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How to Have a Successful Application to Google Summer of Code ☀️

By Ton Hoang Nguyen (Bill)
Accepted to Google DeepMind (GSoC 2025) and Joplin (GSoC 2024)

Last Updated: Mon 26 May 2025

Hi! I welcome you to the document that explains how to create the most successful application for Google Summer of Code based on my observations and discovered patterns. This will not only apply to Google Summer of Code, but it will also be helpful in other aspects of your professional life.

There's a hidden pattern to successful Google Summer of Code applications - one that I discovered after being accepted to not just one but two GSoC organizations: Google DeepMind and Joplin.

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