FOR CAREER SWITCHERS · BOOTCAMP · SELF-TAUGHT

Between tutorial and first job sits a senior.

You finished a bootcamp, watched YouTube dry, built a to-do app. But applications stall. We are the bridge: portfolio review, real code reviews, mock interviews. 1:1 with senior devs.

Anton LIVE Software Engineer · 5 yrs industry · career-switcher path responds ≤ 2 h , View profile Free first chat →

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  • Portfolio review
  • Mock interview
  • Code review

Live from a real session

● parse_orders.py ⎙ shared 
# skip empty rows, cast totals
def parse_orders(path):
    with open(path, newline="") as f:
        return [
            float(row["total"])
            for row in csv.DictReader(f)
            if row["total"]
        ]
This list comprehension reads like a sentence. Try it yourself. Anton, 32 min ago
THREE PATHS · HONEST MATH

We are not the only path. Here is the comparison.

There is no „best" path into programming, only the one that fits your life. Three realistic options with real numbers, honest weaknesses, and who they suit.

Intensive · Group

Bootcamp

Time
3 to 9 months full-time
Cost
€7,000 to 18,000
+ Pro
  • Strict structure. You do not have to motivate yourself.
  • Cohort effect: you progress together with others
  • Job placement often included
− Contra
  • Pace may not match yours
  • Depth is often limited. Breadth over substance.
  • No job guarantee; the 2025 market is hard
Who it suits

Worth it if you can step out full-time, you cope well with group dynamics, and you want a clear „reset setting".

Self-directed · €0

Solo + YouTube

Time
8 to 18 months on the side
Cost
€0 to 500 (courses, books)
+ Pro
  • Fully your pace
  • Thousands of free resources
  • Maximum depth possible, if you stick with it
− Contra
  • Discipline problem: 80 percent drop off
  • Nobody tells you when you are heading down a dead end
  • Dangerous gaps stay unnoticed
Who it suits

Worth it if you are demonstrably disciplined, have already finished something in self-study, and you bring patience.

Our approach
Mentoring · Flexible

1:1 mentoring

Time
6 to 14 months, 2 to 4 h per week
Cost
€59.99/h · €49.99/h in the semester pack
+ Pro
  • Curriculum tailored to you
  • Code review every week. Gaps are spotted early.
  • Combinable with job, family, bootcamp
− Contra
  • Requires you to pull your weight. No „sit it out" effect.
  • Slower than a bootcamp sprint
  • We do not do job placement
Who it suits

Worth it if you cannot step out full-time, you know your concrete gaps, and you need an honest sparring partner.

Combinable: many of our students do a bootcamp first and then come to us for the depth, or the other way around.

Marcel Schmidtpeter, Founder and Senior Full Stack Developer, Study IT
FROM THE FOUNDER

Why Study IT exists.

I built Study IT because I have seen first-hand how IT teaching at university falls apart.

The people who teach here know code from real projects. Practice decides, not the diploma.

Marcel Schmidtpeter Founder and Senior Full Stack Developer

Reach me directly: marcel.schmidtpeter@study-it.education

WHY CAREER SWITCHERS COME TO US

Your bootcamp sent you off. We get you over the line.

The bootcamp is over, but the job market is hard. What helps now: more code, a better portfolio, honest feedback from people who actually hire.

01

Senior devs, not coaches

Our mentors are working developers with hiring experience. They know what teams actually look at, and what they ignore.

02

Code review, honest

You send us your GitHub, we go through it. Architecture, git history, README, tests. Not „looks fine to me", but „here is where you would fail our screen".

03

Mock interviews

Technical coding interview. System design. Live in the classroom platform with screen share, detailed feedback right after.

04

Gap topics

Bootcamps often skip OS, networking, database internals. Exactly the topics that come up in interviews. We pick you up there.

YOUR MATCH

Anton knows the path from first steps into the profession.

Apprenticeship as a software developer in the embedded field, then a computer science degree, now a Software Engineer. Exactly the stations we walk career changers through, patiently and with structure.

Anton
Online · replies quickly
industry experience
5 y
Computer Science
B.Sc.
Embedded
FIAE
Anton
Embedded Software Developer
„My goal is that you gain confidence with code and truly understand how things connect, instead of taking over finished solutions."
Background
  1. Since 2023 Software Engineer · Industry
  2. 2020 to 2023 B.Sc. Computer Science · Bachelor's degree
  3. Since 2020 Online tutoring in computer science and programming · University students, apprentices, career changers
  4. 2017 to 2020 Apprenticeship: Fachinformatiker Anwendungsentwicklung (application development) · Embedded field · IHK final exam
  • Java
  • Python
  • C
  • Embedded
  • OOP
  • Algorithms
  • Data Structures
AT A GLANCE
Response time
≤ 2 h
Teaches
University students · Apprentices · Career changers
Language
German (native)
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PRICING

Cheaper than another bootcamp.

€59.99 per session. Less than one bootcamp module, and unlike a module, you get 1:1 feedback.

Single session · 60 min
€59.99
60 minutes 1:1
  • Live in our classroom
  • Your code, your pace
  • No minimum count
  • Cancel up to 12 h ahead
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In comparison What it costs otherwise
Another bootcamp
~€4,500
generic, in groups
Paid interview coaching
€120/h
US import, often not tuned to the DACH market
3 more months applying
rent + BAföG stop
time, money, confidence
Study IT
€59.99/h
1:1 with a senior, on your portfolio
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FAQ

Common questions

I am still in a bootcamp. Does this make sense already?
Yes, especially in the last 4 weeks. We review your capstone project, help you with your job-search strategy, and you are ready when it starts.
Will you teach me Java or Python, or is it interview-only?
Both. Many career switchers have gaps in fundamentals (data structures, HTTP, database internals). We work on those, and prepare you for interviews in parallel.
Do you run mock interviews?
Yes. Technical coding interview, system design, behavioral. Live in our classroom platform with screen share and detailed feedback after.
Does this run on Zoom?
No. We have our own browser platform, Classroom. No download, no third-party account. Click the link, get started.
Is this worth it if I already have applications out?
Often especially then. If you get interviews but collect rejections, it usually comes down to details in the code or in your communication. We surface those quickly.
What does it really cost?
Single session €59.99 for 60 min. Hour packages (prepaid: 5 hours €269.99, 10 hours €499.99) save per hour. No subscriptions, no auto-charging.
Can I send you my GitHub and you review it?
Yes. That is one of our most common sessions. Bring a project, we spend 60 minutes on it and give honest feedback.
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