My last day at Ironhack.
It started with the presentations in the morning. Each group had done a project. I did a penetration testing project with a Capture The Flag exercise. We made a presentation in slides, and each of us had 5 minutes to present it. My group was the first to start and, honestly, we were glad to be the first ones. I think it went really well, we had some GIFs along the way to capture everyone’s attention, and as I was looking at my classmates’ faces, I think it worked.
After the presentations were done, we were given our final results. I had about a 94% average score on all assessments, so that was my final grade. I can’t believe ethical hacking (the one I liked the most) was the one I had the worst grade in. I actually find it funny though, because that’s definitely not gonna stop me from pursuing it.
After that, we went on to do our last Kahoot. Most of us named ourselves after our teacher Kevin, and yes, one of the Kevins won.
Then it was time to say goodbye. One by one, people were leaving while saying their goodbyes. By the end, it was me, Jesus, and Kevin. I think we stayed in the Zoom meeting for almost 2 hours. We talked about life in general, and at some point, the conversation got a bit emotional. And, to be honest, I don’t like goodbyes, so I was gonna stay until everyone left. I’m hoping we can keep in touch and some of us can study together or something. It’s so much easier to have people around with the same purpose than to do it alone.
So this is it. My last day at Ironhack.
I’ve really enjoyed this bootcamp, and all I can say is that without Kevin, I don’t think it would’ve been as worth it as it was. Kevin single-handedly made the bootcamp worthwhile. We were really lucky to have him as our teacher.
I’m also glad to be part of the best cohort, shoutout to you all! And shoutout to Kevin and Peter!
I’m very happy I finished it, but also a little sad, wishing it was longer.
Grateful for the experience, the people, and everything I’ve learned.
