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10 Post author: The_Jaded_One 14 August 2016 03:32PM

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Comment author: The_Jaded_One 21 August 2016 09:35:23AM *  0 points [-]

I can answer the deposit one: Signal told me personally that they'd refund it in the first week if I wanted to quit due to it being a bad program. In reality it was good. I cannot guarantee that they'd extend this to anyone but you can ask.

Comment author: ThisSpaceAvailable 21 August 2016 06:26:22PM 1 point [-]

What about after the program, if you don't get a job, or don't get a job in the data science field?

Comment author: The_Jaded_One 21 August 2016 11:19:15PM 0 points [-]

The deal I was given is that if you earn less than $40k for the next year, you get the whole program for free.

If you earn $lots as a painter, porn star, film producer - whatever - you still pay your 10% of what you earn above $40k capped at $250k. But if you plan on having a very lucrative non-data science career in the next year, then why are you on the program?