Mate academy

I thought for a long time about how to describe my studies at Mate. And here's the best thing that came to mind. If I had a choice between studying at Harvard or studying at Mate, I wouldn’t doubt and choose the second. I think this simple sentence says it all ...Still, there were some comments on the learning process 😅 But who said you wouldn't have them at Harvard? :) After all, I assure you, you'll be more than happy to have chosen Mate, I'm just sure of it!* I can't forget to thank Mate for the people I studied with in the group ... You know, you're the best :)And finally, here's an interesting timeline:Birth -> * some boring part of life * -> Mate Academy -> * turning IT upside down * -> becoming the next Mark Zuckerberg.

Long story short: I saw a Mate academy ad on Instagram -> I became a front-end developer.
In more detail, when I first saw Mate's advertisement, I was very interested in the conditions of study here. They were a perfect match for me - you pay only for the result. As soon as I started a investigation Mate, I was quite confused that it was almost impossible to find a bad review about them. But since there are sooooo many reviews, I’ve decided to take a chance. I joined Frontend Full-time training. What did I get?
◾️ Firstly, I have a degree in Computer Science and I sincerely thought that this would help me in some way. No, it didn't. And this is the most fascinating! It doesn't matter who you are here - you can be a computer science student, you can be a lawyer, a musician, whatever, and you will be on an equal footing with others. All the guys are very different and interesting, but the result is the same for everyone - the first job in tech.
◾️ Secondly, since I touched on the topic of people. I remember back on the first call, Pelagia once said “turn on the cameras, you will see these people more often than your family” - perhaps not literally, but the essence is this. It seemed very strange to me then, but it turned out to be true. After a couple of weeks of studying, you understand that the people who surround you are essential. In general, the whole training plan is very dense and not really easy, so it's very cool to keep in touch with the group, so you can share your experiences with someone at any time, discuss something or ask for advice. After a month of training, daily phone calls became kind of “going out for a cup of coffee with friends” for me.
◾️ About for the training itself, schedule and materials. Let's start with the pors - the numbers may sound unrealistic, but it is true - with the knowledge that you get in Mate, you can easily find a job in three months. The material is provided on the platform as recorded videos, which is pretty cool since you can study it at your convenience. If you go to the frontend, very soon you will know all Misha's phrases and never let someone stand behind your back 😅 Also, if you need some additional materials to study a topic, you can feel free to ask mentors, they will always be happy to advise efficient resources.
All the comments talk about tech-checks and I won't miss this point :) Tech-checks are knowledge checks that really help to understand where you have gaps. In addition, the questions on technical checks are real questions from job interviews.
The morning does not start with coffee, but with a phone call with your coach. At such morning lectures, you can discuss the current topic and, if you have any questions, get the answer.
An important stage of the course is employment. I don’t know if there are any courses that could compare with Mate in this matter. If you are a Mate student, you will be helped to write a CV and CL, learn how to answer typical questions correctly and get ready for technical interviews.
Now to the cons. The team is constantly working on improving materials, but, unfortunately, it is impossible to catch everything. While I was learning, the React course was no longer very fresh and some things in the video were outdated. The effectiveness of morning calls is rather controversial - they are not always informative and structured.
My story has come to an end. If you join these courses, employment will be inevitable for you. If your goal is to master the profession as soon as possible, then Mate is for you. It will not be easy here, moreover, not everything is perfect here, but the experience that you will get will be invaluable. I achieved my goal, now I'm a front-end developer, and most importantly, what Mate gave me is cool people FE_OCT_21❤️

Hello! I remember reading all these reviews 4 months ago and not believing that it is possible to find a job so fast, but the experience of my friends showed that it is real, so I decided to give it a try. And I will say that this was my best decision. Before that, I also tried other courses, and there I was convinced that in most courses the main thing is to make money on you, and it does not matter whether you find a job.
However, Mate has a different approach, so I'm completely satisfied with the study. I managed to find a job after 3 months of Full-time study. Do not just think that it’s easy, it’s difficult, sometimes even very difficult, but I will the result really worth it.
I also want to thank the interviewer Yuri, who considered me a future pro, all the mentors - Elijah, Alina, Alona,   Artem, Igor, and of course Yuri, and the whole team of Mate academy. You're all cool, I would not have succeeded frontend developer without you.
It's great that Mate introduced me to a lot of cool people. FE_OCT_21 - you are the best!
So if you're hesitant about whether to try it - I was the same 4 months ago. Good luck everyone!!!

Do studying Mate worth it?
Definitely!
I’ve been choosing and hesitating for a long time, and did not regret at all: a progressive program with up-to-date material, mentors - your best friends who feel, and when you need to get a "magic push". Support is mega-powerful, starting with the clarification of a separate obscure point in the topic, ending with a job search :)
When I received an offer and said goodbye to the group, I was even a little sad that there would be no more regular interesting tasks and mentors :)
Special thanks to the mega-cool-positive mentor and the whole team :)
P. S. Mate is love :)

I graduated from Mate about 1,5 months ago and have been working for frontend as a developer for over a month. This is a great outcome, and it became possible thanks to Mate academy.
Mate has structured intensive training, mentoring of the code, and tasks as similar as possible to those used in real work projects.
Many thanks to the mentors Vova, Igor (who graduated Mate as well and become developers) for explaining complex topics in a simple plain way, for sharing their experience in learning and working processes, and for support that is often needed.
Thank you, Nadia, for advice on CVs, interviews, and employment in general.
P.S. As for me, Mate Academy is one of the best IT products

