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I'd like to offer a counterpoint. I attended one of the machine learning bootcamp mentioned above, and it was transformative for me. I got hired within a month, doubled my salary to over 100k, and landed a job that I enjoy and find intellectually stimulating. All this while having little to no technical experience (only math I took in college was intro to stats, and my pre-bootcamp career was in a non-technical capacity).

I completely understand why there is such a stigma around bootcamps. Nobody can deny that they don't afford the same depth that you'd get at a "real" program. But they can be amazing for career switchers like me, who had no real direction in college. Don't look down your nose at them.