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contributing: Improve discussion of internships.

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## Internship programs ## Internship programs
Zulip runs internship programs with [Outreachy](https://www.outreachy.org/), Zulip runs internship programs with
[Google Summer of Code](https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/), [Outreachy](https://www.outreachy.org/),
and the [Google Summer of Code (GSoC)](https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/)
[1], and the
[MIT Externship program](https://alum.mit.edu/students/NetworkwithAlumni/ExternshipProgram), [MIT Externship program](https://alum.mit.edu/students/NetworkwithAlumni/ExternshipProgram),
and has in the past taken summer interns from Harvard, MIT, and Stanford. and has in the past taken summer interns from Harvard, MIT, and
Stanford.
The application process and selection criteria for all our internship While each third-party program has its own rules and requirements, the
programs is the same. A few notes: Zulip community's approaches all of these programs with these ideas in
mind:
* We try to make the application process as valuable for the applicant as * We try to make the application process as valuable for the applicant as
possible. Expect high quality code reviews, a supportive community, and possible. Expect high quality code reviews, a supportive community, and
publicly viewable patches you can link to from your resume, regardless of publicly viewable patches you can link to from your resume, regardless of
whether you are selected. whether you are selected.
* To apply, you'll have to submit at least one pull request to a Zulip * To apply, you'll have to submit at least one pull request to a Zulip
repository. Strong applicants for most of our programs typically have repository. Most students accepted to one of our programs have
several complete pull requests by the time of the application deadline. several merged pull requests (including at least one larger PR) by
* The main criteria we use is quality of your strongest contributions, and the time of the application deadline.
* The main criteria we use is quality of your best contributions, and
the bullets listed at the bullets listed at
[What makes a great Zulip contributor](#what-makes-a-great-zulip-contributor). [What makes a great Zulip contributor](#what-makes-a-great-zulip-contributor).
Because we focus on evaluating your best work, it doesn't hurt your
application to makes mistakes in your first few PRs as long as your
work improves.
Zulip also participates in Zulip also participates in
[Google Code-In](https://developers.google.com/open-source/gci/). Our [Google Code-In](https://developers.google.com/open-source/gci/). Our
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[GSoC guide from last year][gsoc-2017] is mostly still accurate (with [GSoC guide from last year][gsoc-2017] is mostly still accurate (with
the exception that many of the project ideas are now completed). the exception that many of the project ideas are now completed).
We also have in some past years run a Zulip Summer of Code (ZSoC)
program for students who we didn't have enough slots to accept for
GSoC but are able to find funding for. Student expectations are the
same as with GSoC, and it has no separate application process; your
GSoC application is your ZSoC application. If we'd like to select you
for ZSoC, we'll contact you when GSoC results are announced.
[gsoc-2017]: https://github.com/zulip/zulip.github.io/blob/master/gsoc-ideas.md [gsoc-2017]: https://github.com/zulip/zulip.github.io/blob/master/gsoc-ideas.md
[gsoc-faq]: https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/faq
[1] Formally, [GSoC isn't an internship][gsoc-faq], but it is similar
enough that we're treating it as such for the purposes of this
documentation.
## Zulip Outreach ## Zulip Outreach