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Summer of Code Deadline Extended 6 Days
mithro writes "If you thought that you had missed out on applying to the Google Summer of Code, you've just gotten a reprieve. The deadline for student submissions has been extended from the original April 1 to Monday April 7, 2008. To quote Leslie Hawthorn: 'This year, we experimented with the Google Summer of Code program timeline, providing one week for students to discuss project ideas with their mentors and then a single week to submit applications. The good news is that we've heard that overall application quality is much higher this year and that students have really benefited from the opportunity to have extra time to discuss their ideas with their potential mentors. However, we've still heard feedback from the community that it would be useful to provide more time for students to submit their applications, so we've done just that.'"
I'm applying for the SoC and unfortunately, yes, this is true. I've got a couple of work options lined up for the summer, but which job I accept depends upon whether or not my proposal gets accepted. Unfortunately, it seems that the entire schedule is being pushed back by a week. That means that instead of selecting students by the 14th, the selection will be done by the 21st. That's in the middle of finals. Ideally, I would start working the week after, but most companies like to have a define answer sooner than that. Options follow: - Instead of letting my already quite decent application stand, I can modify it like crazy, adding anything I can think of, and accept this job combination. - Forget the SoC altogether - Hope that the companies are fine with me not accepting or denying for another 3 weeks, and expecting them to be all right with my starting within a week from when I give notice. So yes, I'm really excited about this extension.