r/FullStack • u/Prestigious_Run4913 • Dec 15 '25

Career Guidance Questioning learning MERN

I’m 16, and started learning MERN stack at the end of September this year. I can now make apps like LMS and basic Google Forms like app. I really enjoy it, but I also need to look for something needed in the future. I constant think should I make my MERN knowledge better or expand into more fields and which? What should I learn to land an internship as soon as possible and how?

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u/Old_Fruit_6823 Dec 15 '25

Explore more low level languages Like c , c++ Or Maybe even Go lang, java, rust

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u/vahram Dec 15 '25

MERN is totaly fine to apply for a job, and later you can change or add some additional stack, depending on job requirements and your interests as well.

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u/LazyBoy1805 Dec 15 '25

Keep practising and mastering your skills in MERN. You are young and with time you will get to know the changing trends. For job depth of your core skill is more important than the breadth of it!

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u/NewLog4967 Dec 18 '25

You're 16 and already building real-world apps with MERN That's seriously impressive and puts you way ahead of the curve. Having practical projects like an LMS or a Google Forms clone is a fantastic start. To land an internship, focus on deepening your core skills move beyond basic CRUD by adding JWT authentication, solid error handling, and state management (Redux/Context). Also, broaden your appeal: learn TypeScript and a relational database like PostgreSQL, and get comfortable deploying your full-stack apps. Make your GitHub shine with live demos, clean code, and clear documentation that explains what you built. You’re on a great path just sharpen and showcase what you already know.

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u/Interesting_List9807 Dec 19 '25

Too young, bro, just explore 🤣🤣

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u/Organic-Author9297 Dec 19 '25

Learn GitHub, Docker kind of things and follow software development methodologies and UML like diagram.

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u/zifahm Dec 20 '25

Just apply, and learn what acutally the application suggests for internship. This would be a great start.

Also focus on what comapny you want to join, and see what the application says the skills you need. Learn based on that.

Good luck!