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Sohie Lee Wellesley Computer Science Department

Some links that might come in handy

Wellesley's Computer Science Department
Thinking about a CS major/minor?
Wellesley's Media Arts and Sciences (MAS) major
Interested in being a CS tutor? Check out the PLTC website and come talk to Sohie
WomensColleges.org
Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing: a wonderful annual conference that is the largest gathering of women computer scientists! The conference is usually during the first weekend of October (location varies each year). Submissions are due March 15, notifications mid-May, and registration starts in early June.

Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC)
The parent institute of the GHC: Anita Borg Institute
GHC scholarships (deadline typically mid-May) and Scholarship FAQ
facebook GHC scholarship (deadline typically mid-June)
Apply to be a Hopper (conference helper) [free registration but must pay for travel, meals and hotels]
Student Travel Funding from Wellesley (1st and 2nd authors only; $750 max)

Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges: a group that promotes quality computer-oriented curricula in smaller institutions.
Looking for a CS-related summer job or research experience? Here are some links that might be helpful.
- Apple's summer jobs
- Akamai's summer jobs
- Amazon's summer jobs
- Boston Startup Technical Internships
- Coding for internships (collection of internships)
- Computer Science REUs (Research Experience for Undergradutes): a great way to get some summer research experience!
- Dropbox internships
- Facebook internships
- GirlsWhoCode Teaching and mentoring opportunities
- Goldman Sachs
- Google's summer internships
- JP Morgan
- Intern Match: Computer Science Internships
- IBM Extreme Blue Internship
- Intuit Internships
- Kapor Center Internships for Social Impact for traditionally underrepresented students
- Kayak Internships
- Microsoft's summer internships
- MIT Media Lab UROPs Undergraduate Research Opportunities at the Media Lab (during academic year as well as summer)
- TripAdvisor internships
- Twitter internships
- Wellesley Science Center Summer research
Taulbee Survey (Computing Research Association): a primary information source for enrollment, graduates and salaries of Ph.D.s in Computer Science and Computer Engineering in North America.

Women's Colleges

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