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Student Stories: Nicolas Grasset

Currently studying Full-stack Web Development

Q: Tell us about yourself!

I live in Santiago, Chile! I actually studied physical therapy in college, but bureaucracy made me want to switch my career to something else, like programming. I have always been interested in programming. Also, in Chile, most things here are not digital, but we are going through a transformation, so we will need a lot of programmers. It’s the career of the future.

Q: Why did you choose Altcademy?

In-person bootcamps are too expensive here in Santiago. I also didn’t feel confident in them. So, I was looking for online bootcamps, and I found Altcademy. I read up a bit about Altcademy and decided to do it! It was a great decision.

In Santiago, companies are also mostly looking for Ruby on Rails developers with knowledge in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, so Altcademy’s curriculum is a great match!

Q: What are your future goals?

I want to work full-time as a programmer. Every company is trying to do things online now, especially with COVID-19. It’s crazy. The average salary of a programmer here is quite good as well! I am recommending Altcademy to others around me!

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"I hope to apply my coding skills to improve websites and user experiences."

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"As soon as I finish this program, I switch my career path and start working on software and programming!"

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"I am surprised by how fast my mentor answers my questions and how reachable he is. I like that I can study in my own rhythm."

Meet our Alumni

Going from beginners to professional coders, 85%+ of Altcademy alumni are hired within 6 months after graduation

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Kade C.

Junior Developer at St. Louis County

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Kelly M.

Software Developer at UMI

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David P.

Front End Developer at Influx Marketing

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Brittany J.

Innovation Engineer at Elastic

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Sean C.

Full Stack Java Developer at Per Scholas

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Xavier H.

Staff Engineer / Full Stack Software Engineer at Booz Allen Hamilton

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Teague S.

Front-end Web Development Teaching Assistant at 2U

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Thu G.

Software Engineer Intern at Fergus

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Cheryl Z.

Director of Product at Fano Labs

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Clark A.

Frontend Developer at Invisible Design

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Aisen V.

Senior Tech Customer Success Specialist at Ledger

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Oliver H.

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