Customer ReviewsforThinkful, Inc.

Wasted a lot of time with them and they never helped me secure a job or complete the final projects, when I was in a state of disarray they failed to help me maintain composure and instead of canceling their agreement with me, they completely failed to live up to their word, "You will find a job in one year or your money back." Well now my credit report is shot because unethical companies are allowed to view consumer data and make personal decisions with it. The lender forwarder my bill to a debt collector then another debt collector, but Thinkful still exists unscathed. Their companies is about raising personal revenue and reducing their costs, which also means they exploit people to make them go through unnecessary steps and processes, like NOT FULFILLING THEIR WORD AND NOT PAYING BACK THEIR OWN DEBT, EVEN THOUGH THE AGENCY YOU FILE THE LOAN WITH, ASCENSION, IS THEIR PARTNER.

I seldom write reviews; however, I feel compelled to write one of this horrible company. We paid $8,400 for our son to take this course a few years ago. Our son struggled with the course and could not get enough assistance from the so called mentors. Once they decided he had used up all his hours of coaching they were done with him other to tell us he would always have the curriculum and could pick it up at any time. Recently he reached back out to Thinkful to see if he could start again; after all, we paid them $8,400. They didn't even reply. Obviously all they care about is how much $$$$ they can scam out of people. They don't take into consideration any disabilities a student maybe struggling with, they just want your money. What a rip off; I really should be filing a complaint instead of writing a review.

Before enrolling with Thinkful and agreeing to take out loans, I was pressured over the phone several times to take out the loans because I qualified for the reimbursement and a job within 6 months of graduation. I should have been told and warned that I didn't actually qualify which would have resulted in me NOT enrolling. If they knew the rules, they should have shared those rules with me and not AFTER I finished the program. It was malicious of them to provide that information over the phone but then wait till after I finished the program to tell them I never qualified. It was my whole reason for taking out those loans. I trusted them and what they said. I also did not read the long list of policy reimbursement qualifications because I was REASSURED that I qualified or would definitely land a job!I was desperate for a career and a promise to get me a job in something I love doing, and they took advantage of that. It was misleading because I actually didnt qualify and they led me to believe that I did qualify in order to pressure me to enroll and make money off of me in a desperate situation. They led me to believe I didnt need to read the policy requirements, trusting they knew what they were talking about and leaning on the fact that I would FOR SURE land a job within 6 months. How disgusting to take advantage of a desperate situation in order to make money. How devious to send someone an ineligible letter AFTER graduation when I should have received that letter during enrollment! Why not before you enroll? Or when you're enrolling so the student is aware before making a commitment??? They should be shut down. I have also learned from several mentors, designers, and CEOs in the field that most of what we learned was not necessary and probably the reason I havent landed a job yet which is why I have had to relearn most of what I have been doing in order to look more appealing to employers.

If I could give 0 starts I would. I started thinkful back at the beginning of 2022. I did the **** flex course. I did flex because I was working FT during the bootcamp and needed my own pace. I also did the tuition deferment because I needed assurance that I wouldnt have to pay if I didnt get a job. I wish I wouldve read the reviews on BBB before I took the course. Its literally a scam. I had friends who did other boot camps and the material is far more informative and actually helps you. The recession also started right after I graduated making it extremely difficult to find a job, especially for someone new to the field. Thinkful tells you that their academic success team will reach out to you to help make sure youre eligible for Trg. They also say that theyll send you 3 warnings if youre not meeting the criteria to help you stay Eligible. Its all lies. I never got any help from the academic success team, I was assigned 3 different career coaches in 6 months, and I never received any warnings letting me know I was longer eligible. I never found a job and now I have to pay 12k for nothing!!! Now they changed the criteria to enter the bootcamp. You have to have at least 2 years of college and some experience with ****. AND all of the old criteria changed! When I refer to old emails and try to click on the links I was sent for rules to follow they all say 404 error and I have to access the new material on the website. The contract also says you can be reimbursed for false advertising but does that not apply to me??? I feel scammed and defrauded. This company is a joke and they steal money from vulnerable people who are looking for a new path in their career. Do not take thinkful. They dont care about you and they dont care about their employees. I have wasted 1 YEAR OF MY LIFE and 12k that I dont have.

I started Thinkful with high hopes. I explained to the enroller that before working I wanted to get work done on my teeth. Basically, I was in moderate pain and the benefits of going through the program would outweigh the anguish. And I would be job-ready to boot. Passed the initial assessment. Started classes. Ha 5 oral surgeries completed from a car accident. 1 month from graduation. 1 MONTH while working on a resume they said I could not continue. Even my mentor saw the evidence of my dental work and I kept plugging along. In other words, I kept up with my work. They said okay until after the cutoff time, so they could get paid. That is NOT right. I even asked them to reregister me. NOTHING. Now, after a year and a subsequent accident I am disabled, still not employed, and can't even speak to anyone there. Thinkful gets a no from me.

Financial exploitation that masquerades as a legitimate educational experience. Very little information about the stipulations of the legally binding income share agreement is verbally communicated; conveniently, Thinkful only explicitly tells income share students that they are ineligible for the tuition-back guarantee once its too late to withdraw from the program. The tuition-back guarantee is heavily touted everywhere from their website to their marketing materials to the enrollment call (glorified sales pitch). The living stipend is used to lure vulnerable students with uncertainties about personal security churned by the pandemic. Students are encouraged to quit their jobs to participate. I was pressured to sign up for a cohort earlier than my desired start date and once I was ready to sign up there was urgency and time-bound pressure from the salesman to get my signature on the income share contract. No personal information/history needed before being admitted.The instruction is a joke: you will be teaching yourself and your peers (85-90%) or otherwise subject to at least one absolute imbecile instructor with no subject matter expertise. One grader verbalized being told to pass student work after a certain number of revisions: deep learning is not the priority. It would be hard to call this an educational experience at all. The career coaching is shoddy and unprofessional at best.Despite all of this, and despite the continued unemployment of many graduates (rejections from industry roles coming accompanied by the feedback of lack of technical ability), we are still on the hook for an exorbitant amount of money. The market is oversaturated in such a way that Thinkful's promises about gainful employment cannot possibly come to fruition for the majority.This is a bait-and-switch scam and I've written to my state's Attorney General to point out the fraudulence of this organization. Dont let Thinkful ******* you.