Ironhack

I first heard of Ironhack while in my uber ride and I was looking in the app to see that Uber was partnering up with Ironhack to promote a scholarship, after applying and studying a lot I got it and enrolled for the part-time UX course. It was the most challenging and awarding 24 weeks I've ever done in as a student. But the hard work was worth it. They really teach you the value of the tech field and everything that is learned in the classroom is applied in real-world scenarios. The classroom environment is a great inspiration with projects collaboration with fellow colleagues and a fantastic location to easily get a publix sub a block away. The staff is helpful and very knowledgeable about the coursework and it really builds up the fundamentals important enough to start a career with amazing support, and a job fair to really show potential recruiters what you're all about.

I first received an email from Daniel Brito about applying to their UX/UI course because people with my background in design flourished in that field after taking a course...at the time I couldn't attend due to financial reasons but less than 3 months later I applied to the Uber scholarship to attend Ironhack and was accepted! 

I have not regretted it at all...it was more than a bootcamp...I graduated with the skills necessary to be a UX designer along with life skills as well. I'm super grateful for the people I had the pleasure of meeting who I consider life long friends now...

I highly recommend Ironhack to all those who are willing to take a chance and do something non traditional...just because it's non traditional doesnt mean it doesnt have substance or value, just go and find out for yourself...I did and I have no regrets other than I wish I'd had started sooner. 

Thank you to EVERYONE at Ironhack for everything! 

I studied in Ironhack and as most people on my class thoughts Ironhack is not just a Bootcamp, it's an experience. I learned about UX UI methodologies I worked in a team group making sprints, for me is the most similar company environment. 

My mates were incredible, people from other countries, an international environment, other ways of thinking, different solutions. In fact, I learned also, about the background of them.

I'm feeling ready to join a company and show what I'm capable to do

My suggestion is DO IT.

I was a full-time student for the Full-Stack Web Development Cohort that graduated Dec 18, 2018. I had an AMAZING expereience with Ironhack Miami. To give you an idea of how the class is structured, Week 1 and 2: FRONTEND: learn JS, HTML, CSS, jQuery, DOM Manipulation, Canvas. Week 3: Use those skills to create a game application, present at end of the week. Week 4 and 5: BACKEND: learn Node.js and Express, amongst numerous other topics. Week 6: Use those skills to create a full-stack application, present at the end of the week. Week 7: Learn React.js. Week 8 and 9: Create a Full-Stack MERN application, present at the end of Week 9. All non-project weeks are pretty much structured the same: Topic 1 in the monirng, then a paired lab. Topic 2 in the afternoon, then a solo lab. The class was structured to have one lead instructor and 2 TAs. While this might sound similar to other bootcamps you've researched, I would like to point out the "stand outs" that make Ironhack Miami unique, which are the reasons why I ultimately choose it instead of other bootcamps i looked at:

1. Career Services: I can pretty much gaurantee you will not find another bootcamp with a Career Services Manager like Daniel Brito. Not only is he incredibly well connected and great at creating partnerships with the school and local companies, but he is SO resourceful and involved. He typically lectured once a week to the class for an hour, and once you graduate the meetings get more frequent and more specialized to each student and their current job situation. I've been a working professional for 10 years and Brito still had great LinkedIn, Resume and Career advise to offer that I had never heard. While Brito is not the ONLY benefit to joining Ironhack, he is the most impactful benefit, hands down.

2. Pre-Work: This was the second most beneficial part of Ironhack for me. Other bootcamps I looked at did not require pre-work, but this was by far the difference that made me not completely lost when I started school. While the pre-work was VERY hard for me, as I was a career changer and not used to the terminology, the technologies or anything, the pre-work was SO helpful becuase it . forced me to familiarize myself with all of this BEFORE class started. If there had no been . pre-work, I don't think I would have been nearly as successful in the class as I was.

3. Building.co: this is the building Ironhack is located in. Some great features to note about it that were super helpful being a student- 24 hour access to the building, via secured access, unlimited free granola bars, unlimited free coffee (of ANY type), unlimited beer on draft starting at 5 PM, cool kitchen/outdoor space with picnic tables and corn hole to relax adn take breaks. Building.co is a co-working space so there are a lot of tech people who have desks there to work, which is ideal for networking as a tech student. 

4. Guest speakers: tech speakers were brought in typically once every 2 weeks to talk to the calss. This was helpful for networking purposes, but also more for insight into the industry, what people do, waht they are looking for, etc.