 Hi, finaly it's my turn to write my long read about love to  Mate :)
I graduated the QA course and I will say with confidence that you will not find analogues in terms of the quality of your knowledge. The main product here is full-time training, so you need to understand that you will need to work from morning to evening, 5 days a week (minimum) and several months in a row, but believe me, the level of knowledge will be appropriate.
I really liked the training program itself. There are a lot of practices. Probably, that's why the level of knowledge of Mate graduates is so cool. Only through practice we begin to understand how everything works. Every week you’ll have tech-checks, knowledge tests. Yes, it was stressful, but it is very hardening and during real interviews you are much more confident in yourself and your knowledge.
After the course, no one cancels the access to other courses, so if you want to develop in IT, you can continue to use Mate materials, which is also a great possibility.
A few more words about the employment. Many bootcamps promise "guaranteed employment", but very often they forget about you after graduation, I say from my own experience. Finding a job is a way out of the comfort zone, so often our psyche begins to look for reasons to postpone something, to be lazy, but this will not work :) You will be helped with resumes, given advice, recommendations, secrets, monitor the job search process until you get an offer :) So after Mate graduation there is no chance not to find a job. I got my offer before graduation, and for a position, where they were looking for a person with experience.
I am infinitely grateful to Mate Academy for this journey, to all mentors, curators. I consider the decision to come here as of the most decisive in my life, perhaps yours, too, if you come here to study  

I took the Fullstack course at Mate Academy, and a few days ago, I received an amazing offer!!

I really enjoyed studying at MA!! I only have positive impressions afterwards! The course teaches you relevant technical skills and gives a lot of practice.

I liked how coaches and mentors constantly encourage your independence in solving problems (a very important skill for coders!!), but if something doesn't work out, they will always be there to help. Technical mock interviews and hr interviews were very useful, they help to understand what interviewers expect from you and what you should expect from these interviews. Many of the questions that I received on my real interviews were at Mate's mock interview practice.

Employment preparation is also amazing: they teach you how to compose your CV properly, they give advice about things you should avoid saying in non-technical interviews, so as not to be rejected right away. As they say, if you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day, if you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime. Also in my group, if someone didn’t make good progress in finding a job, our coordinator discussed their situation individually and advised them what to do to succeed. Again, they will always be there to help you.

Our group had people with different levels of knowledge, different ages, and from a variety of backgrounds. The vast majority reached the end of the course; out of ~40 people, only a small few didn’t.

Mate provides all the necessary knowledge and skills to find a job, you just need to be able to use it to the fullest. For several months, you need to maximize the strength of your will and stay motivated until you reach the finish line. It's not easy for most people, but doing what the course requires you to do is very much possible!

Also, they're constantly improving their product. I got this from the fact that sometimes their website doesn't work for a few minutes, because changes are being deployed :) I've also talked to my friend, who took the same course, but joined a month earlier (new groups start once every month). I was surprised to hear that not all aspects in our studying process were the same. That's when I realized that MA is very actively working towards improving their courses. They actually listen to feedback!

In general, MA is doing a much needed good deed, helping people change their lives and become happier:) Studying at Mate Academy was probably one of the best decisions I've ever made.

Mate was recommended to me by 2 friends. One completed The frontend course, the other one  java, both without a technical education, got accepted to Mate not from the first try, and it was difficult for them to study, but as a result they were very satisfied and quickly found a job and have been working for more years. I, just like them, at first was trying to study by myself the basics of web development on various free resources, but I understood that there was not enough structured information and I didn’t really understand in which direction to move, also this training was spontaneous, when I had time and desire, so not quite efficient. As a result, I decided to approach this matter seriously and went to Mate for a front-end course. It turned out to be the most intensive training period of my life. For 3 months I studied from 9 am till 9-10-11 pm, sometimes on the weekend. Keep this in mind, it most likely will be difficult to combine training with other activities, since you need to do a lot of practical tasks and keep up with deadlines. It was hard and sometimes I had to overcome myself, but at the same time it was very interesting. The information is presented in a well structured manner and in simple words, it is impossible not to understand. All materials are up to date. The team of mentors is ready to answer any question and explain everything in an accessible way so that everyone can understand, regardless of the background. All you need is a desire to learn, perseverance and discipline. I found a job the first week after graduation. I highly recommend Mate to everyone

Finished  the Frontend course.
I read the reviews before applying, they were either perfect, that looked fake to me, or they were bad, but with the following meaning: “they only take people with a background, good English, etc.. They didn’t accept me” ...
And as a person, that neither had good English, nor any background, I almost gave up, as if I didn’t hope at the moment (I read the reviews after I went through the preparation for the course, which was sooo difficult) and as a result, first times they didn’t accept me, I didn’t master the tasks, and I was offered to try again in 10 days, then I passed and got accepted on the course, and immediately all the comments where they say that people with background are accepted didn't make sense to me anymore.
The course is very intense, structured and cool, and they don’t let you forget what you’ve learned before, that is, learning is different from the one in university, when you know it today, and tomorrow you already forgot ...
Knowledge you get is totally enough to get a  good salary job right away, it all depends on you!
And the team prepares you as much as possible for a job search, various "tricks" and secrets...
I found a job on the second day after sending out my CV. Yes, I was lucky, but everyone finds a job!
In general, the impressions are the most positive, and I'm glad that I went here!