I get asked from time to time to give feedback on student's application materials. Writing good personal statements is often a challenge. I wrote a few tips based on ideas I picked up in a grant writing workshop. Perhaps they will be useful to others.
Some thoughts on writing a personal statement when applying for eg medical school
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Mendeley literature management software
I recently discovered Mendeley and it looks great. I wrote a mini-review.
Get paid to write software this summer
Google runs a program each summer that pays students to work on open source software projects. I have mentored students in the past as part of the OSGeo project. See the 2009 project ideas page. My past mentees have been abroad, however I would much prefer to mentor a student locally in Austin. Please contact me if you are interested. (The program is open to both graduate and undergraduate students.)
Research opportunity for students
Clark University sent me a notice about their HERO program: http://www.clarku.edu/hero. It pays students to conduct research on water resources in Massachusetts.