PREP & ADMISSIONS

Preparing for CodeCraft School and Our Admissions Process

You don’t have to have programming experience or a computer science background to succeed at CodeCraft. But you do have to demonstrate that you’re ready to take on a challenging and sometimes humbling 10 weeks with the required motivation, dedication and positive attitude! When you apply we’re not just evaluating your technical skills and aptitude but we’re also making sure that you can complete our program successfully. That said, we strongly recommend that you introduce yourself to programming and web development fundamentals prior to applying. This allows you to see if you actually enjoy coding and think you have the aptitude to learn the required skills. It also shows the CodeCraft team that you’re motivated and ready to learn. Finally you’ll be better prepared for our admissions process, including our coding challenges and your interviews with our team.

Application Process

  • Step 1: Submit an application telling us more about yourself.
  • Step 2: CodeCraft will follow up to schedule a conversational interview (phone or in-person).
  • Step 3: Complete CodeCraft’s Challenge Form to help us evaluate your current skill level (if any) and aptitude for programming.
  • Step 4: Receive an admissions decision and enrollment agreement if accepted.
  • Step 5: Accepted students complete any additional pre-program learning (either in-person with our partner, Boulder Digital Arts, self-guided online, or with one of our mentors.

If You’re Accepted

Congratulations! You’re on your way toward a career as a programmer! Often the CodeCraft team will ask that you continue preparing for the program with specific recommendations on things to brush up on or learn prior to attending. At this point we’ll have a good idea of where you are in terms of skills and experience and what you should do prior to the cohort. Free Workshops at BDA If you’re in the area (Boulder, Colorado), we offer complimentary workshops with our partner, Boulder Digital Arts once you’ve made a 50% deposit toward your full tuition!

Recommended Resources for Preparing

Boulder Digital Arts If you’re in Colorado, definitely check out our partner BDA. They offer a wide range of workshops and short classes in technology and web development. Also, remember that once you’re a CodeCraft student you’ll be able to take any of BDA’s workshops at no additional charge! W3Schools.com This is a great place to get started with the essential building blocks of the web: HTML and CSS. They also have tutorials on the Bootstrap CSS framework covered in our program. Codeacademy This is a wonderful, free resource for online learning right inside your web browser. There’s even a game-like levels system with social media integration for a little help from your friends. Codewars Another great “gamified” site for learning coding. Codewars is particularly good to challenge and build your skills in a particular language (like Javascript) after you’ve learned a little bit. Javascript for Cats Even if you’re not a lover of felines you’ll enjoy these cat-inspired tutorials in Javascript. And if you do love cats it will be even better! Eloquent Javascript This is a free intermediate-level online book that is perfect after you’ve completed the more introductory material at Codeacademy or that crazy cat site.

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