From Garth Webb Secondary School, Olympiads School, PEO-Mississauga Chapter
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Bro i really spent 2 years doing CP just to miss senior hr by 3 points :/
After solving over 450 problems, it's finally time to let go. - March 5, 2024
I spent the majority of grade 9, all of grade 10, and the first half of grade 11 grinding to make it to the CCO. That's over 2 years of hard work, every day to achieve something. In retrospect, I'm pretty proud of myself for putting in the work, despite the obstacles I've come across. On average, I put in about 4 hours of work every day for about 2 years (it was closer to 6-7 hours in grade 10/11, but much fewer hours in grade 9). That's nearly 3000 hours of just doing competitive programming. You probably would not need to spend this much time to reach my skill level - I had a weak background in math/computer science/problem-solving in general (despite attending an elementary school that cost $30k/year). I realized that I truly enjoy computer science. However, I believe I am putting in too much work for the results I'm getting. For this reason, I'm finally quitting competitive programming - which has been the largest part of my life for the last two years. I'm going to be grinding to get high grades and target a high mark in some math contests now, and pray for a UW/similar tier uni acceptance somehow lol. I may have messed up, idk. But I wouldn't do anything differently if I were given the chance to try again. I enjoyed competitive programming, and made tons of friends along the way! Thank you for the support (and second chances) you've given me. You've helped me become a better and smarter person.
DMOJ Curator for CCC 2024.
Fun fact: CCC '23 S5 was originally about me.
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.
friends in random order (sorry if i forgot you): htoshiro Ivan_Li passman300 fushi_snom Meh494 Ronini CubixularHelix vsarca ostrichthattypes Snowfall careyjcui kieru
my master: bruce
Problem-solving ability is superior to everything else. When solving a problem (no matter what type of problem it is), just draw it out on a piece of paper and try a bunch of cases until you solve it.
Will finish later (probably never, now that I've retired):