Student Success

ABC – Always Be Coding: Former Salesman, Now Developer. Meet Gio Rodriguez

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In traditional school, workshops or bootcamps, the classroom tends to be sealed off from the rest of existence. You’re taught by an experienced, hopefully patient leader, and you’re encouraged to ask questions about what you don’t understand. But adapting that classroom work to outside scenarios isn’t always a snap. It’s one thing to collect and …

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The Path Less Traveled: The Story of Chicago Dojo Graduate Luis Salas

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As the end of summertime approaches, there are many high school graduates weighing their options for the future. Luis Salas found himself in a similar situation shortly after he graduated high school. He thought seriously about what path to take toward a career. Spending four years (at least) at a university to get his degree seemed the obvious, easiest answer — but Luis didn’t believe it was his only option.

Taking the Leap: Dallas Graduate Austin Parham, Former Cruise Director Turned Amazon QA Technician

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We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success. –Henry David Thoreau The job market can be intimidating, even for aspiring professionals who know exactly what they want to do. It’s even more unsettling for those who are changing careers or don’t have their options …

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Marital Separation To Six-Figure Salary In Six Months: The Story Of Shannon Lance

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There are uses to adversity, and they don’t reveal themselves until tested…difficulty can tap unexpected strengths. -U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Sometimes turning life’s lemons into lemonade isn’t enough. Sometimes, you need to uproot the entire damn lemon tree to start fresh and discover what you’re truly made of. Life’s happiest moments rarely come …

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Sayer Lagase

Q&A with Sayer Lagase: After High School, Coding Dojo’s Gap Year

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High schoolers spend their senior year planning the next steps in their future; whether through a traditional route, like applying for colleges, or a non-traditional route by narrowing down a field that piques their interest and entering the workforce. It’s a time of opportunity: where linking together building blocks acquired through life-long education becomes a pivotal moment. …

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