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How do you separate out the bad schools (or is there a list of good ones)? I have exactly one data point: my girlfriend did General Assembly in Austin and had a good experience. I don't know if that translates to other GA locations, and I certainly have no idea which other schools are and aren't legitimate. It seems more and more that she just got incredibly lucky signing up for one that wasn't a scam.

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The best way is to take a sampling of students who attended that school and ask them directly.

As someone who runs a school, all the review sites are so easily gamed it's not even a data point you should consider. I've literally seen schools ask, "Did you have a good experience?" If yes -> go leave a review, if no -> submit this feedback form. Like it's the app store.

Would you and/or your girlfriend be willing to chat a bit about the experience? I'm doing research on the efficacy of coding bootcamps and I think your input could be very helpful. If you'd be open to it, my email is lucas at timesuji dot com. Thanks!

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