| Graduate of App Academy NY here: I just don't mention the boot camp, unless explicitly asked. The "Rails dev in 12 weeks" pitch understandably sounds like a scam at first glance. Fortunately it isn't, and I'm happily employed. As others have mentioned, almost no one in our cohort came in without prior programming experience. They seemed to be screening for types who: * Had prior programming experience * Did not major in CS in college, if they went to college * Performed well in technical interviews Teaching is very hands off; per day, you're given a partner, a project, and limited guidance from an available TA/instructor. I rarely talked with our main instructor. Workweeks were expected to be around 90-100 hours. I graduated a while ago, so this information may not be current. I also can't speak to graduates of other schools. At the time, it seemed like a good way to grab otherwise smart people who missed out on CS in college, and give them the opportunity to retrain. Edit: Formatting |