[mlpack] A competitive approach

[Sreenik Seal]

Hi Lakshya, definitely we remember you (of course, you are still part of this community). I’ll respond to you off-list in just a few minutes.

> On 07-May-2020, at 3:07 PM, Lakshya Ojha 2K17 EC 092 <ojhalakshya at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> Hope some of you still remember my name!
> Remembering the last 4-5 months I have gained a whole new perspective and a strong desire to work in a community like mlpack, this wouldn't be possible if I hadn't been here for this long time.
> 
> I also hope that my proposal did give very tough competition and made it a little more difficult for mentors to choose from.
> 
> Although results are uncertain always, I still believe I am still good in this community and will still keep the spirits high!
> 
> Just to satisfy my curiosity I want to know what I could have done more to have reversed the case as now it is.
> As I believe that the "Improvisation and Implementation of ANN Modules" is quite saturated as of current scenario, so there were not much that could have been added in the proposal then what I had already added. 
> And this is why I am curious to know what extra could have been added to make the same a better fit.
> 
> My approach to a perfect GSOC proposal was as:
> Started early 4 - 5 months prior.
> Try to contribute as much as possible and get things merged, pr's merged.
> Let people know of my existence.
> 
> As I am still too young and inexperienced these were the things for a perfect proposal, only thing I did hold back was to bond with my GSOC idea mentor, with whom I did not get enough time to bond.
> 
> I will be greatly indebted if my query is satisfied for which I feel bad to ask you and trouble you even further :(
> 
> I hope some of you respected mentors kindly respond, as these feedback will only make a person stronger and not weaker.
> 
> "I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying"
> - Michael Jordan 
> 
> So here I am trying!
> 
> Yours Sincerly
> Lakshya Ojha
> Peace!
> 
> 
> 
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