This is the most honest and straightforward review, and I just want to say you've helped me a ton just by hearing about your background. Thank you.

Thank so so much for being so direct and informative but still motivational, don’t see a lot of videos like this anymore!

@EthicalTechie

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome! I'm so glad it helpful!

This was exactly what I needed to see before my scheduled enrollment interview. I know I can do it, but wanted to make sure I’m not biting off more than I can chew. Def want to see more vids!

Thanks for this! So encouraging! I have my admissions interview with TE tomorrow, I'm pumped!

@EthicalTechie

Жыл бұрын

You’ve got it! Just be authentic and remember they want you to succeed too! Good luck!

Incredibly motivating

Thank you for being transparent about adhd And showing that it’s still possible to achieve things and progress

@EthicalTechie

Жыл бұрын

Of course! I hope it helps you with whatever your struggles are! I know seeing others be vulnerable in the past few years has been a huge help in my battle with it!

Hey also graduated from Ohio State and have ADHD. Watching your video today and am considering going to a coding boot Camp. Specifically Tech Elevator. This definitely helped me gain perspective on options and what it will be like.

Thanks for making this video. This is very helpful . Looking at Tech Elevator myself

@EthicalTechie

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Comments like these mean a lot! Good luck! It’s a phenomenal program!

Starting tech elevator boot camp in April funded through Amazon’s career choice program. It’s a year long program because the pace will be slower to accommodate people with full time jobs at Amazon. I appreciate the insight into the program. I’ve graduated with CS degree in Summer 2023 and was completely unprepared for a job as the school I went to did not teach much of any technical skills and instead spent most of my time learning theoretical knowledge about computer science. I’m hoping tech elevator charges that for me.

@fcohndzlopez0106

4 ай бұрын

Heeeeey fellow Amazonian 🥹❤️...I did the software developer certification with correlation one last year, thinking of doing this one as well. We'll probably retread over stuff I already learned but the correlation one class was only like 4 months long compared to this being a year long.

Thank you very much for this information. I'm 53 with an undergrad in IT. Im looking at taking a hootcamp but I'm uncertain that I'll find a job afterwards which makes me nervous about making a drastic change. But your video made me more comfortable about that decision.

Thank you for this, it was very informative. I just moved back home (Cleveland, Ohio) and have been wanting to change my career for years. I love tech and have been wanting to go into the field for some time now, so I finally pulled the trigger. I looked around the area and found Tech Elevator, and just like you, I was very impressed with their testimonials. I really enjoyed their application process of testing you on your problem solving/pattern recognition skills. I just got the news that I've been accepted and should be starting in January. I'm definitely excited to give everything I have to this due to reaaallyy wanting to turn my life around and finally pursue my interests.

@danielc.8150

Жыл бұрын

im actually thinking of applying to Tech Elevator, im jus wondering how its going and if youre liking it or if you regert doing this bootcamp

Thanks for the video, I kind of wish there were chapters though

Great video! I am starting the new 30 week part time live remote bootcamp through tech elevator at the end of the month so to hear someone that has gone through it is inspiring!!!! Best of luck to you!

@EthicalTechie

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! I wish all the best for you as you go through it! I've heard the folks over at the remote campus are great, I didn't know they did a part time program now! I'm sure it'll be great to be able to take your time a little more while taking in all the material!!

@JesacaSLin

Жыл бұрын

How is the part time program going? It's much harder to find info on the part time vs full time. Are your classes during the week or Saturday?

@FindYourHappyPlace

Жыл бұрын

@@JesacaSLin I just got accepted into the part time program. You have 3 options: Mon and Wed 6-9pm, Tue and Thu 6-9pm, or Sat 9am-1pm. These are all EST. Hope that helps.

@boatnerjg

3 ай бұрын

​@@FindYourHappyPlace Hey there! How did you end up liking the part-time program at tech elevator? How hard is the admissions process? Also, assuming you graduated how has the job hunt been going since then?

