Yeah, when I first heard about them and them asking $10k, I was shocked out of my skin. I could not afford it as I had some student loans and other stuff. SynergisticIT is mostly for rich kids who have their parents funding their education, not for people like me who have to work 2 jobs to support themselves. I did speak to them, however, and I told them I would pay them later; but they said they had to ensure that $10k was paid so that they only get serious candidates in. I asked for financing and was told they are coming up with something soon. Also, I was told about other similar bootcamps by my friends, and I did my own research; however, I was told their results sucked. SynergisticIT results were pretty great compared to anyone in the industry. Like they had a minimum 75000 salary threshold before you start repaying the balance fees, which is unheard of in the industry as most schools ask you to pay as soon as you start making 45-50k. Also, they will still take 40-50k from you in total with not very great results. To their credit, they told me that it's not necessary to go their route or join them if I had a financial crunch and took time to speak to me and guide me and said I could use Coursera and Udemy to get similar knowledge; however, it might take time. Some of my friend of friends have gone through their program and swear by it cuz it made them get 5 figure jobs being just fresh graduates. I guess the difference is that they have been around for like a decade or longer, have a brand name that helps their candidates get jobs easily, and they actually support candidates to get jobs and not just give training alone. It's been almost 9 months since I last spoke to them. I am still enrolled in courses in Coursera and udemy etc. but have fallen behind schedule. I guess the main takeaway from this is that if you are disciplined, then you can gain knowledge on your own. In my scenario, I did enroll in courses; however, friends, distractions, and lack of discipline prevented me from getting the tech skills that I needed to get a good job in tech. If you lack discipline and need structure, they could work out well for you; however, only if you have the $$$$$ as they are not for the low-on-cash people like me. Hopefully, I will be able to save enough to join them, or maybe if I get disciplined, I'll be able to do things myself through online platforms. Wish me luck! Answer from Tony_IT96 on reddit.com