Google Summer of Code isn’t technically an internship program, but we guarantee that it offers a summer work experience that is as authentic and exciting as anything else that we’ve come across. Before we get to the details, it’s important that you understand what Google Summer of Code is, and what it is not. Google Summer of Code pairs college students with mentoring organizations to work on open source software development projects. These are not “internships,” and they’re not with Google – except for the few instances when a student is assigned to have Google as a mentoring organization. All work is done online, so there are no hours, no office space, and no travel. Summer of Code projects are intended to take up the whole summer, so signing on for another Summer internship or traveling the world is probably a bad idea; however, as long as you meet your milestones for project completion, you are free to do whatever you want with your summer.
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