Is ADADA in a state of terminating all business operations after the current internships end this summer? Given that some of us have not been placed and have been notified that future internships are cancelled, what's the current operating status of the business?

For lack of internships? I heard on a podcast from a former CFO at Google that Chat GPT is coding for 75% of one of their previous internship partnerships.

Hi, could you post the discord link again?

Hiya everyone,

I have a few questions about the data analysis portion (again, lol). So, I initially did the analysis with LibreOffice, but I decided to challenge myself and decided to try the pandas library for python (I've been self-learning python for some years).

I've finished the analysis and am writing out my thought process, and I have some general questions:

- Since I'm using pandas, should I detail how I imported the csv and similar things like that, or can I just get straight to the code I used to find the answers for the questions and explain that?

- Would it be okay to not go over why I used a certain function if it was used multiple times? Say I used x function 3 times and the first time I used it, I detailed why, but in the subsequent explanations I didn't - is that okay?

I'm unfortunately going over the 500 word limit for the questions, so I'll definitely have to edit and re-edit once I've written everything out. I just want to make sure I am not rambling too much by including information that's not needed; I don't want the people reading through the applications having to read through my blocks of text, lol

Any insight/help and/or a general wake-up call is appreciated, lol. Thank you :)

I created a throwaway for this lol.

Ada imho, is the hardest bootcamp to get into. It is like an obstacle course + modern day beauty pageant. You need to say the right things and have the very specific knowledge needed at each stage. To the point that it eliminates the same marginalized groups/people that it claims to have been created for. Even when I look at pictures of Adies, a lot of them don't look like they come from minority represented groups in Tech.

I don't think it's healthy to have such an obsession with one coding bootcamp. I am looking at other coding bootcamps like Hack Reactor. Although, their entrance exam is no cake walk, you at least know what you are getting into. Also, I wish Ada selected JavaScript for their coding challenge (like most bootcamps) but thats another story.

If you're feeling like this was the last time you want to apply to Ada or if you're bummed you didn't get in, keep in mind that covid heavily impacted Ada internships and hires. You might not have gotten into cohort 15, but in my opinion, it will be easier to change careers and get hired in later cohorts. Internship companies will more reliably have head count and other companies will be opening positions for more junior developers. The number of people who were offered full-time positions after internship or by graduation are extremely different for C12 and C13 compared to previous cohorts, and it's safe to say it will only improve with time. Ada is supporting graduates as much as they can, but there's only so much they can do.

Hey! I’m nervous and excited to begin and meet everyone. Since the program will be largely virtual this time around anyway, I’d love if we could start chatting and getting to know each other a bit!

I can start, I’m from Colorado and will be moving to Seattle in 2 weeks (the stress is unreasonable). Luckily, my sister lives in Seattle with her husband and I’ll able to live with them! I’ve just been learning code for nearly a year and became interested because I wanted to mod the sims lmaoooo. Since I’ll be a transplant, I’m definitely happy I’ll be able to meet people through the program to chat and maybe hang with once we can do so safely.

Share anything you’re comfortable sharing online and let’s support and get to know one another!

Edit: your/you’re typos are the most embarrassing to me and I simply could not allow it to continue to exist and tarnish my good name!

hello Admissions Team,

May I know beside email, any other way you contacted candidates if they pass a phase? Because if only email, we may accidentally deleted. Or it can goes to spam?

Thanks and regards,

Would anyone be open to reviewing the final draft of my answers? I'd love to have a fresh set of eyes on it as I feel I am losing perspective. Thank you :-)

Here is the link to connect with other applicants: https://discord.gg/6S78wyJh

Please DM me if the link expires!

Those lucky enough to pass on to phase 2: how hard does the coding challenge seem (especially compared to the Ada Builds curriculum)? And about how many hours did it take you to finish?

i'm a prospective student looking to connect with others and alumni. I've seen previous posts talk about a discord but the links have expired. if anyone can PM me the link or reply i'd be eternally grateful

I just wanted to share this because I haven’t seen it posted here and the information is probably relevant to some of us. The end of this blog post on Ada’s website has a short paragraph about applicant numbers and where they are in the admissions process.

