Ironhack was a great experience: sharing about UI/UX with classmates and having the Teacher and TAs supporting us. It also feels a very open environment to talk about anything we need. The encouragement of having a community is great because after we graduated I’m still in contact with the rest of the Ironhackers.

It’s a lot of work, but it’s worth it. The program also helps to understand the german job market, what is expected from you, and how can you insert yourself in it. Carrier Support is very valuable. Staff is always willing to help you to have the best experience.

Don’t work freelance or part time during the bootcamp, there’s no time for that. A lot of reading and teamwork. You learn as much as you want. Teachers are there to guide you, but you are a grown up person that decided to be there. For people who doesn’t come with a design background, they need to put extra effort on learning and handling the visual concepts in a short time.

September 15, 2019

I’m one of those that came to Ironhack to change my career. I started this Bootcamp without no prior knowledge in programmig or statistics and now I feel ready to work on the field. The teachers are always available to help us learn and improve. It was, by far, the best investment I’ve made in my life.

September 20, 2019

Very good and highly recommend (Data Analytics), during the course you realize how much the course content was scaled in a way that shows a little of everything in the data area, but without being superficial. And during the course the team here from Brazil reviewed the entire content, making it more interesting and applicable to the daily work.

I just think that the teacher (not to mention the excellent TAs) could have participated a little more of the classes, because in the first two weeks and in the last two weeks she was absent due to trips and so on.

September 25, 2019

I joined Ironhack UX/UI full-time design bootcamp after recommendation and many positive reviews I read on the Internet. It is important to notice here than Ironhack has many locations and for sure there is a lot of differences between them – actually it’s hard to find them about this specific course in Berlin, so this is why I decided to write my opinion here.
Maybe I will start from positive part here. The working environment it’s really amazing, mostly due to the people who participate in the course. It’s really great to work with people with different skills and with various background – everyone was very supportive, kind and helpful. When you are stuck with anything, you can always count on your classmates. Also, I think the curriculum is well constructed and contains the most important information – of course, it’s super intense and it’s not possible to remember everything from the lectures but you will get a forever access to the learning platform – pretty helpful. The cool building, comfortable chairs and the free barista were also big advantages 🙂
Before joining the course, I studied carefully the info and details on their websites. For sure, Ironhack promises a lot and it’s not suprising, beacuse the bootcamps are very expensive (and getting even more). I would like to refer here to some of their promises.
First of all the, the group was bigger than they promised, and way bigger than in the different locations. I was counting for a small group and pair work experience, instead it was more like back-to-school and 4 people in the group way of working – way too much.
First of all, the lead teacher is not a UX/UI designer, but a visual designer, and actually he is not even really interested in the UX part and as he admitted, he has never really worked with it. I expected him to have a broad knowledge about UX, but it was pretty limited to the slides he was presenting. Also, he was very hardly accessible – he was usually leaving early or were always busy with something else. To be honest, he didn’t seem really interested in the job.
Ironhack presents itself as a team “tech spec” – but a lot of times they are just lacking skills. The teacher and TA are definitely not specialist in the softwares that are used during the course – it’s very disappointing. During the career week, some invited people to the school seemed pretty random – maybe just to fill our time with something? I’m not sure if inviting a person who is an ex-TA who doesn’t have a job yet as an “interview specialist” or doing negotiation workshops with a person who has no experience with it is the best idea… I think Ironhack should really take closer look at the people who they are hiring – both the teacher and TAs seem often unmotivated and not really engaged in their work. I understand they are not professional designers but sometimes their advice and knowledge is lower that the participants of the course. And also, complaining about students in the common areas, where everyone can hear it, is VERY unprofessional.
Overall, I learned a lot during the course, but it was a lot of my individual work I put in it and also from people I ask for advice from – unfortunately I can’t say the staff was really helpful. I think that Ironhack is not a bad school, but for this price, people’s expectations were way higher, what almost everyone admitted at the end. At the moment, I’d advice to think twice before joining campus in Berlin and maybe to consider different locations.

October 15, 2019

After a few months learning to code with online platforms and youtube videos the bootcamp was a big change of pace, the experience gave me the chance to work in pair programming projects with different people with different backgrounds that deeply helped me to learn and communicate my ideas, the daily challenges with katas from codewars helped me to improve my logical thinking and the projects created along the course made me see how much can be done in a small amount of time when you put your heart into it. I fall in love with code and in two intense months I changed the path of my professional career.

October 17, 2019

I did the ‎Data Analytics bootcamp in Brazil and highly recommend it. During the course we see a little of everything. It’s a lot of work, but it’s worth it. I’ve never learned so much in such a short time! If you want to switch your career and learn how to code, this course is for you.

October 20, 2019

At first, I was a bit insecure about the fast learning skills needed for the bootcamp, but it is possible and the team gave me all the support I needed.
The course’s content is great, very consistent with the job market and they give you the space to dive into the subjects you are most interested in and find which area you want to pursue. The projects are great to test our learning and put into practice the theory explained on the classes, and can be used on a portfolio after.

October 25, 2019

The bootcamp is a good experience and great opportunity to meet new interesting people. It’s a good way to focus and work on the portfolio. However, if you are motivated and have time, you can do it at home with all available online materials. But of course it’s cooler (but also A BIT more expensive) to do it in the group. Most depends on you, your motivation and, very important, your preparation. Of course background (ot talent) in visual design helps a lot especially for UI). The lead teacher is experienced and helpful. Teacher’s assistants are mostly freshly graduated Ironhackers.

October 26, 2019

Was a marvelous experience to be able to access this kind of knowlodge thanks to the way Ironhack teach it’s students. The content and the teachers are made for those who love to learn and are willing to begin the journey in this crazy Tech world. I never coded before the bootcamp and me and my friends were all really impressed with our development during those weeks. I’d recommend Ironhack any day and anytime.

October 30, 2019

Ironhack UX UI Designer bootcamp in Berlin offers a cutting edge training program for wanna be tech people. The structure and the content of the program is highly professional, unique, meets all standards of contemporary tech education and has an eye also on the after life, meaning it has a strong accent on career development and placement support.
The bootcamp is tough but doable and truly one of a kind experience with huge influence on students life and career chances. However, lacking any kind of graphic program skills or editorial background in advance makes the story extreme stressful. Still, joining Ironhack was one of the best choices I ever made.

October 31, 2019