I have just completed the Javascript pre-course and succesfully qualified for the MERN stack course. I had finished my formal education (MCA) almost 13 years back, and as luck had it, my career went into a diametrically opposite direction than my field of study. I had forgotten all about programming basics, as I had had no practice in around 13 years. When I saw the ad for McLaren college's MERN stack course, I decided to give it a try, as I wanted to get my career back on track. The pre-requisite for the MERN stack course, is to successfully complete the Javascript pre-course. I felt like a fish out of water for the first couple of days, but thanks to the excellent guidance by the course instructors and the teaching assistants, I caught up, and started feeling at ease. The daily practice challenges, and assignments, helped a lot in me regaining my confidence, and knowledge. After every practice challenge, we had a good long discussion about the approaches we took to solve the problem. That is a big help! As we get to see that there are multiple ways to solve the same problem, and also get to learn from our batch-mates. Each and every student is encouraged to speak up, and talk about their algorithm. There are daily lectures to teach us about the basics of Javascript and Data structures. After the lectures, our assignments and practice challenges would usually involve questions on what we had learnt, and that helped immensely in solidifying our understanding of the basics. If we ever felt stuck on any problem, help was just a message away. The instructors, assistants and alumni are always eager to help out. McLaren college offers quality teaching through its courses, and they have very high standards. Not just for their teachers, but also for their students. Any kind of cheating and unethical behaviour is frowned upon, and leads to instant expulsion. I was encouraged to keep putting in the work, and to keep solving practice challenges. I am very happy that I followed their advice and I can proudly say that I have a good understanding of Javascript basics and Data Structures. I would highly recommend people, who are ready to put in the required hardwork, to definitely give McLaren college a try. It is well worth it. If you do, then hopefully I will see you around, after completing the MERN stack course. | 