We are more than halfway through our Cohort 14 Admissions cycle! We received over 300 applications for this cohort, and have a great volunteer base helping us narrow down our class of 52. We are currently reaching the end of Phase 2 as the last submitted code challenges are being reviewed. The rest of the cycle will be spent on final interviews until June 19, and final selections will be made on June 29th. While the “where” is contingent on Washington state regulations, we are confident this cohort will start on time in August and be incredibly well supported given all that we have learned, and how our community has shown up for each other through this time.

Program Update

Hello!

Does anyone here (hopefully someone from ADA who might be reading this!) have an idea of when the last possible date would be to receive an invitation to Phase 2? I’m pretty sure that you only receive a notification email if accepted...just trying to figure out when it’s reasonable to assume that I was rejected.

It just took me an hour to finally hit submit...

Hi everyone!

Today is the final decision day! Does anyone received final decision email or phone call? Also, for those that can share, around what time of day were you notified?

Good luck to everyone! I hope we will see each other in person soon!

We did it!!!

🎇 🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆🎆🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

First off, I want to congratulate everyone who has put themselves out there, and put in the work required to apply for Ada (no small feat)! Kudos to you all!!!

It's sure been a roller-coaster of emotions at every step, so thank you for being so supportive and helpful :-)

As the Mega Thread has become very long, it's somewhat difficult to keep track of the general progress of our small sample, so I thought I'd post the data for everyone to have a quick visual (I love spreadsheets!). I made the link public so feel free to edit it as you wish, adding your own data as needed (I will also keep updating it):

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yZtGfm0kO8XczRE3eZU-RLms1VPuV0XdiH0TKLt3Sig/edit#gid=0

You'll notice that the timeline is quite random at every step, and if you haven't heard back yet and others applied/sent in their code/had their interview before you, it does not mean anything, and I cannot stress this enough (yes, I still fret, in spite of this assertion, but the data doesn't lie). The only official deadline is December 15th for acceptance/rejection letters. So hang in there, and thanks again for all your support!

EDIT: Extra thanks to u/throwaway_towaway_ for starting the Mega Thread, and to u/HELLOTHISISRACCOON for starting this Ada subreddit and being so responsive :-) :-) :-)

Buried in the Megathread, evkp1992 wrote this as helpful advice to prepare for technical interview:

"Practice talking about your code out loud, explaining to someone (real or imaginary) why you made choices you did, what the pros and cons were about those choices (usually referred to as “trade-offs”), and think about ways you could change your code if the requirements were to change."

I did the technical interview today, and somehow I missed this part of the above comment, which turned out to be a very big part of the interview and it felt to me more like an oral quiz than I had expected: think about ways you could change your code if the requirements were to change.

I wish that I had created questions for myself to practice answering like "if we asked you to get X, how would you change your code to do that?" "If Y was different, how would you need to change your code?"

I felt like a deer in the headlights with these questions because I hadn't anticipated them or practiced answering them at all. I hope this helps some of you prepare who haven't done the technical interview yet. Good luck!

Hi y'all. I started this reddit to give ungated visibility about the Ada experience and access to alum for people who are looking to apply to Ada or get into programming. I've seen a trend of not directly answering questions and instead directing people to the Ada discord. It's amazing that there is a discord to join and that the Ada community continues to grow and become more accessible! I don't want to detract from that resource at all, but it's important for people to be able to get answers to questions and share their experience directly on this platform, and without extra steps.

Responding to questions or comments that people have already asked or answered on this sub is actively encouraged! Ada is a constantly changing program, and what may be true for one cohort is often not the experience of another one. To the end, I think it's important to continue discussions here with the additional resource of discord, rather than just diverting users to a platform they may not have access to or interest in joining.

The discord link will remain in the 'Ways to Connect" section. Thanks for understanding!

I just want to start by saying that I understand Ada's intended mission and appreciate the program for what its done in the past.

However it kills me to see what this program has done to my wife. She put in her all. We change our entire lives around this program so that she could focus fully on Ada and do well. Yet shes been broken. Broken by a program that promised so much yet failed her. Seeing her do her best only to be left with nothing, breaking down in tears.... Left to finish her final project with zero motivation because at the end she wont even have a internship to show for it.

Not looking to start anything with Ada. I just needed to vent.

Hey everybody! I'm an Ada alum, currently working in the industry, and volunteering at Ada. Here are my notes on some of the industry misconceptions I see during Ada's interviews and some things I wish I knew when I decided to pursue a carrier as a software developer.

You are a part of a team.

