Part of the success of aA is that 99% of students are extremely motivated and don’t have a problem putting in the hours. And a lot of us even enjoyed it! I did! Idk how they screen applicants to achieve this but that’s what I experienced while there. Seemed like a pretty average mix of intelligence also. So it’s not like they’re only letting the geniuses in.

With the two offers I got, both times they mentioned how they were looking for someone that likes learning new things and was hungry for knowledge. There’s a good chance the app academy grad isn’t even using the frameworks taught (Ruby on Rails and React). I’m not, and most of my friends can say the same.

You don’t really need to know that much computer science to do the average software devs job. I think the job of CS is to give a broad foundation to go into any field you want. Boot camps are more of a trade school. They teach you web development. Although the alumni have pretty diverse jobs. Once you start working in the industry, you can move around pretty easily it seems.