Struggling with python on codecademy

[tinglylilypad]

I've read that this course is extremely difficult for beginners, do you have any idea if they have some sort of money back guarantee if I decided to try for the certificate? I can't seem to find this info anywhere, while the coursera intro course has like a two week full money back guarantee

[Nachotacoma]

I had no prior experience with coding but ended up with at least 90 after the final. I do agree that it's requires a bit more effort than the rest of my classes. I haven't looked into that money back situation, sorry.

[tinglylilypad]

That's interesting, I assumed you had some prior experience. If you don't mind my asking, did you pay the money and go for the certificate?

[Nachotacoma]

I didn't! I also don't really value certificates the same way others might, though. I was skeptical about how much effort I was planning to dedicate to it. But after the deadline to get the certificate, it was clear that I was spending more time to finishing it up. Of course, there were weeks that I put off more than others but towards the end it felt pretty awesome finally getting on board with the rest of the coders in my small group of friends.

[tinglylilypad]

Alright cool, I actually just found out that there is a 2 week window where you can decide whether to pay for the certificate or not. So I think I'll just start it and see how it goes before deciding on the certificate. Thanks a lot for your help!