5. Lisa - the Growth Manger, was always great about hosting industry events at Building.co and in the area for students to attend with Miami tech industry people. This, again, was great for networking and more exposure to the industry.

6. The curriculum was well thought out and offers a lot of resources for you to have outside of class. If you pay attention in class, then go back and read all of the lectures, you will get the most benefits. Now that I am out of school and interviewing, I realize how many of the interview questions/vocab were in our lesson plans, I just nevere read them during class. READ THE LECTURES!!! They are super helpful!!

7. Laslty, the overall atmosphere created by the Ironhack Team is truly incredible. It is such a family/friend atmosphere where you work super hard, pull intense all nighters, but there is a sense of "we are in this together" and "we are here for you" which makes the whole process more fun and enjoyable.

Motivating, encouraging and challenging environment. Everyone can grow and push its own boundaries at it space while being given a meaningful path to follow; with the right tool set in hands and a strong support to do so. The program is built in a smart way for us to focus and questions on the right things. It geniusly build a link between technical knowledge and practical business perspective. What a smart and complementary teaching team. On top of that, everything is done in a way to feel home, and meet a rich mix of students and Ironhack team members.

I learned about Ironhack through Uber, there was a scholarship opening and I applied, started researching about this place, and actually went to the campus. The process ended and I won a partial scholarship to go to the UX / UI course. After this I started going to events, everyone was super inviting and they hosted a lot of these events that were really interesting. 

The course is 2 months intensive bootcamp, took me about 8 months to prepare for this, save some money because working through the camp is really hard. Have to say I was blown away. The content, classes, staff, everything is up there. 

The teacher is David Fast and he is incredible. He's a humble guy with a lot to offer. He knows that he doesn't know all the answers, and if he doesn't he will surely get back to you with the answer. The process they teach is the process many up to date companies are using and the tools they teach are what you will be using in the job market. 

Jessica, who is the program manager, is super reachable, she is mostly in and always has the time to meet you if you have the need.

After finishing all of the program they assist you on getting a job, from the how to the tracking and even putting a good word for you in companies all around South Florida. Daniel Brito is in charge of this, and if you are in the South Florida tech ecosystem you probably know him, if not, then everybody else does. He is greatly connected and does a great job in helping every student in this important task. 

The overall experience of this place has been perfect and would recommend it to anyone. 

I attended Ironhack Full time WebDev course in 2018. 
I was unhappy at my previous Career and began a research to explore other options. I looked into programming and all the job opportunities that comes with it. I started to learn by myself, but reached a point where i was not making any progress and was not able to find a job. 
As a Career changer, i needed to take the fastest train towards employment and started reading about Bootcamps. I decided that it was what i needed. I visited several other Bootcamps, reviewed prices, curriculum and outcomes. Ironhack seemed to be the best of all, specially after visiting the Miami Campus.

Compared to the other bootcamps i visited , Ironhack was by far the most impressive. With a great space, friendly people and really good energy from students and employees. 
I met Alex, the Admissions Manager, and he was incredibly friendly and attentive, answered all my questions and guided me through the process of making the final decision. 
Before being able to enroll, you need to pass a in-person coding Challenge that is fairly easy, if you study online prior to the challenge. I passed the test and started the bootcamp.

The main Instructor was very knowledgeable and the classes are very fast paced, so you really have to dedicate yourself to it if you want to actually learn and make it through.

The TA's are very helpful with your process of learning and understanding the problems that you will face. (usually the TA's are former students that didn't find a job and start working with Ironhack while looking for more opportunities; Pretty awesome help, feels like a safety net for some people).

The Curriculum is packed with huge amounts of information and you need to apply yourself to learn more everyday. Again, i cant stress this enough, Ironhack is an INCREDIBLE place to learn and grow as a professional, but if you dont apply yourself, i dont think its gonna work.

At the end of the Cohort, i had 3 big projects to show to possible employers with the most required technologies in the job market right now. The Job Placement experience has been hard BUT Daniel Brito,the Manager that takes care of it, is incredibly helpful and goes above and beyond to give you the best opportunities at all times (at least thats how i feel about it). 
Even though it might seem strange to be able to learn so much in so little time, The Ironhack experience was one of the toughest and most rewarding things i did in my life and i truly believe that i chose the best bootcamp possible; Not only on the Student/Curriculum perspective , but also with all the networking, interview preparation and real world experiences that they train their students for.

