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 Welcome to GitLab Google Summer of Code 2016!
-Below are some useful links to get you started.
-
-- [Communication](communication.md) - Get in touch with the rest of the GitLab
-  community
-- [Application guidelines](guidelines.md) - The steps to get you started with your
-  application
-- [Ideas Page](ideas.md) - The recommended ideas for GSoC 2016 and the
-  associated mentors
-- [GitLab Application template](gitlab-application-template.md) - A template
-  to use for your application
+In this page you will find all useful information regarding your application.
+
+Note that there is a strict deadline on application submissions by Google, so
+try to plan ahead.
+
+## Learn about the program
+
+The links below provide useful information about the Google Summer of Code
+program:
+
+- [GSoC student manual](https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/resources/manual)
+- [Previous GSoC (2015)](https://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2015)
+- [GSoC official mailing lists](https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/resources/lists)
+
+## Find a project
+
+Visit the [ideas page](ideas.md) to see the recommended GitLab ideas for GSoC
+2016.
+
+## Start communicating
+
+Express your ideas and get in touch with the rest of the [GitLab community]
+(communication.md).
+
+## Create your Application
+
+Read carefully the [application guidelines](guidelines.md) to get you started
+with your application.
+
+We provide an [application template](gitlab-application-template.md) with
+questions to get to know you better.
+
+## Let others know
+
+Let others know about your submission by forwarding your application URL with a
+brief description about your proposal to the [GitLab mailing list]
+(https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gitlabhq).
+
+## Keep communicating
+
+We cannot overstress the importance of communication. Keep talking, and
+listening, to the discussion group, to the sub-projects relevant to your
+proposal and to potential mentors. Be patient, as mentors and other contributors
+are often very busy people.
+
+## Useful links
+
 - [Development workflow](workflow.md) - The workflow of GitLab's development

ideas.md

-- [Communication](communication.md) - Get in touch with the GitLab community
-- [Application guidelines](guidelines.md) - The steps to get you started with your
-  application
-- [GitLab Application template](gitlab-application-template.md) - A template
-  to use for your application
-- [Development workflow](workflow.md) - The workflow of GitLab's development
-
-**IMPORTANT:** It is crucial that you familiarize your self with the [GSoC timeline].
-
-[GSoC timeline]: https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/timeline
+For more information about the program, make sure to read the [home page](README.md).
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