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[Spring 2025]

Dear Dr. Liow,

I received the email. Thank you so much for the prize and for organizing the event. I had a lot of fun solving the problems.

Thanks,

P**

Hi Mr. Liow,

Yes, I received the Amazon gift card. Thank you! Also THANK YOU SO MUCH for the kind words!!!

Maybe next year I can try to get some teammates from school (and try to learn C++).

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Hello Dr. Liow,

Thank you for the wonderful competition experience that I had on Saturday, I enjoyed the contest and for some reason, I discovered that programming under stress isn't all that bad.

Thank you.

A*** A***

Rock Bridge High School

Class of 2027

Hi Dr. Liow,

Thank you again for hosting this contest, it was really fun! I had a couple of questions for you regarding competitive programming in college:

1. What are the ACM and ICPC, and how are they similar and different to the USACO and IOI?
2. How are the problems we solved during the contest different from those in USACO/IOI and ACM/ICPC?
3. Besides ACM/ICPC, what other large programming contests exist in college?
4. Roughly speaking, how many hours do you think I need to dedicate to studying computer programming, based on my performance yesterday, to reach a level where I can ace the ACM?

Thanks,

V***