Le Wagon Amsterdam - Coding Bootcamp - IJsbaanpad 9

I entered the Le Wagon bootcamp after building a career in television broadcasting for 12 years as I needed a change and changing workplaces didn’t bring the job satisfaction I was after. I started to learn to code besides my job at the time and the longer I stayed with it the more sense and fun it made. Still having doubts about my capabilities, I signed up for the bootcamp to see how I perform compared to others and to follow the path of many successful students. Studying at Le Wagon Amsterdam was a unique and fantastic experience. I loved joining a group of like-minded people who motivated me to do my best and beyond under the guidance of competent teachers to become a web developer. After completing the bootcamp, I’m even more enthusiastic to grow a career in web development than ever before.

It was a life-changing experience for me and would highly advise to anyone who is looking for a big change in his career and get right tech skills and tools to thrive to go for it!

The Le Wagon Data Science bootcamp covered everything I was looking for, and a lot more! My favorite parts were the daily challenges and the final project (an AI DJ), tackling them with my buddies, and of course, having a lot of fun in the proces!

Joining Le Wagon was the best choice for my coding career. Extremely valuable community!

Some years ago, a manager told me that I have an analytical brain and advised me to try coding. I didn’t know anything about it. So I was curious and I started to study by myself, for one year, HTML, CSS and Javascript. I Enjoyed so much, that I decided to leave my job and jump into a serious learning experience, Le Wagon Bootcamp. I checked many bootcamps before applying, but finally I chose Le Wagon because of the curriculum they offer and the many positive reviews online. Also I had a good feeling about it. After 9 weeks, my initial thoughts were confirmed, I learnt not just the theories, but also how real programmers work, with real projects in team. We used mostly Ruby on Rails for the back-end and Html, CSS and Javascript for the front-end, but we also touched many other technologies. In particular, I worked on a clone of Airbnb based on boats, and a financial app to save money. The experience was incredibly challenging but rewarding, I found myself basically doing a job and solve issues I didn’t even know they existed until some months before. A mention to the method used in this bootcamp: the day starts with a class, followed by many challenges to be solved in pairs or group. All the time, we have the option to ask questions/clarification/explanations/advises to teachers and teacher assistants, who (trust me) are very patient and collaborative. They are a fundamental part of the program, as they constantly make you feel that you are on the right path, and all the doubts you experience are normal, as they did the process before! The whole experience was definitely very positive. Now is time for me to look for a real job!

Before joining the coding bootcamp at Le wegon Amsterdam last April 19, 2021, I was working in Child Care for 6 years, I wanted to change my career and wanted to be a Web Developer, that's when I found Le Wagon. I was in batch 626, I would say it is an intensive 9 weeks, it was hard for me for the first 3 weeks because I am a complete beginner but with the support of my TA's and my batchmates I became comfortable with coding. TA's at Le wagon are really great very profesional and friendly at the same time, they made me feel that I belong and that I will succeed. I trusted their system. Even though it's remote, i didn't feel alone and far, I learned to trust my self, my batchmates are the best as well, we always start our day talking to each other laughing and do silly things on camera, it feels like we've known each other for a long time. The schedules, the program, everything is just great, well planned and systematic. I learned a lot, from soft skills to technical skills. I am greatful that I joined Le Wagon and took the risk. I am so proud that I became a part of this Family. I definitely recommend Le Wagon to anyone who plans in changing their career.

Le Wagon was everything I could expect from a course and so much more. Even though there's plenty to learn in just 9 weeks, the hands-on approach, constant feedback, and helpful staff make it possible. In addition, focus on interactions between the students and the teachers gives an amazing sense of community.

Before joining Le Wagon I was working at my University as a professional intern, I knew I wanted to do meaningful work but lacked the skills to apply for big time roles. That’s why I joined the bootcamp and it was the best decision I’ve made, from understanding machine learning to being involved in this community it was everything I hoped for. In 9 weeks I was able to build my own deep learning model to predict stock market analysis with bright minded colleagues. I am Le Wagon forever and excited to continue to collaborate with the alumni in the future.