If you are looking for a bootcamp that will take you from 0 to hero, this is the place.

Let me start off by saying, enrolling in Ironhack's UX/UI bootcamp was one of the best decisions of my life. I went in with no design experience, whatsoever, and Ironhack helped me make the career switch that I needed. That being said, let me remind you that this is a bootcamp. It is intense, it is short (2 months), and everything you put into it is going to equal what you get out of it. The amount of tools that Ironhack provides you with: from the research methodologies to learning the industry's leading softwares to actual hands-on experience, is invaluable. However, all of it is completely useless unless you apply it to your work and build on it. Never be afraid to ask questions. Be inquisitive. Be curious. There are a million tools at your disposal, but one sprint (project) might require a different strategy than the last. This is your time to learn the tools, what they are useful for, and how to apply them to your work. Oh, and the learning never stops. From new design strategies to the myriad of research tools already out there, you'll always have something new to learn while practicing design. Use Ironhack as your launchpad, perhaps even mission control when you're lost, but don't expect it to fly your design-career-ship for you. With all that said, I highly recommend this bootcamp regardless of your background in design or UX. The staff is knowledgeable, passionate, and always open to any question you may have. Oh, and they got beer on tap. Nuff said.

I heard a lot of good things about the Ironhack before I got to the program, but when I got there it surpassed all my expectations. The instructors, the curriculum, and the staff created a process for me that is helping me fall right into step with the rest of the designers at my job. Of course two months can't teach you everything, but anything that you would be expected to know will be dicussed during class and applied through the projects that you take on. But beyond what I learned, Ironhack treated me like a family at every step in the process. Understanding and empathetic when I had issues, pushing me so that I can grow as a professional, and doing everything to set me up with a good position after except literally taking the interview with me. I took on a large risk when I decided to go into technology instead of law. Even still Looking around my office and how far I have come, I couldn't have made a better decision. 

I studied Business Administration at university (and specialized in Digital Marketing). After spending my last 2 years working, I decided to make a change in my working life. As I was working with web design, I wanted to go a step further and be able to develop my own projects. 

Ironhack has given me the opportunity to learn web development in a fast and efficient way.  It was two months of hard work, with many hours spent between lines of code. My life has given the turn I needed and I  highly recommend it to everyone who wants to learn and improve!!

Ironhack is the land of opportunity. An opportunity to learn a high-paying, technical skill in 9 weeks and get a job doing what you love. This opportunity, however, is only available to those who are willing to put in the work. 

Ironhack is a great place to network because they not only host meetup events, but also let the students know the best events going on each week. Also, every week there is a different person that is currently working in the field that comes in as a guest speaker. 

Brito is the "Placements Manager" and I've yet to see anyone more passionate about matching students with carreers. Brito is often found running around the school creating/maintaining contacts for carreer fairs to ensure every student has the maximum chance of successful job placement. He is a core component to student success with unmatched connections in the Miami tech industry and is highly regarded and respected. Brito always maintains a level of approachbility and availablity and is 100% committed to matching up students with the correct potential employers. Students normally interact with Brito near graduation time as he interviews every student and forms a relationship and pairs student traits to the best matching employers. He clearly takes great pride in his success rate in matching students to carreers and truly enjoys his role in student's success. 

That being said It is a very fast paced course, so come in prepared & stay organized. You get what you put into it.

I’ve just finished the fulltime Web Bootcamp in Ironhack Madrid and It has fulfilled my expectations.

I think that everything is designed and planned so that the students can get the most out of the time invested.

From my point of view, some of the points that make Ironhack a success bootcamp, are the following ones:

- The methodology, where everything is being learned is put into practice from the very first minute.

- The quality of teachers.

- The attention given to the content because students learn the most updated and recent technology.

- The care with which the didactic units are elaborated.

- The quality of the proposed exercises

- The seriousness with which they are faced with the professional future of students.

For all this and the fact of being able to achieve it in a record time (two months) I think it is an excellent training.

I've just finished the fulltime UX/UI bootcamp in Ironhack Madrid and I can say that I am more than happy of having applied to this course.

I used to work as a lawyer but I wasn't satisfied at all with my career. I have always been interested in psychology and design and I needed a fresh start, and Ironhack was what I was looking for.

I am so amazed of what I have achieved in this two months and the best thing about it is that it is just the beginning.

It doesn't matter if you do not have a tech or design background, the only requirement is to be ready to learn a lot of stuff (maybe more than what you can absorb).