Just starting codeforces for real. I want to make 3000 by April 22, of 2027, just shy of a semester before I graduate at 20 as an electrical engineer. Do anyone actually read these? Well this is more so for me, to keep track of my progress. One step at a time, but I will reach 3000, I swear by it. I am currently 18, and I think I can give some competition to Benq or Jiangly (just kidding! im just joking, hey but who knows? I am quite determined.)
One question, to any red coders out there reading my humble post, do you compete in every competition? And is it wrong to register and not even participate in a event?
I felt terrible for registering for a event this tuesday, the educational one, and I failed to participate because I forgot (i'll put a timer next time I promise).
I know it seems impossible to reach 3000 in a year, only the gifted and talented get to go there it seems. I hope to prove that wrong, Whats the harm in trying right? Nothing to lose if I dedicate a couple hours a day to solving some problems (though as of late, it has only been 1 problem a day, or sometimes stuck on a problem for days).
Doing my first contest was a spark for sure, I didn't solve a single question. That's okay, it was more fun trying to do so. Well then, I don't wanna make this too long for myself. See you at the top, Tourist, Jiangly, Benq, and even Ksun48.
You do realize that even hitting 2000 in a year means putting in not just a couple of hours a day, but most of your waking hours, right?
Thanks for the feedback, appreciate it man! No I did not know, maybe its a little idealistic of me to think I can do it in a year, but I'd still like to try.
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No, even the gifted and talented would take more than a year in achieving this. First of all, you need to reach Master in 6 months (as per your timeline), and hit top 100s consistently for that. After that, you need to clock top 25s in Div1. In short, to become an LGM you need to beat some. Unless you have any prior experience with other OJs (like AtCoder), this is quite tough.
Thanks for putting it into perspective for me. It means alot, really, now I know what to aim for.
nhi ho paayega bhai , paagal h kya
mujhe ek saal do, ek saal baad vaapas aana.
dekhle bhai , high rating par LLM work nhi krte h
The only way I can imagine this happing is by using ChatGPT
You can also use Gemini:)
or if you are the low_cortisol guy whom I suspect has infinite access to Gemini pro
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this is batshit crazy and im all for it. chase your dreams young man dont let no one stop you.
...just dont be too disappointed (like me) when you fail at some point lol
Thanks man, time to code!
Not to discourage you mate, but I would much rather be very happy if you hit expert by 22 April 2027, that in itself is a proud thing.
Coming to your goal, TRY IT OUT , nothing's wrong there, but don't feel bad if you fail, because anything beyond yellow is serious consistency and practice over time, at least according to me, you can learn all the stuff, but to apply them properly? takes time and not a thing you usually hit within a year..
Besides 90% of people above 3000 are IOI participants/winners, so that should also be considered,
All in all , just try, but don't feel bad/pathetic if you did not manage to hit lGM within the target. Any improvement is good.
All the best!
Hey, completely agree. I honestly don't know how hard its gonna be. I'm going in blind, unaware of what awaits. Thanks for the encouraging words Horrid Henry (I love that show), I'll be happy with just even breaking expert.
go in blind, but give it all you got!
I hope you get 3000 before me
Bru srsly I am just starting out, id be happy if i even solve a B in div 2 contest
Let’s get there together man! I’ll see you at the top
damn I thought that $$$2027$$$ was $$$2$$$ years from now
Not trying to by cynical or anything. But has anyone that wrote blog like this actually achieve their "target"?
No, honestly I don’t think I’ll reach my goal. But I’d like to try regardless. I’ll sure give my best!
Well I assume this post is because you don't know what 3000 is in scale, so this isn't really a reply to this post anymore but just whatever I wanted to say. Let me describe a few things:
I reached 3000 in about 2 years, but I solved 4 problems on the first contest (1900 rated).
There might be an implicit assumpttion in that working very hard (say full time, or even 12 hours a day 6 days a week) AND being talented is enough to go from just starting ->3000 in a year. Well, those are very good, and you will hit LGM eventually (though I also see arguments for getting stuck at 2700/2800 with this), but to reach 3000 in one year you need extremely substantial edge, find and discover something that all LGM haven't, and do it on a daily basis.
Oh and I hope you got enough material resources (to your current standard of living) to last while you commit all of the time to Codeforces.
I understand, thanks for responding, I'll give myself about 4-5 years then. I really can't dedicate all that time each and every single day, no more than 1-4 hours at most a day. And I ain't all that genius, just stubborn as hell. I hope to see you there, at the top that is.