to $10K given you are in college. If you can't get an internship, try volunteering for a professor/lab at school and if you can't do that, try volunteering for a startup. It's better to be paid $0 for as summer of real work than to pay $10K to do a Udemy-type course with human mentors.