Dunno exactly how to put this together without going off on a tangent but, I will do my best. So currently I am looking at 4 coding bootcamps: Flatiron, App Academy, Fullstack and Tech Elevator. The reason the title only shows three out of the four is because those are the ones that caught my eye(Flatiron, App Academy, and FullStack). Tech Elevator was recommended by a friend who recently graduated and is going through the hiring process.

A little backstory, I'm from New York and at first I was in college but, I never finished as there were some personal circumstances getting in the way. I have done college twice and could not continue because of such personal circumstances. I was considering Flatiron because my sister told me a friend of hers went through a Bootcamp and got into Google and just before I could start, I was kicked out of my house and moved in with a friend. Luckily, that friend was also studying computer science in college. However, even though that was good for the start of my coding journey, I was stuck in a perdicament: Work to pay rent and learn on my own or Stick with a coding bootcamp. I chose to learn on my own two years ago, especially since the pandemic just began. Worst of all, my job was essential so I had to learn, work, and...well survive, I guess, but, I am not the only one who had to do this I'm sure. So the things I have gone through as I self taught myself were some of freecodecamp, still currently doing that, also gone through Cs50's intro to computer science but, I have not done the final project as of yet. I am reading some programming books such as The Bible of Algorithms and Data Structurres and the Pragmatic Programmer but, I feel as though there are many gaps in my knowledge and hurdles that I still need to cross. Luckily, I was able to move again and I am in a better living condition but, I am not sure for how long so I am making a "life changing" decision for myself and I want to pick the right one.

Those hurdles include Algorithms, the bane of my coding existence BUT, I am still practicing no matter how difficult they are. I still have intentions to learn SQL and Python because of my love for robotics. I have read many subreddit posts and articles on whether or not going to a coding bootcamp was a good idea. This has led me to decide 4 TIME whether or not I wanted to try a coding bootcamp and now I want to give it my utmost attention. Now currently I am in the technical interview process for FullStack and Flatiron, I am in the midst of doing the coding test for App Academy so, now comes the reason I am posting right now.

I want to make sure I have as much feedback from each three to four coding as I can before I can decide on the One. And I understand that with what I knwo so far, I might not need a coding bootcamp but, they offer resources that I do not have as well as mentors, assignments, and projects that I can go through and put into my resume. Even then, it would not stop me from continuing learning programming and bettering my skills for a future in this field. I just want to make the right decision. So, can you help me out with what ever you know. (Also a Bonus: If you have resources to help me with my algorithms and data structures. Other books for JavaScript and Python, if you know any good ones? That would be amazing!) Thank you so much for taking the time to read all of this!

PS: I will be asking this similar question in other subreddits so bare with me if you see it. I just want to broaden my horizen for more information.