MIT Informatics Tournament 2025-26 Winter Contest
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Hello Codeforces!↵

We ( [user:orzdevinwang,2025-11-05], [user:SHZhang,2025-11-05], [user:JohnVictor,2025-11-05], [user:duality,2025-11-05], [user:innocentkitten,2025-11-05], [user:79brue,2025-11-05], [user:codetiger927,2025-11-05], [user:bensonlzl,2025-11-05], [user:popkarsd,2025-11-05], [user:flamestorm,2025-11-05], [user:ETK.,2025-11-05], [user:kingofpineapples,2025-11-05], [user:czhang2718,2025-11-05], [user:eyangch,2025-11-05], [user:xgaz_,2025-11-05]), current students at MIT, are excited to announce that registration is now **OPEN** for the **MIT Informatics Tournament 2025–26 Winter Contest (M(IT)²)!**↵

The contest will take place on **Sunday, December 7th, 2025**, and will be held **in-person at MIT** as well as **online**.  ↵
Registration link: [https://mitit.org/Registration](https://mitit.org/Registration)↵

M(IT)² is a full-day competitive programming event hosted by MIT students, open to **high school and college students** of all programming levels. Participants will compete in **teams of up to three** in either the Beginner or Advanced division.↵

- **Beginner Division:** 9–12 problems, 3-hour team round  ↵
- **Advanced Division:** 2-hour, 4-problem individual round **and** 9–12 problems, 3-hour team round  ↵

We expect a difficulty distribution roughly ranging from **700–1800** for Beginner and **1600–3000** for Advanced (CF rating).↵

There will be **over $5,000 in cash prizes**, along with **free meals** and **limited-edition merchandise** for participants!  ↵
In-person contestants are also invited to our **Activities Night** on **Saturday, December 6th**, featuring games, food, and a chance to meet other contestants.↵

The registration deadline is **November 23rd, 2025** for the in-person competition and **November 30th, 2025** for the online competition.  ↵
Registration is **first-come, first-served**, so make sure to sign up early!↵

For more details on contest logistics, schedule, and rules, please visit [https://mitit.org/Logistics](https://mitit.org/Logistics).↵

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en17 English ETK. 2025-12-08 18:20:44 481 Tiny change: 'als-1.pdf)\n\n \n**U' -> 'als-1.pdf).\n\n \n**U'
en16 English zhoukangyang 2025-12-08 04:05:22 1 Tiny change: '**UPD 3: ** All con' -> '**UPD 3:** All con'
en15 English zhoukangyang 2025-12-08 04:04:48 123
en14 English ETK. 2025-12-07 21:33:07 158
en13 English ETK. 2025-12-07 19:24:29 78 Tiny change: 'Please joi' -> '**UPD 1:** The contest has officially started! \n\n\n\nPlease joi'
en12 English ETK. 2025-11-06 04:31:23 4
en11 English ETK. 2025-11-06 04:28:41 351
en10 English zhoukangyang 2025-11-06 04:04:09 2
en9 English zhoukangyang 2025-11-06 04:03:27 62
en8 English zhoukangyang 2025-11-05 07:05:04 0 (published)
en7 English zhoukangyang 2025-11-05 07:00:51 1 Tiny change: 'be **over \$5,000 in ' -> 'be **over $5,000 in '
en6 English zhoukangyang 2025-11-05 07:00:12 66
en5 English zhoukangyang 2025-11-05 06:58:27 75
en4 English zhoukangyang 2025-11-05 06:58:03 75
en3 English zhoukangyang 2025-11-05 06:56:08 60
en2 English zhoukangyang 2025-11-05 06:55:31 77
en1 English zhoukangyang 2025-11-05 06:54:28 2228 Initial revision (saved to drafts)