Student Success

Taking the Leap: Dallas Graduate Austin Parham, Former Cruise Director Turned Amazon QA Technician

We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success. –Henry David Thoreau The job market can be intimidating, even for aspiring professionals who know exactly what they want to do. It’s even more unsettling for those who are changing careers or don’t have their options …

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Marital Separation To Six-Figure Salary In Six Months: The Story Of Shannon Lance

There are uses to adversity, and they don’t reveal themselves until tested…difficulty can tap unexpected strengths. -U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Sometimes turning life’s lemons into lemonade isn’t enough. Sometimes, you need to uproot the entire damn lemon tree to start fresh and discover what you’re truly made of. Life’s happiest moments rarely come …

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Dr. Kwame Johnson

From Doctorate to Dojo: Redefining Healthcare Through Code

Dr. Kwame Johnson has all the education and knowledge to pursue a career as a neurosurgeon. Instead, he’s chosen to become a product manager at Google’s DeepMind Health, where he now affects millions of lives with his passion for health tech. “Coming to Google represents, literally, the culmination of everything I’ve been working towards,” says Johnson. “Currently …

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Sayer Lagase

Q&A with Sayer Lagase: After High School, Coding Dojo’s Gap Year

High schoolers spend their senior year planning the next steps in their future; whether through a traditional route, like applying for colleges, or a non-traditional route by narrowing down a field that piques their interest and entering the workforce. It’s a time of opportunity: where linking together building blocks acquired through life-long education becomes a pivotal moment. …

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