Thanks for the review. I just submitted my application today (before I saw your post). I was a bit wary, due to fluttershy’s post you mentioned, but more because of the lack of results (ie actual job placements) on their website compared to more established programs. The main benefit I see to this program is being in a space with other people who you can easily bounce ideas off (ie, the social experience). I tend to work bettered in a structured environment, also. Its also good to hear that it is useful for networking as well. I wasn’t sure about that, because whereas other data science programs have working relationships with major companies, I didn’t get that impression when reading about Signal.
Signal do have contacts in a few high profile companies.
I suspect that the track record issue is somewhat a timing thing, but also somewhat because other bootcamps are quite good at creative statistics to cook up their 90% figures.
For example, I started a springboard data science course with a monthly fee, but pulled out when I realised it was useless. However they will not count me as a “fail”, because I didn’t complete.
The mentor they assigned to me at springboard just told me to go Google everything, and their curriculum was not as good, you were left to fend for yourself with no help.
Contrast Signal where you’re actually there and get help when you’re stuck.
Thanks for the review. I just submitted my application today (before I saw your post). I was a bit wary, due to fluttershy’s post you mentioned, but more because of the lack of results (ie actual job placements) on their website compared to more established programs. The main benefit I see to this program is being in a space with other people who you can easily bounce ideas off (ie, the social experience). I tend to work bettered in a structured environment, also. Its also good to hear that it is useful for networking as well. I wasn’t sure about that, because whereas other data science programs have working relationships with major companies, I didn’t get that impression when reading about Signal.
Signal do have contacts in a few high profile companies.
I suspect that the track record issue is somewhat a timing thing, but also somewhat because other bootcamps are quite good at creative statistics to cook up their 90% figures.
For example, I started a springboard data science course with a monthly fee, but pulled out when I realised it was useless. However they will not count me as a “fail”, because I didn’t complete.
The mentor they assigned to me at springboard just told me to go Google everything, and their curriculum was not as good, you were left to fend for yourself with no help.
Contrast Signal where you’re actually there and get help when you’re stuck.