Just did a campus tour and filled the app:] Looking to really build myself up and really take advantage of TechElevator

whoa...you went from 30k to 100k! That's excellent! Everyone keeps saying this program is very rigorous and hearing this worries me and makes me not want to do it for fear of wasting my time (and causing unnecessary stress) if it doesn't pan out financially. On the plus side, my job is paying for the program (ours is a year-long not 14 weeks, assuming they changed the length?) so I am fortunate to not have to pay myself. I guess we'll see how things go for me in a few more weeks. Thanks for sharing this video!

Thx!

Hopefully starting a bootcamp next month. As someone with ADHD and a background in the outdoor activities I really connected with your introduction and transition into tech. I just hope to succeed through the 3am headaches.

@EthicalTechie

Жыл бұрын

You can do it! I'm planning on doing a longer video about ADHD and software engineering but I need to refine my video making skills a bit before I dive into it. The things that helped me the most going through mine were consistent schedules and exercise! I would usually take a 30-45 minute break after lecture and then would finish the homeworks before I did anything else! I also tried to move every other day at least, just burn off the extra energy that forms when you sit in lecture!

@kevinbetker1476

Жыл бұрын

@@EthicalTechie I would add sleep! There have been many times where I have been stuck on a problem for hours only to solve it under 10 minutes after a good nights sleep.

@EthicalTechie

Жыл бұрын

@@kevinbetker1476 this is a phenomenal point! I pulled so many all nighters in college that would have been way better used as a few extra hours of sleep to recharge and reset, totally agree!

@christopheryoungbeck8837

Ай бұрын

I have ADHD OCD and a learning disability and I was able to graduate recently with a master's degree in software development from a private university in Illinois. I'm currently an unpaid artificial intelligence engineer intern and also halfway through a QA engineering boot camp. I'm hoping that I'll be able to find some kind of employment before I become homeless.

Awesome video man! I’m having my interview tomorrow with TE, bit nervous about the second assessment but excited overall.

@EthicalTechie

Жыл бұрын

Good luck!! You can do it, just keep a cool head and try to break the problems down into their simplest form! I also remember a few questions being especially tough so don't be afraid to skip and come back.

@pepperonitony2155

Жыл бұрын

How did the second assessment go?

@pepperonitony2155

Жыл бұрын

Been wanting to apply for TE just nervous about the aptitude tests

@nicolasbotia8405

Жыл бұрын

@@pepperonitony2155 it went well, right now on my third week of the program. I honestly couldn't have made a better decision. Lots of work but keeping up so far.

@EthicalTechie

Жыл бұрын

This is so awesome! Glad it’s working out for you!

I have ADHD OCD and a learning disability and I was able to graduate recently with a master's degree in software development from a private university in Illinois. I'm currently an unpaid artificial intelligence engineer intern and also halfway through a QA engineering boot camp. I'm hoping that I'll be able to find some kind of employment before I become homeless.

Wow thank you for everything i just wanted to know about getting into bootcamp if is the right fit for me i just wanted to know more because iam a cnc machinest i just wanted to learn how do they machine learning thank you for sharing your videos

Hey bro 😊 I am considering tech elevator, and am from minnesota. Do you think I should take that bootcamp? Im doing cs50 right now, so my knowledge is decent about computer science. But you said you finished in 2020 right ? I am wondering if tech elevator is still good. And amazing video!

I'm starting tech elevator in January and I am neurodivergent too. Can you please do a video on where to look for entry level gigs once you finish bootcamp?

@EthicalTechie

Жыл бұрын

Amazing! I think it’s a really good space for the flexibility my brain needs so I’m rooting for you! I’m definitely planning on some content about how to compare entry level postings soon, as well as some job posting roasts 😆 My most recent video has a bit of that, but the good news for you as well is that the Tech Elevator folks really help a ton with navigating that, my experience with their pathway program was top notch, they know where to point you and who in your area is the best at onboarding new engineers.

Hey, I'm interviewing with TE next week and was wondering how many hours did you spend working outside of class every day? Thanks for the video- it's encouraging to hear that the bootcamp experience can work out for someone else with ADHD.

