Hey all, We've got our first few applications in now and while some look pretty good, some need some help. If you haven't already read the How To Apply section of our website, please take a few minutes to do that and make sure your application meets our guidelines: https://python-gsoc.org/index.html#apply Here's a few common issues: 1. Please include the sub-org name in the title of your proposal. The new system doesn't allow us any way to tag these, so your proposal could get missed or discarded as spam if you don't include it. 2. You do actually need to choose a sub-org. Proposals that are not targeted at a specific sub-org will be rejected because we don't have mentors available for them. 3. You need to include a link to at least one code contribution in your proposal. Generally this is a patch fixing a small bug for the sub-org you'd like to work with, random screenshots of your coursework are not sufficient. The fix does not have to merged, but you need to demonstrate that you at least know how to submit code to your chosen organization. 4. You need to actually include a proposal describing the work you plan to do. A resume/CV is not sufficient. A single paragraph saying you like python is not sufficient. If your proposal is less than one page you have likely done something wrong. There's an application template here that can help you make sure you haven't missed anything important. https://github.com/python-gsoc/python-gsoc.github.io/blob/master/Application... Good luck! Terri (Python GSoC Org Admin)