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LOOKING FOR A LIFE CHANGER CHOICE?

Before Strive School I had 0 coding experience, 0 interest for web world, I was just looking for any kind of job just to make some money and during this pandemic situation it wasn't so easy.

One day I opened my instagram app, scroll its feed and... BOOM!! Strive School: "Become a Web Developer".
"Why not? That job pay big money" - I was thinking.

What I expected from this course before starting it:
Just to learn something that will give me a job.

What I received after the course:

• Another big family
• A knowledge level about Web Development world that I would never expect before
• The best tutors
• A new passion and new life goals

Now, It is not only for a job purpose, now it's a big passion in coding and even after the course I do not want stop learning about this world.

I will never regret this decision. And you won't too.

STRIVE SCHOOL IT'S MORE THAN WHAT YOU COULD IMAGINE/SEE...

These guys are putting all their love into what they are doing and as a student, you will feel it. 

Trusting the professionalism and experience of Strive School it's the key to be rewarded...

As you may see, I've dropped on the title of this review my Linkedin name so you can "spy" my journey and also you can ask me, if you want, any questions and I'll be happy to share my experience with you.

But trust me dear reader, the keys mentioned above are what helped me to be where I am right now!!!

Best choice ever!!!!!!!

I have never, ever, learned so much in any period of time in all of my life (I hold two master's degrees, co-founded a business, travelled the world, and yes I still stand by my statement). 

I came from a "no coding background", and showed up with merely a passion and determination having reached a giant roadblock in life. I knew I needed to add new skill sets in order to get to where I wanted (1. better pay 2. larger company 3. unfinite possible growth). 

Throughout the course, I was impressed by the building block approach of the circuclium: the deconstruction and reconstruction of projects, the combination of solo/pair/team working, the focus on current tech trends while still laying down foundational understanding. 

I enjoyed the breakdown of lectures, teacher hours, one on one, and the variety of homework. The concept of benchmarks (week-long team projects, held after every 4 weeks) is brilliant and really showcases all you have learned. 

It was hard for me, I needed to put in extra hours with teachers, tutors, peers, myself. There were many days I questioned If I had what it took, and I struggled. A lot. But that is part of it too. It is a full-time intensive course, and you aren't there to just be good already, you are there to struggle and strive and evaluate. 

I left feeling proud, confident and (perhaps most important to employability) I felt current. 

I started my interview process prior to showcasing my final project (Demo Day). And I am proud to say, in less than a month later I am employed at a job and company which makes me feel like I have skipped 5 years of my life. 

Advice: you have to put in the time and you have to ask for help. Build a community with your peers. 

Joining Strive school was in no doubt one of the best decisions I've ever made. I can confidently say that it was indeed worth it, though skeptical at the beginning. The tutors were exemplary in their duties and I cannot but appreciate them for the level of professionalism on their part. They didn't just teach but imparted knowledge and their teachings made a profound impact on the students and I'm confident that my colleagues would agree to this assertion of mine. it is worth mentioning to say that it was neither just the knowledge to code nor just the software development skills but even more about project management and human resource management skills. 
Also, moving to the part of the students' success tutor which was another incredible experience. A great personality full of energy, passion and high level of professionalism as well. Always ready to help, guide, advise in job search and more importantly encourage and motivate when needed. All I could give as feedback would always be positive as many times as I'm asked to do so and would always be pleased to do so.

Wanna change the course of your life?
Here's the recipe!
 
Ingredients: 

• 1 Person 
• 1 Computer
• Strive
• A Passion that you always wanted to unleash
  
  

Directions:
This can look like an easy recipe, but you need to put all of your effort to achieve the right result!

• Mix together all the ingredients listed before, for a total of 6 months.
• During this period of time, different elements contained inside Strive , like:
   - the Best Tutors,
   - the Best TeachingAssistants ,

     - the Best StudentSuccessCoordinator,
    All of them will constantly and actively  interact with you, from morning until night,
    offering all the instruments, attentions and support required to become a Badass FullStackWebDeveloper. 

• Let it cool for while in the refrigerator.
• Your new Career is ready! Enjoy!
  
  

Conclusions:  
If you are tired of feeling just like a small number inside of this scary and huge world,
if you really want to take control over your life,  Strive School is offering to you a huge chance.
Even if you are a newbie of programming, the fuel to achieve your goal will be your passion and curiosity all over the 6 months, Strive's team will take care of the rest.

From 0 to Hero? Absolutely. 

When I entered Strive School, I had given up on working in tech due to a bad university choice I could not back off from. I took a 6 months break to learn how to code, and Strive School didn't only taught me that, but it made me 100% more confident, capable of team work and passionate about learning. Strive School is not just about coding, it's about a strong community of people who love coding as much as you do. 
All the tech skills acquired are modern, useful skills to code in 2021, and it doesn't stop to just the HTML/JS/CSS trio, it goes further, teaching you frameworks, backend coding, deploying with Azure, and Typescript, which is a must in the field. 
The job-searching is assisted and organized. When you leave Strive School, you are ready for real-life and I really feel I have become a better version of myself. 

I started my journey in Strive with the Ignite crash course, during quarantine when I knew anything about web development or the tech world in general. I found really clear lessons, well balanced between theory and practise and I couldn't not apply for the 6 month full stack course too, to achieve a deeper knowledge of what I've previously seen -and started loving- with ignite.
I can start by saying that yeah there are a lot of bootcamp that u can find out there, or u can even do the same stuff by yourself but Strive is something that will completely change your life. You have the chance of seeing everyday senior developer coding while doing their lecture, hearing them explain stuff (and ask question in real time) and why not even seeing them finding bugs and errors. And that's where you learn the most, by solving your own errors or by watching how tutors think when they approach to their. You will find a really positive environnment made up of different people, with different age, sex, culture from which you'll learn something, and u'll learn/work together. Tutors and teaching assistant are always available to clarify anything that u need and by the end of the whole experience, you'll have a clear understanding of what concerns the mern stack and a giant set of soft skills -such as team working or the knowledge of agile -
Now, after 5 months -and a month before the end of my journey- I'm working as a react developer, which is incredible considering that I was starting from zero. So, I was not kidding when i wrote that this course has completely changed my life, for the better.

The IGNITE bootcamp is a free 3 weeks great introduction to coding.  Besides the short time (9 two-hour lectures) the course is very practical and effective. You can learn the basics of web engineering and use technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. I highly recommend it to those who plan to attend one of Strive's full courses in order to familiarize themselves with coding and get in touch with the teachers. The course is extremely useful for those, like me, who work in a close relationship with programmers. I'm a 3D artist involved in the production of 3D real-time applications.

I took the 3 week fully remote course, which is a very challenging introduction to Web Development fundamentals, such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript. In such a short time I was able to develop a clone of Spotify. Now I can code in Visual Studio and use GitHub like a pro. I really appreciate the opportunity to be part of the Strive community, because I could improve my skills and confront myself with other students during the assignments after each lesson. The tutors are resourceful and effective and help you all the way. There's a world to learn in this course and it is truly amazing how with Strive you can really do so much.