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GSoC Deadline Approaching!
The deadline for students to apply to Summer of Code is fast approaching (April 9th at 19:00 UTC -- that page shows what your local time would be).
We've definitely received more excellent applicants than we'll be able to offer mentors for, or that Google will allow us slots for, and we're going to have to make some hard decisions. To help your application have the best chances, make sure that you:
* Include detailed information abour your plans. Describe your project as thoroughly as you can, include any descriptions/specs/ideas/timelines that you've developed, and give us a good sense of what you're already familiar with and what pieces of the project you think you'll need help with.
* Tell us why you care about your project, what gets you excited about it, and why you picked this project idea.
* Tell us (or show us) what you've already done. If you've posted your proposal to![[site community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/comm_staff.png)
dw_dev, include a link in your proposal. (It will make it easier for us to cross reference.) If you've made sketches or screenshots, include those. If you've written any prototype code already, tell us where to find it. (Don't worry if you haven't made sketches or written code yet, but I know some of you have, and it's easier on us if all of your information is in one place and we don't have to go looking.)
If you haven't submitted your official application yet, do it soon! Waiting until the last minute is a bad idea -- there's likely to be a rush and you might not be able to save your application by the deadline. Even if you've been posting here, we can't consider you as an applicant unless you apply through the Google application process.
Good luck to everybody! We've really been enjoying seeing all of your ideas, and I hope that all of you decide to stick around and contribute even if we can't accept all of you for Summer of Code. Our Bugzilla installation has a list of the things we've got on our "to do" list, and we'd love to see you work on some smaller things over the next few weeks while we're doing the administrative work to see who we're able to accept.
We've definitely received more excellent applicants than we'll be able to offer mentors for, or that Google will allow us slots for, and we're going to have to make some hard decisions. To help your application have the best chances, make sure that you:
* Include detailed information abour your plans. Describe your project as thoroughly as you can, include any descriptions/specs/ideas/timelines that you've developed, and give us a good sense of what you're already familiar with and what pieces of the project you think you'll need help with.
* Tell us why you care about your project, what gets you excited about it, and why you picked this project idea.
* Tell us (or show us) what you've already done. If you've posted your proposal to
dw_dev, include a link in your proposal. (It will make it easier for us to cross reference.) If you've made sketches or screenshots, include those. If you've written any prototype code already, tell us where to find it. (Don't worry if you haven't made sketches or written code yet, but I know some of you have, and it's easier on us if all of your information is in one place and we don't have to go looking.)If you haven't submitted your official application yet, do it soon! Waiting until the last minute is a bad idea -- there's likely to be a rush and you might not be able to save your application by the deadline. Even if you've been posting here, we can't consider you as an applicant unless you apply through the Google application process.
Good luck to everybody! We've really been enjoying seeing all of your ideas, and I hope that all of you decide to stick around and contribute even if we can't accept all of you for Summer of Code. Our Bugzilla installation has a list of the things we've got on our "to do" list, and we'd love to see you work on some smaller things over the next few weeks while we're doing the administrative work to see who we're able to accept.