Ada (WA) Apprentice interview questions

1. The application process from start to the first 1:1 interview was about 3 months. I applied in March of 2020 and didn't get an in-person interview 'til June 2020 2. Application includes excel data analysis which I chose to do in Python Pandas. I thought this would make me a more competitive applicant. 3. 1:1 Interview (Phase 3 in Interview Process): a) From the moment the interview started I felt like the interviewer was tired and not engaged. This interview took place at 11 pm for me because I was living in Norway, but for the interviewer it was 2 pm PST. b) I was asked how to scale the code I produced for phase 2 for a larger audience. I came up with an answer with a little help. I read online that many people aren't able to come up with a solution and still get in. 3) At some point in the interview I used the term 'girls' to refer to the class and was promptly chided & told not to ever use that term. I felt like the interviewer made a lot of assumptions about me based off that one word, not even taking into account my progressiveness indicated in my essays. As someone who had been living abroad for 5+ years I wasn't aware terminology had shifted. I care a lot about people and their identity, so after this faux pas I've made an effort to use 'y'all' or 'the students' instead of girls. I ended up getting into a different bootcamp, which is actually a 'sister' bootcamp of Ada located in San Francisco. One of my classmates had also applied to Ada and I asked how the experience was and she said, "Honestly, I didn't think the interviewer liked me, and when I tried to engage he just smirked". I confided that that's exactly how I felt. She and I have gone on to great apprenticeships and we've both been given offers. So, if you don't get into Ada (I'm wondering who does), check out Techtonica down in SF.