Does anyone have any experience joining the pay after placement bootcamp?

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u/michaelnovati replied · Sep 25, 2024

This hasn't been discussed much but loan providers have been dropping off and even just getting loans for bootcamps has become more difficult. And those stopped extremely abruptly. If your program only has ONE loan option, the entire program would be at jeopardy if the banks/loan providers pulled out suddenly like they did for other providers. So deferring payment is extremely rare now. I think Launch School still has their ISA model as far as I know.

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

Based on the feedback, I think attending bootcamps that provide paid internships is a better option. Additionally, are certifications from these bootcamps still valuable? Since anyone can watch the videos, mark them as complete, and obtain a certificate, how do companies co

u/michaelnovati replied · Sep 25, 2024

Certificates are useless for top tier tech companies because they are too easy to get. Certificates are good for contractor agencies so that you can quickly get assigned to jobs that require those certificates. Bootcamps that provide internships are good! Ada Developer Academy is an example of one. I couple of places offer "Externships" which is not a real internship but more like a project that is run like a real company project.