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How to Become a Codeforces Candidate Master
By 1RaShEeD1, history, 35 hours ago, In English

Hey, Codeforces fam!

I'm wondering if USACO the best place for Candidate Master journey. I know it's competitive and well-structured, but how does it compare for those of us focused on reaching that elusive CM title? Is grinding USACO a good pathway, or should I focus more on specific CF problem sets?

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27 hours ago, # |
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USACO and codeforces are quite different. I'm stuck in USACO silver rn, and I've seen some specialists say that they're in USACO gold.

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    25 hours ago, # ^ |
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    im one of those as i suck at math and usaco is algo-based

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    And then there's me, also stuck in silver :')

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    yeah i know but i consider it as a resource do u have any other resource to develop

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27 hours ago, # |
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Solve 100 div2 As, 100 div2 Bs, 100 div2 Cs, 100 div2 Ds. To become purple you just need to solve ABCD consistently and fast.

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    From recent contests or did you follow any ladder of some sort?

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      From recent contests will give you a better understanding of what problems look like nowadays. But older problems are valuable as well.

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    To become purple you just need(must) have high IQ

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    100d is not enough for cm we need more

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      You have solved 13 problems of rating 1900. You can't expect to reach a rating when you have ~10 ACs on problems of that rating range.

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        what do u suggest to me what range I should solve

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    The problem is that i solve A,B consistently i rarely solve C in DIV 2 what should i do more !!

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USACO and codeforces are correlated but very loosely. I'm USACO Platinum but only mid-expert. I know someone in USACO Gold who is master, someone in silver around the same rating as me, and someone who's platinum and still a pupil.

edit: i also know a master who's in silver but he took the contests at 3am so thats probably why

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