Internship Update

A few weeks ago, we announced our first-ever summer internship. Between that post and last Friday when the application closed, we’ve heard so much from so many wonderful people. I wanted to share some of the stats from the great Tofugu internship application of 2011:

  • 224 applicants.
  • People ranging from ages 13-46.
  • Readers from tons of different countries (“hej” to our friends in Sweden!)
  • Only one troll applicant! (You know who you are.)

But sadly out of all of these incredible applicants, we’ll ultimately have to narrow it down to one (or possibly two) interns. To help us narrow it down, we’ll be picking the coolest of the coolest from the first set of applicants and sending them to the next round. We’ll be emailing everyone in the next couple of days, so keep an eye on your inboxes!

Again, thank you to all the awesome people who applied. Koichi and I were really blown away at enormous response. We love our community! ♥

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  • Charlie blackburn

    woo! I was 2 years off the youngest applicant!

  • Charlie blackburn

    woo! I was 2 years off the youngest applicant!

  • Charlie blackburn

    woo! I was 2 years off the youngest applicant!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000353084723 Momen Adas

    I’ll check my inbox more frequently now
    *fingers crossed*

  • Poopoop

    Was the troll entertaining?

  • http://gakuranman.com Gakuranman

    Wait, you mean my troll application didn’t arrive? ;_;

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6ICXLAFPSWZCM5R47N6W3VX3PA Sebastian

    YAYAYAY i was the thirteen year old c: i hope i get it *crosses everything that can possible be cross in high hopes that i will be accepted for it* ill check my inbox about 17 times more than i usually do c:

  • http://dprize.tumblr.com/ Prize

    Here’s a tip for all you GMailers out there:

    Keep GMail open in a tab and make sure you have “Title Tweaks” on from the labs. You will be able to see if you have new mail without constantly checking. That’s what I do and I always know when I have new mail. :-)

  • http://profiles.google.com/docmarionum1 jeremy neiman

    If that picture is at all indicative of the work we’d be doing I REALLY hope I get it.

  • http://profiles.google.com/docmarionum1 jeremy neiman

    Even though I have that I still incessantly check my gmail tab every 3 seconds.  But my internet is so slow I always have time to do something while pages load, and clicking around my tabs is usually it. 

  • Peter Pan

    OHhh wait this is so scarry!!! I really hope I get this!!!!!

  • Sozen

    Successful troll is Successful. It seems my application wasn’t discredited; or did they find out i was completely serious?

  • http://oaktech.wordpress.com Professor Oak

    Can you post the troll resume? I’d like to evaluate it. You see… I’m an 8th degree black belt in trolling. I’ve had someone write a 5 paragraph essay to me about how I was such a bad person. Please and thank you. (:

  • Licia

    I keep checking my inbox every few minutes! i’m  i’m so excited nd got my fingers crossed :D

  • a*

    I missed you guys on SC2 :(

  • Anonymous

    So many people! It’s awesome that so many people love Tofugu ^^

  • http://www.facebook.com/Arctures Galen Borson

    緊張感が上がっちゃった...

  • Anonymous

    I’d love to, but it’s nothing but profanity. Not something I really want to expose our readers to :p

  • Anonymous

    Don’t worry, we’ll probably do more SC2 in the future :D

  • clc88

    i would like to see the troll application >_>

  • Marcus Canning

    I only saw the applications the day after it closed!  I’m a blogger currently in and out of Japan  for my University degree and I would have loved to apply- it’s a shame that I found tofugu so late, will there be more internships next year?

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Brittani-Louise-Sharrar/100000428853859 Brittani Louise Sharrar

    So excited to see who gets to round two! >w<

  • Charlie blackburn

    im in! woo 

  • Danil

    This is just great guys! (sarcasm)… Im through to the next round, but 3 days? I have my leaving exams for university right now and on the 24th is my Japanese exam! God damn it! I’ll try my best to get it done though…

  • Danil

    This is just great guys! (sarcasm)… Im through to the next round, but 3 days? I have my leaving exams for university right now and on the 24th is my Japanese exam! God damn it! I’ll try my best to get it done though…

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Christopher-Bearden/100002526018793 Christopher Bearden

    Congrats to everyone out there that made it to round 2. Do your best, and give everyone a run for their money :D

  • http://www.facebook.com/FamousLoser Andrew Smith

    I wonder how many people got to round two.  

  • http://www.facebook.com/Arctures Galen Borson

    Any updates about when (if?) a decision is gonna be made?