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Holberton School
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- What happens if I decide to leave the program during the Trial Period (30 days from day 0)
- What are the eligible criteria to pay Up Front?
- Does Holberton have any prerequisites?
- I know this school doesn’t have any teachers or classes, but what happens when I’m totally lost and need some help?
- What does “Full Stack Engineer” mean?
- I don’t have any prior experience, can I still attend Holberton?
- How does Holberton handle ‘teaching’ soft skills?
- As Holberton scales, how does it plan to maintain the current community and culture?
- How do you deal with students in the same cohort with different skill levels ?
- I’m not 18 yet.. Can I apply/attend?
- What happens if I decide to leave the program after the Trial Period - How much do I owe?
- What makes a successful student at Holberton?
- Do students need to own a computer to attend Holberton School?
- What is the job market like for software and operations engineers?
- Do you help students find a job after Holberton School?
- Do you deliver a degree?
- Can I attend Holberton School online?
- How often do I need to be onsite?
- What is the time commitment?
- What is the upfront tuition?
- Do you accept international students?
- What is the pricing for international students?
- Is Holberton School licensed?
- How does housing work?
- Do you provide housing?
Curriculum
- What is PTO?
- Side Projects
- Syllabus - High-Level Programming
- Career Sprint*
- Specializations
- Week Zero
- What specializations do you offer?
- Professional Advisors
- What is the curriculum like for specialization?
- What are Peer Learning Days?
- How are projects graded or evaluated?
- What happens if a student falls below the 80% overall average?
- Do you have grades at Holberton?
- What technologies do you cover?
Time Commitment
- How flexible or difficult is the program for someone with kids or similar responsibilities?
- Can I work part time while I attend Holberton?
- What does a typical day at Holberton look like?
- Does the Specialization year have any mandatory days, can it be done remotely?
- What are the most active hours of the Day at the school on any given day?
- Can I travel for work or fun while enrolled?
- Can I work full time while attending Holberton?
- Can I do your program remotely?
- Can I attend Holberton part-time?
Tuition and ISA
- Do I have to pay my ISA if I am not a software engineer after studying at Holberton?
- Does the ISA apply to pre-tax income?
- What are the eligible criteria to sign an ISA in the USA?
- What happens if I decide to leave the program after the Trial Period and I paid upfront- How much do I owe?
- What happens if I don’t have a salaried job? How do I pay?
- What happens if I decide to leave the program during the Trial Period (30 days from day 0) and I signed the ISA?
- How does the ISA work?
- What happens if I leave my job, or my internship ends?
Application
- Can I change my notification preferences
- Can I change my email?
- I’m not 18 yet.. Can I apply/attend?
- How do I delete or withdraw my application?
- What makes a successful student at Holberton?
- What type of jobs do Holberton students typically get?
- How can I change my selected cohort?
- I am not a US citizen - can I apply to one of the US locations?
- What companies do Holberton students work for?
- Once I’m accepted, can I defer to a future cohort?
- What is the application process like?
- How soon after I apply do I find out if I am accepted at Holberton?
- Where can I find my server information?
- Can I change my server password?
- Can I change my password?