I was accepted into Hack Reactor's 5th class and MakerSquare's 1st class. I chose Hack Reactor (and I'm glad I did) but I really liked the MakerSquare founders and was happy to see them be so successful. Both teams have liked and respected each other as long as I've known them.

This seems like a win-win for both sides: Hack Reactor's hiring support is amazing (the 99% hiring rate is not just accurate but calculated using a higher standard than most competitors[1]) and MakerSquare is still the big dog in Austin.

I'm especially excited as a Hack Reactor alumnus who's getting tired of SF and eyeing Austin!

[1] http://www.quora.com/Hack-Reactor/When-you-say-the-average-i...