[davidbalbert]

Unfortunately, there's no real answer to this. If you're good, you won't have trouble finding a job, but that's a question only you can answer. I plan on writing a longer post about this later, but the best way to answer this for yourself is to ask "do I really love programming?" People who love programming and have gone through Hacker School have had no trouble getting a job afterwards.

If you do love programming, you should apply!