It is a little surprising that Plone didn’t come into the GSoC org list this year. Is there any specific reason???
POV: the outcome of most GSOC projects could be accomplished these days with AI within a day or two, and less mental stress for the mentors.
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Yes yes Andreas but that's not the point 
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Indeed @aryan7081 ... it has happened before that we weren't selected, and the generic reason they give is that there were more applications than there were slots. I do recall that we were still able to ask one of the other chosen organizations if they could spare us a project, and it worked. Let's see what happens next.
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Got it. Let's see what happens. 
I’d agree. But doesn’t make sense when you look at projects that have been proposed by organization that have been selected this year.
For example, Wagtail - another Python based CMS, has these as their listed projects.
I’m not saying they are easy projects but Plone had relatively more complex projects listed.
Maybe the GSOC Intern / AI Screener counted the Followers to People (808/26 vs 680/1100) or Projects (38 vs 17) and decided Wagtail was more deserving. /sarc off
Opinion: Given our difficulties in acquiring mentors, the prioritization of Plone 7 on our roadmap, and a general feeling that the utility of GSOC vs our homegrown projects from longtime contributors is limited (I count at least 4 amazing ones just recently), my guess is that GSOC participation is very low on our list of ambitions.
Please let’s focus on what we CAN do vs what we can’t.
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