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Confusing info on programme page - needs updating/clarifying? #492

Open lexadecimals opened 6 years ago

lexadecimals commented 6 years ago

Does anybody else find this section to be inaccurate/confusing? It confused me when I was applying, and doesn't make any sense to me now.

10-week full-time mentorship + portfolio building + job interviews During this period, every bootcamp graduate is expected to:

Spend up to twenty percent of their time mentoring the next cohort. Complete portfolio projects with local businesses, startups, or non-profit organisations. Begin applying for positions with our recruitment partners.

It gives the impression there is a another 10 weeks full-time when you finish the course. I'm not sure what "mentorship" means in this context, and "complete projects with local businesses" etc. gives the impression that everybody is able to do this when the course finishes.

Apologies if I'm not supposed to raise issues on here, I'm just sure where else to bring it up. Thanks ☺️

NANAENGLISH commented 6 years ago

Hey @devgrrrl so basically from what i understand is that the program is free because the graduates help the program stay alive. So they would like grads to help the next group so Founds and Coders can sustain itself. I think its a good deal since:

  1. Its free
  2. When you teach something you learn it twice better
  3. Networking and mentoring never hurts

If I am wrong, someone correct me but thats the understanding I have.

(I am applying for the Nazareth cohort for the end of the summer)

iteles commented 6 years ago

@DevGrrrl Great question!

@NANAENGLISH has it right, it's not a full time commitment but we do ask for a commitment to mentor one of the weeks for the next cohort 😊

lexadecimals commented 6 years ago

Hey guys, perhaps I wasn't clear, sorry :)

I understand the commitment to mentor future students. I think that part is fairly clear (though when I was applying I wasn't sure if it was spread out over 10 weeks or all in one week)

But, I still think the phrasing is confusing/misleading. It gives the impression that for 10 weeks after graduation, we, the graduates, will be mentored ("mentorship") and that we will all be working on projects with local businesses, startups, or non-profit organisations. This hasn't been a possibility for most people in my cohort, which isn't necessarily a problem, but the wording here("expected to), gives the impression that it's something you not only will get to do, but are expected to do.

When I was applying for the course I wanted as much information as possible so that I could work out if it were financially feasible and what the timeline would be. I think it would be very helpful for future applicants if this paragraph was more accurate.

Hope that makes more sense.