Holberton School
Everything you should know about Holberton School
Announcements
FAQ
- 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 know this school doesn’t have any teachers or classes, but what happens when I’m totally lost and need some help?
- I don’t have any prior experience, can I still attend Holberton?
- Does Holberton have any prerequisites?
Curriculum
- Week Zero
- Specializations
- Side Projects
- Professional Advisors
- Syllabus - High-Level Programming
- Career Sprint
Time Commitment
- How flexible or difficult is the program for someone with kids or similar responsibilities?
- Does the Specialization year have any mandatory days, you it be done remotely?
- What are the most active hours of the Day at the school on any given day?
- What does a typical day at Holberton look like?
- Can I travel for work or fun while enrolled?
- Can I work part time while I attend Holberton?
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 happens if I decide to leave the program during the Trial Period (30 days from day 0) and I signed the ISA?
- Do I have to pay if I don't end up working in tech?
- What happens if I leave my job, or my internship ends?
- What happens if I don’t have a salaried job? How do I pay?
Application
- What companies do Holberton students work for?
- What type of jobs do Holberton students typically get?
- I am not a US citizen - can I apply to one of the US locations?
- Once I’m accepted, can I defer to a future cohort?
- What makes a successful student at Holberton?
- What is the application process like?