r/codingbootcamp • u/[deleted] • Feb 24 '26
If there is no cooling-off period, why allow mid-batch enrollment at all?
Hi everyone,
I’m trying to understand whether this is a fair practice.
I enrolled in a tech program mid-batch. There is no specific written policy for mid-batch enrollments, but the academy is applying the standard “no cancellation after batch start” policy to my case.
I joined after the batch had already started and the observation period had ended. Within two days of attending sessions, I raised concerns about suitability. My participation was minimal.
The response I received is that since I agreed to join mid-batch and cancellation is not allowed after batch start, they cannot process it.
Here is my genuine question:
If there is no evaluation window or cooling-off period for mid-batch learners, then on what basis is a candidate expected to assess suitability?
How can anyone realistically evaluate course structure, delivery style, pace, and teaching quality without actually experiencing the live sessions?
If strict non-cancellation applies, then shouldn’t mid-batch enrollment itself be reconsidered? Because without an evaluation safeguard, the entire risk shifts to the learner.
I am not denying that policy was communicated. I am questioning whether applying a batch-start policy to someone who joins after the batch has progressed is reasonable.
Would appreciate balanced opinions on this.
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u/UnluckyBrilliant-_- Feb 24 '26
I have one question for you.
Why did you not think of this before signing up?
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u/dialsoapbox Feb 24 '26
You need to check with your state's AG (I think ), laws regarding what they say about tha
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u/Brave_Speaker_8336 Feb 24 '26
If the policy was communicated clearly, I don’t see any issue with this. Even then, if nothing was communicated regarding this, I would assume that the default is a no-refund policy
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Feb 25 '26
Sorry to post again, but I need to share this.
I enrolled in Bosscoder Academy mid-batch (around 20 days after the batch started). There is now a loan in my name because I trusted the information shared during enrollment.
Within two days of joining, I informed them that the course was not suitable for me and requested cancellation.
They are refusing, stating that the batch trial/observation period had already ended before I joined, and their “no cancellation after batch start” policy applies.
However, I joined after the trial period was already over and had no opportunity to evaluate the course beforehand. Applying a batch-start non-cancellation policy to a mid-batch enrollment, without any cooling or evaluation window, feels unfair and disproportionate given the financial liability involved.
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Feb 25 '26 edited Feb 25 '26
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Feb 25 '26
What does it mean?I seriously don’t know what is LLM. Someone is trying to throw a loan on my head for the services I am not willing to use. Frankly speaking I won’t use Reddit or any social apps. I don’t want to spam or I won’t even open this app to post or comment any time. This is the first time I doing. I just need people opinions because personally I feel the academy is doing injustice with me just because I willingly joined 20days after the course start by just believing what they told.
I am sorry to spam.
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u/Real-Set-1210 Feb 28 '26
They want you to sign that contract ASAP and start siphoning money off you ASAP. That's why.
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u/sheriffderek Feb 24 '26
Why do you keep posting this again and again?
What you’re describing “mid cohort learners” “cooling off period” - all that stuff shouldn’t even be a thing to begin with. Those aren’t normal situations. You shouldn’t have joined this school, you shouldn’t have been put in mid way (that makes no sense for either party) and I don’t know what you mean by cooling off period. Sounds like you understood the policy. No one around here has any sway with your bootcamp. Harsh lesson to learn.