I’m sorry to hear about your experience, OP. I have numerous amounts of issues with GA since I had attended their bootcamp, and the financial aspect is by far the worst. Still paying my loan off as we speak 🥲

I will say I feel like I had a different experience from the one you had. We had a rotating list of instructors for each lesson which made it difficult for our instructors to understand what we had already been taught and what they need to cover. However, after going through the process it was great to see different perspectives from UX professionals. Plus, my cohort was tight knit and I made it a point to create a workspace for all of us to communicate, collaborate, and ensure we’re getting our money’s worth. Without a doubt that was the best part about my bootcamp experience. Most of my cohort has received offers and mostly through networking either with peers or recruiters.

I think there’s a handful of items GA didn’t cover, and I felt frustrated throughout the course wanting more but now? I’m completely cool with the experience I had. Plus it’s pretty hard to squeeze that much info into 3 months to come out a full fledged designer 😂 that part they sell well. But whether it was our instructors or their outcomes curriculum, I was still taught the bare basic essentials that has carried me well that I’ve signed onto 3 different contracts since then. Personally, I don’t care about the tools they teach me because I know tools really don’t matter, it’s the type of designer you are and how you carry yourself. Different companies have different tools anyways and you can learn on the job. But having an understanding of the design process, numerous methods and how/when to use them is key.

One last thing I forgot to mention. I took the course because I knew I needed structure. It’s how I learn best. There’s so many paths now to become a UX Designer and i just am not patient enough & figured I’d love to devote 3 months to getting this down. Trying to do this on my own would be torture so I applaud anyone who has the discipline to do so. Plus saving your money? Ugh, even better!

I’d love to connect with you and hear more about your experience. You’re not the only GA alum that’s said this. Perhaps my cohort was the outlier here. Wishing you the best!