On 1 March 2018 at 21:56, Umesh Singla wrote: > Hi > > You are welcome to select multiple ideas provided you're able to communicate > about it with mentors and propose on time. Only the best one proposal will > be selected.
I must strongly disagree here. OK, sure, the student *could* prepare multiple fully worked out proposals, *but*: - This means a lot of wasted effort when only one could be implemented at the end. - Projects will be selected based on student's ability to prove he/she is able to complete the project + quality of proposal and communication with community. I fail to see how writing multiple proposals for the same org would increase the chances of that student being selected. - It is highly unlikely that the same student could prepare an excellent proposal A and a bad proposal B (without being able to judge about the quality himself/herself). That said, of course the student can start discussing multiple ideas over the coming month to get a better overview of what exactly is needed and to get a better feeling about the best fit, both in terms of mentor, skillset etc. But when final proposal is submitted, I fail to see any added value in submitting multiple ones. In case many excellent students submit a proposal for exactly the same idea, it could help to pick something else, but that's up to mentors to communicate to students early enough. The idea is also not 100% set in stone after the summer begins if both student and mentor agree to change of plans. > Generally it's better to pay attention to understand one project's > requirements and expectations to get started with a community. Indeed. Mojca
