Well, I've looked over a few projects, but I haven't been able to find a candidate better than Xerxes. I made a list of desired features (such as validation, error reporting, ability to parse XML chunks from strings, availability of a Dom-like interface) and just browsed documentation, looked at examples, reading through header files... Specifically, I looked at TinyXml, expat, ezXml, mini-xml, Parsifal, and 2-3 others I can't remember. Aside from a multitude of features which others lack, Xerxes also prides itself with conformance with a number of W3C standards and recommendations. So I guess this is the way to go. I downloaded the 3.1.0 version, and already started looking through the samples. Also, I had 2 other questions. 1. Except the student-mentor discussions, reports, code reviews... is there anything else expected from me? I know other organizations require students to maintain wiki pages about their progress, or blog about it. 2. Is it a problem if I also apply for another project of another organization? Because I will be competing with other students, and I might not succeed. Thanks, Ilie.