Here to give back, I broke into tech without a tech degree and I would love to answer any doubts you have and shed light on fake stuff I’ve noticed that are promoted to people trying to break into tech.

Thanks for helping the community by sharing your experiences. One word of caution is that everyone changing careers has a different path and there isn't just one way to get there. For example, I work with a few people that feel scammed by Revature. They were overqualified and interviewed there thinking it was a dream job, only to find out it's a bootcamp that is free but that you pay back indirectly by being placed in a job where you are being underpaid by about $40K per year for a 2 year contract (and leaving early means you have to pay a $30k penalty), while Revature makes a ton of profit on your contract. However, for someone with no training, and a lot of hustle, putting in 2 years, aiming to get bought out earlier, at a legit job isn't so bad! Heck Codesmith has like a 3 month wait time, you have to study for 3 months before then, program takes 3 months, being a fellow adds 3 months and then an 80% chance of being hired after 6 months, bringing the total to 1.5 years. You might start off making $120K but with zero experience at a 2nd tier company.. whereas the Revature person might the fill in fundamentals and get a FAANG job next. Just want to highlight how important it is to look at everything from all angles and not try to follow one specific path.