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Usaco practice
By seunggialt, history, 8 hours ago, In English

I am trying to get to silver division in Usaco. In the previous Usaco contest, I made some critical mistakes such as wasting time. I could only solve one question every Usaco contest. Now, I am practicing Usaco by entering Codeforces contests. However, because I live in Asia, I could only participate in the contest for about 30 minutes maximum. Can anyone give me tips on practicing Usaco?

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if you want to participate in contests, but can't spend much time, do a virtual contest the next day (or wait for the occasional round that's at a good time for you)

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    How can I do a virtual contest in USACO I am new to USACO sorry :(

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      I was referring to Codeforces Contests. While there's no way that I know that you can do a USACO contest virtually, you can just try to time yourself solving the problems, or if you are willing to use a third party tool, you can make a mock contest on VJudge.

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I use USACO problems for topic-wise practice(select from — here). Occasionally, I pick random problems (from Silver and Gold levels) and organize a contest on Vjudge.com to challenge myself. During these contests, I focus on solving the problems with my full brainpower, and after the contest, I upsolve any unsolved problems. You can use this link to select problems: USACO Problem Picker.

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