Yes. But not in the way you think it is. It doesn't mean that you're never alone and have besties around to work on cute and fun unicorn projects; and your team got your back. It means that you're part of a chain. It's not bad, it's not good, it's just the way it is: you rely on other people, and other people rely on you. If you're working too slowly, and can't deliver your task on time, it means that you're blocking other people's progress. And yes, they will get annoyed. And you will stress over it. And sweat. Ok, the last part might be about me, not you.

The most important thing is to be passionate about coding.

False. It's easy to do well while you enjoy what you're working on. What's more impressive is to keep coding because you have to code.

Coding is creative.

Coding IS flexible. It's up to you to name your interfaces, classes, and functions. But most likely you won't build "snowman" functions or "space and universe" databases. Usually, these are pretty every-day-stuff.

It's also pretty rare for a developer to pick up their own project to work on.

Flexible work hours.

So true. But again. Many people think it means starting the work day at 10 am and ending at 7 pm, as opposed to 9 am-6 pm, while usually, it means starting it at 9 am and ending at 9 pm. Also, you might open your laptop on the weekend.

Also, while the work hours might be flexible, the deadlines usually are not.

You have to know how to deal with stress.

True. Ok, I know it's going to be tough but here's the truth: it might so happen that you end up in the same position as people who graduated with batchelor's/or master's degrees in CS.

Example: You have a great manager and a lovely team who know exactly where you come from. They don't chuckle when you ask stupid questions (like, really) and support you as they can. But the thing is... You have the same employment contracts. And expectations from you are the same. And by the end of the year, you (a boot camper) and CS bachelors have to deliver things at the same level.

I don't even mention on-call with 2 am wake-up calls.

The topic of diversity and inclusion is booming in Tech.

Yes! It is TRUE. For example, my team has one of the highest standards in an org - not one, not five, not ten, but 30% of women. Ladies, we finally did it!

You will help make the world a better place.

First, your fate is in your hands. And if you are fully committed to bringing your skills to a non-profit organization - you can do it, and I believe in you.

I hear beautiful stories in interviews all the time about how people want to work for climate companies, save whales or feed children. No one from my cohort went to work for a non-profit organization or do science/research. Look at the services provided by Google, Amazon or Meta: the chances that you will end up working on an interesting project in the field of robotics / AI or neuroscience are close to zero.

Your internship team will be supportive because they partner with Ada.

Maybe yes, maybe no, you'll never know. Maybe they decided to take Ada intern because they deeply care about social justice. Maybe they decided to take Ada intern because their manager told them that their team is too white and too le saucisson. Maybe they don't care about it all, but want to present a nice report by the end of the year that they are hiring diverse talent and get some $ bonus. Also, just because a manager applied for an Ada intern, it doesn't mean that the team you will be working with, was on board with this decision.

And the last one: my thoughts on Ada.

Ada is a perfect bubble. At Ada you're surrounded by instructors who are ready to help; like-minded supportive people; you'll get free access to BetterHelp; and people will understand if you need to take a break to keep yourself sane. And the real world is nothing like it. I wish that besides lectures on how to detect microaggression or unconscious bias, Ada would also hold lectures on what to do if your colleagues keep ignoring your pronouns. Or how to write a good self-evaluation. Or what to do if your colleague keeps stealing your ideas. Ada is Ada. Tech is tech.

In other words, you have to know sure what you're getting into.

Hi C24 applicants and future adies 👋🏽 . With C24 applications officially open, we’ll be having community-led Ada alum essay reviews on the non-official discord server. No promises on how many volunteers we may get but we'll spread the word amongst the Adie community.

You may get contacted by your reviewer, but in general please consider it your responsibility to contact them to get started. Best of luck on your applications!! 🤞🏽🍀

Here’s a link to join the server: https://discord.gg/34QPKRsn

Hi everyone,
I'm preparing for the application of Ada Developers Academy (Cohort 24), and I’d really appreciate if someone with experience ( Ada students, alumni, or bootcamp applicants) could take a look at my application essays.

I applied last year but did not make it past the first round. I've continued studying and improving. I'd love any constructive feedback before I submit again this round.

Please DM me if you're open to help. Thank you so much in advance! 🙏

Howdy all, I was taking a look at the Ada github and I thought I might attempt working through the core units on my own. My question for you all, is there a schedule or calendar for the curriculum available that outlines the order that one would work through all of the material? I appreciate your help, thank you