GSoC Selection Criteria

In the year since this page was originally created, we've found different mentors have different views on what is most important. All five students who were accepted for our GSoC 2008 made a number of changes to their proposal in the light of comments they received after submitting the proposal. So, don't worry about having the perfect proposal right from the start. Do worry about having a plan to deliver on what you promise. Do work on what goes into being able to write the proposal at all, namely, getting acquainted with Audacity, with the issues, a sense of how the relevant code works. It will show in your proposal. You need to convince us it will be successful.

Here's James's view on how to increase your chance of getting selected for GSoC 2009:
 * User:James/StudentApplicationTips