CInT
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Overview
What is CInT?
CInT, or Competitive Informatics Tournament, gives Middle and High School Students the opportunity to learn to code, apply problem solving skills, and make new friends with algorithm-based questions.
Not only will winners be eligible for prizes from our sponsors, but will also be given opportunities to attend workshops held by guest speakers.
Date & Location
This year, CInT will be held at Centennial High School(4300 Centennial Lane, Ellicott City, MD, 21042)on May 4, 2024 from 1:00PM-8:00PM.
Contest Rules
- Groups of up to four are allowed, but each student must register individually.
- Students of all experience levels are welcome.
- Groups my be formed in advance, but time will be provided to create teams at the event.
- Prizes will be awarded to individual members on winning teams.
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FAQ
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Competitive programming is a mind sport in which participants try to program according to provided specifications. Essentially, it's a fun mixture of problem solving and programming!
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None, anybody can attend our tournament to learn more about programming! However, if you are interested in competing, any basic understanding of a programming language such as Java, C++, or Python would do!
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Attending this event is completely free, and all you need is a computer (Chromebook can work too)
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Of course you can! You have to be in Middle or High School to be eligible for prizes though.
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YES! We will have FREE FOOD!
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There will be (amazing) prizes thanks to our sponsors, but the specific content is top secret! Come find out on the day of!
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Difficulty is subjective, but the problems will range from very easy problems that beginners can solve to extremely difficult USACO Gold level problems!
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For sure! If you are looking for a team, you can try to contact other programmers in our Discord server or try to find some teammates on the day of. Please note that teams can only have up to four members!
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Yes! We will provide 30 minutes after the Guest Speaker Workshop for students to form teams. You can talk to friends beforehand to form teams, or meet new people at CInT to team with. We will provide instructions on how to register your team into our own website on the day of!
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We will be using our own website this year to grade submissions. Further instructions will be given during the Opening Ceremony!
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Schedule
| Time | Event |
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| 1:00 - 1:45 PM | Registration |
| 1:45 - 2:00 PM | Opening Ceremony |
| 2:00 PM | Tournament Begins |
| 6:00 PM | Dinner |
| 7:30 PM | Closing Ceremony |
| 8:00 PM | End of Event |
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Sponsors
Silver
Bronze
