Grace Hopper/Fullstack Application and Interview
The Grace Hopper application was on the longer side. In addition to basic information, I also had to provide a resume, educational background, and standardized test scores. There were around 3 short essay questions that were pretty straightforward.
Three days later, I was invited to do an online coding challenge. Coderbyte and Codewars were a great help for preparing for the challenge. The challenge lasted an hour and consisted of 5 problems that increased in difficulty. I was able to complete 4/5 of the problems. I was close to finishing the last problem but didn’t have enough time to complete it. I ended up completing it on my own after the challenge. I also found a more elegant way to solve the problem on Stack Overflow.
Three days later, I was invited to interview! The first part of the interview was non-technical but still related to my experience learning to code. The second part was the live coding session. I felt much more relaxed during this session than I did in my Hack Reactor Interview. We did a couple of coding problems. For the second problem, my interviewer and I worked together to refactor the original solution I had written. I had to get some hints along the way but was able to finish eventually. Interviewing with Grace Hopper was the best interview experience I had out of all the bootcamps I applied to. My interviewer was very friendly and made me feel comfortable, and I felt like I learned something new from the live coding.
The next day I found out I was accepted! My acceptance also meant I was automatically accepted into Fullstack and could choose to attend either schools.