u/ericswc wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
So, I’ve been out of the space for years, but I maintained a 92% placement rate running my program from 2013-2016. Almost no negative reviews, I think I had maybe 1, and it made me sad if I got 4 out of 5 stars. Anyways, if you have good outcomes, the people who don’t succeed g
u/michaelnovati replied ·
I think it's more complex than that.
During good times, the reviews attributed the cause to the bootcamp, when the market was a major factor.
During bad times, the reviews attributed the cause to the bootcamp, when the market was a major factor.
And the tough part is that some bootcamps did grow too fast in the good times, degraded, and were objectively worse in the bad times. Others were just as good the whole time and got hit hard.
Then you throw in bootcamps paying people to write reviews.
It's very hard to sort that out if you a student. How much of the reviews are the actual bootcamp and how much are