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Tips on becoming specialist
By RE_Prince, history, 3 days ago, In English

I became specialist in round 986, a dream I had for 2 years. Here are some tips for a pupil or even a newbie to reach specialist:

  • practice a lot, I noticed one thing, which is that some people usually take more time to solve a problem during contests then during daily practice. As you can see, I solved some 1500~1900 problems, but I only have 1400 rating, so perhaps upsolving will help.
  • DONT CHEAT. I used to cheat 2 years ago, and it seemed that it only brought me negative delta and nothing else. I didn't improve nor increased rating. SO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO USE GPT FOR POSITIVE DELTA, QUIT USING IT. OTHER CONTESTANTS WILL FIND OUT IF RATING ROLLBACK DOESN'T.
  • Always have pen&paper beside you. It might seem like a small thing to do, but writing out what you are thinking can greatly inprove your thinking process, allowing you to think more clearly.
  • This is the last tip, and what I think is the most important. Don't quit when your idea is denied. Sometimes, you think of an idea that seems to be correct at the time, but when you start to implement it or even finished implementing it, it doesn't seem right anymore. Some people might just quit this problem if it happens to them. However, having an idea means that you have a chance of solving this problem, so keep thinking, and try to relate to similar problems that you have seen.

Becoming a specialist is not as hard as you think, just quickly solve ABC in div2s or ABCDE in div3s, and your goal is accomplished!

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3 days ago, # |
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Congrats! It is nice to be reminded that cheaters can change. In fact, no one is perfect, so we all should constantly be striving to be closer to the Lord Jesus Christ.

One more thing, I believe that ABC quickly in div. 2 is enough to reach $$$~1800$$$.

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    3 days ago, # ^ |
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    thanks man! However it seems that I didn't solve ABC fast enough as I only got like ~1600 perf in round 986

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cheaters are downvoting :)

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47 hours ago, # |
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wondering what everyone's delta will be when we all start fast solving div 2 ABC lol

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41 hour(s) ago, # |
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So to get specialist, get to 1399, join a div 4, gain 201 rating and then drop a bit rating on div 2.

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41 hour(s) ago, # |
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gratz! hope to join you on friday :)

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33 hours ago, # |
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Great! I will try then!

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26 hours ago, # |
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I choke so hard in ABC that sometimes I raged at my own performance. (I miss on C at both div. 2 985 and 986)

I might think about solving ABC fast when I actually can consistently solve it first...

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    19 hours ago, # ^ |
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    Yeah I would say give up on solving fast entirely and just solve. Having a solving fast mentality just adds extra pressure. I've seen I can solve problems the best if I just solve without thinking about the contest time limit at all.

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19 hours ago, # |
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sunnysathwik please give some tips

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18 hours ago, # |
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Congress my friend!! I remember the first time I saw my handle in cyan. nobody was happier than me.

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