Choosing a GSoC Organization- Part 2 (FILTERING ORGANIZATION)

[Shahzad Saeed]

Hi guys,
Since my last thread about choosing an
org.(http://groups.google.com/group/google-summer-of-code-discuss/t/43f1aee4ea2acfba)
I've been getting many emails to explain more about choosing an org.
So here is the part 2. At the end I would like to get your feedback
and comments.

Note that if you've worked for any org. already, this won't be
applicable for you. It is meant for newbie students
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How to choose and FILTER organization?
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As we know, it is simple... Since there are thousands in the list, it
is better to have a few org. on our potential list.
Step 1: Go to the previous year org. list.
http://google-melange.appspot.com/gsoc/accepted_orgs/google/gsoc2011
Step 2: You can see tags on the right side. For e.g. If you are good
in php, you can look for php tagged organization. There will be a lot.
But which software you use often and you are most familiar with. If
you are a wordpress blogger, then the software you are familiar would
be wordpress. You use Wikipedia daily, so wikimedia foundation would
be another. Similarly you can have a FILTERED org. list
Step 3: Look at the GSoC org. homepage and checkout what org. is
expecting from students. In the above example, student can checkout
the homepage of both wordpress and wikimedia foundation.
From wordpress org. homepage, it is mentioned that "[Wordpress] will
give preference to those who have submitted at least one core patch or
created one plugin for the wordpress.org plugin repository."

So even if you are good at coding but if you have not developed a
plugin or have not submitted atleast one core patch, most probably you
won't get selected for GSoC as a wordpress coder. So you can focus on
other org. from your potential list. This is what I call as filtering.
This is why it is recommended to checkout org. list before the
official announcement of GSoC.

Step 4: Look at the ideas list.
Go through the project ideas list and brainstorm the ideas and check
the difficulty level of the project and more....

Step 5: Talk with the org. community.
This step is done after the publishing the GSoC org. list. Talk with
them and get your doubts cleared.

Step 6: If everything is OK, apply for the org.

I hope this thread is helpful. If I am missing anything.. please
complete it. I love to hear feedback. How much you give if you rate
this thread out of 5...? :)

--
Shahzad Saeed
Blog: www.TechandProject.com
Author of "Definitive Guide to Google Summer of Code" ebook
(Recommended by old GSoC students):
www.GSoCguide.com

[ankit goel]

5 out of 5, because i had been through the list of previous year organizations but not filtered them.
The example of wordpress giving preference to those who have developed a plugin for their repository is really good. Now i have to filter the organizations :)

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[Shahzad Saeed]

Thanks Ankit for your reply :)

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Shahzad Saeed
Blog: www.TechandProject.com
Author of "Definitive Guide to Google Summer of Code" ebook

(Everything students need to know):
www.GSoCguide.com

[nischay nahata]

To how many orgs should one apply to increase chances of selection?

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With Regards

Nischay Nahata
B.tech 3rd year
Department of Information Technology
NITK,Surathkal

[ajay kulkarni]

 I wanted to ask the question that nischay nahata asked.... Please answer that question as soon as possible

[akshay garg]

Thank you Shahad for such important information . And i'll also give you 5 out of 5 and i do think if I have any doubt in near future , i can dosturb you :p.

Amit

On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 6:00 PM, Shahzad Saeed <ibnus...@gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks Ankit for your reply :)

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Shahzad Saeeda

Blog: www.TechandProject.com
Author of "Definitive Guide to Google Summer of Code" ebook

(Everything students need to know):

www.GSoCguide.com

[Dirk Haun]

On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 8:49 PM, nischay nahata <nisch...@gmail.com> wrote:

> To how many orgs should one apply to increase chances of selection?

That sounds like the wrong approach. The quality of your application
is important, not the quantity. Applications that are vague, not
targetted at the project or organization and are basically just
copied&pasted will be ignored and only waste everybody's time (yours
and that of the organization).

Pick a project that you are really interested in, then write an
application that convinces the organization that you really mean it.
Get involved with the community early on so that both sides - you and
them - can see how working together would feel like.

All that takes time, of course. If you insist on numbers: If done
properly, you won't have time for more than two good applications
(maybe three, if you're really good). But those will increase your
chances, not "spamming" the organizations.

HTH

[Akhil Abraham]

hi nischay,
apply more than one organization is not a matter. but you have to
think that you are capable for that or not
If you prepared that much for gsoc then you can apply.
If you are apply the same project to every organization you will
reject.
more than two organization is very difficult you don't have that much
of time to complete the project
my opinion is if you prepare for one organization that is good.and
convince that organization and get
selected for gsoc

On Feb 26, 8:14 am, ajay kulkarni <anku.man...@gmail.com> wrote:
>  I wanted to ask the question that nischay nahata asked.... Please answer
> that question as soon as possible
>

[Ramashankar Nayak]

this was very helpful.......

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nayak

[Akhil Abraham]

hi ajay,
you dont have that much of time to participate more than one
organization.
my openion is prepare for one organization and convince them and get
selected.

[Shahzad Saeed]

That's right Dirk,
Applying for many organizations will not increase the chance of
selection. However, in case you have many strong project ideas, then
it is advisable to submit several proposals. Maximum of 20 proposals a
student can submit. However, remember that quality is better than
quantity!

Submission of many applications may decrease the quality of your work.
This is a wrong notion that if you
apply for many organizations, at least one of them will select you.
Instead it will be considered as spam. If you have several strong
possibilities for the same organization, consider submitting several
proposals. Organizations will figure out which one they like the
best. Avoid sending many medium- quality proposals and concentrate on
fewer high- quality proposals if you would like to propose more.

[Marcell Almeida]

Hi,

I tried to find those ORGs, but looks like the link for "accepted" orgs from previously years is broken. Is there any other link where I can take a look?

[Carol Smith]

Hi there,

On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 6:19 AM, Marcell Almeida
<almeida...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I tried to find those ORGs, but looks like the link for "accepted" orgs from
> previously years is broken. Is there any other link where I can take a look?

Here are some links for you:

http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/org/list/public/google/gsoc2014
http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/org/list/public/google/gsoc2013
http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/org/list/public/google/gsoc2012
http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/org/list/public/google/gsoc2011
http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/org/list/public/google/gsoc2010
http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/org/list/public/google/gsoc2009

Thanks,
Carol