Is it worth doing a UI/UX Bootcamp? I really want to pivot my career into this but it’s so expensive.. around $14K. Has anyone here done a complete 180 on their career and can offer some insight?

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What bootcamp are you looking at for $14K? That's definitely on the higher end of the scale

Those two are vastly different in price. Last I checked. Springboard doesn't cost $14K, but GA does.

You should consider looking for cheaper options if you're nervous of the cost and think about the kind of salary you could get out of it - - that dictates the ROI

As for if it's worth it--you don't have a lot of options. It's either:
- Bootcamp
- Grad School
- Shift into design role at current company
- More self guided courses (eg coursera UX specialization)

All have their own costs/tradeoffs

Use google’s UX course

That's not a bootcamp. It's hardly anything

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No. Don't. Do. It.

I did a bootcamp (general assembly). I’m now 16k in debt working at a startup that pays little to nothing after an excruciating job search, where I don’t get to do real UX work because of budget cuts, and struggle to write a case study so I can apply to new places.

But . I’m hopeful ..I do love being in the product space

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