@SSGoatanks

7 ай бұрын

Coding bootcamps are not worth it because most employers still require a bachelor's degree in computer science or related field. Graduates are going struggle finding work if they think bootcamps are all they need to land a job in highly competitive tech industries.

Did you do TE in person or remote? If in 2020 I assume remote, I was at the Cbus campus yesterday but I don't think I can manage traveling there for 15 weeks. Would prefer in person but distance is a blocker right now, but chat with admissions on Thursdays about program.

Did you do tech elevator in person or remote? I’ve heard great reviews with the in person Bootcamp but a mixture of remote Bootcamp.

Hi I’m an OSU student dropout. I have a years worth of experience and I’m trying to find my new tech job. If you have any suggestions or connections please let me know! Thanks

I just got accepted for the April classes! Just wanted to know if you would personally sign up for classes right now with all these layoffs happening?

@Reenown

Жыл бұрын

How's it going?

I just applied to tech elevator excited for the journey thankyou for the advice! If you mind me asking would you recommend Tech Elevator to a beginner?

@EthicalTechie

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! I had a bit of experience like I mentioned, but the majority of my cohort had very little or no experience with code coming into it! They make it really approachable and also do a great job of giving you community and support when the imposter syndrome hits or the material is tough. By the end I couldn't have told you who had experience going into it!

@victorgotsduhjuice9652

Жыл бұрын

@@EthicalTechie awesome I really appreciate the advice!!

I am brand new to coding and have no experience, is it too difficult to start tech elevator as a newbie ?

Any tips for the aptitude test if your absolutely terrible at math? What should I specifically search to study?

@EthicalTechie

Жыл бұрын

It’s probably been through a few iterations since I took it, but there was no specific conceptual math when I went through! It was lots of pattern recognition, which shape is the most different etc as well as word problems that are more about pulling out the important info than doing any crazy math. Usually just basic arithmetic, maybe a bit of really basic algebra, like turning word problem info into variables and adding available info in to find what info you weren’t given. There are probably lots of ways to go about those too, they’re all way more logic problems than math problems! As for studying, I’d honestly do a bunch of brain-teaser type puzzles and pattern puzzles to get your problem solving brain sharp and go for it! You can also check their posts on LinkedIn, if I remember right they used to post a few sample questions here and there to spark interest in it.

@KingM119

Жыл бұрын

@@EthicalTechie thank you soo much I really appreciate it!!

@EthicalTechie

Жыл бұрын

Of course! The reality is most developers I know also avoid math like the plague, it’s definitely not a required skill for modern development work unless you seek it out! Good luck on the test!

Thanks for the video bro. What do you think of the Mearn and Mean stack? I want to learn Java. But then it’s complex lol😅

@EthicalTechie

Жыл бұрын

I'm mostly working in the MERN stack right now and I love it. Javascript gets a bad rap a lot of the time but having it all in the same language is really nice for data structures and fast development IMO! I had to write some Java a few months ago and it was pulling teeth, everything just is so slow, but I do get the appeal with how much is already written in it. I had to do it for some data extraction work, as javascript just really doesn't hold up for those type of applications.

@zachintech5590

Жыл бұрын

@@EthicalTechie that’s what I heard about JS. It has tons of errors. That’s why I don’t think it’s a good language for connecting to big sets of data. It does very well on the web integrate interface.

@EthicalTechie

Жыл бұрын

I should say, when I talk about JS it’s actually always typescript 😆 it saves you from yourself with lots of common errors, and makes finding and fixing bugs WAY easier. If you’re investing the time to learn JavaScript I would think about just doing typescript from the ground up, it only adds functionality!

@JesacaSLin

Жыл бұрын

@@EthicalTechie The MERN stack is pretty popular. Do you feel like TE spent enough time with JS? Also, now that you are in the industry, have you seen jobs where they regularly require you to work the Java AND JS at the same time? Or usually one or the other?

If you got the money, Codesmith bootcamp is the best 👍

@EthicalTechie

Жыл бұрын

Amazing! Always good to get another rec, hope this helps anyone out there looking at them!