Hello, Codeforces!

We have determined the final curve for both qualification rounds for Online Open Finals and In-Person High School Finals!

In-Person High School Finals

Finalist Selection & Notifications Top 50 Selected: We made a cutoff of the top 50 participants for the In-Person High School Finals and have begun sending out notification emails. Didn’t Receive an Email? If you believe you haven't received an email, please reach out to us via Discord providing your CodeForces handle and registered email address. Curious About Your Rank? Feel free to text us to inquire about your current ranking. Prizes for In-Person Finals

All In-Person Finalists Will Receive:

1. free MACSO T-shirt
2. free JetBrains Software Pack (includes PyCharm, CLion, IntelliJ, and 6 other tools)
3. Certificate of Finalist

Top Performers:

Gold Medalist

1. $200 Amazon Gift Card
2. $600 KTBYTE Voucher
3. $1,660 Wolfram Alpha Annual License

Silver Medalist

1. $100 Amazon Gift Card
2. $400 KTBYTE Voucher
3. $1,660 Wolfram Alpha Annual License

Bronze Medalist

1. $50 Amazon Gift Card
2. $300 KTBYTE Voucher
3. $1,660 Wolfram Alpha Annual License

Honorable Mentions (4th — 10th Place)

$20 Amazon Gift Card each

Online Finals

Eligibility Criteria

To participate in the Online Open Finals, you must either have 471 points or be the best in your country or US state. We want to clarify that coders of all ages and all levels of education are eligible to participate in MACSO Online Open Finals.

Invitations are Pending

We have selected a total of 75 participants to join our Online Open Finals and started sending the invitations. You will receive them during the next 24 hours.

Prizes

Online Open Finals Gold Medalist

1. $50 Amazon Gift Card
2. $1,660 Wolfram Alpha Annual License
3. Jetbrains sofware Pack

Online Open Finals Silver Medalist

1. $30 Amazon Gift Card
2. $1,660 Wolfram Alpha Annual License
3. Jetbrains sofware Pack

Online Open Finals Bronze Medalist

1. $20 Amazon Gift Card
2. $1,660 Wolfram Alpha Annual License
3. Jetbrains sofware Pack

In addition, we will raffle 10 JetBrains Packs among other contestants.

Stay tuned for more updates and ensure you check your emails regularly. Thank you for your continued participation and enthusiasm in MACSO. Best of luck to all finalists!

Warm regards,

The MACSO Team

Dear MACSO Participants,

We are excited to launch the Second Qualification Round, which is now live and runs from September 1 to October 1. This round introduces new challenges and opportunities for all participants.

What You Need to Know:

3 New Problems Added: The second qualification round introduces 3 new problems. Points from the original 3 problems (A, B, and C) still count toward your total score. Scores will be combined from both rounds, and time will no longer be a tie-breaker. The new problems will become progressively harder, so aim to score as many points as possible on each one.

Separate Rankings for Finals: Participants aiming for the In-Person High School Finals at Brookline Teen Center, MA, will be ranked separately from those competing for the Online Open Finals.

Resubmit Your Solutions: We have set up a new Codeforces competition. If you are a high schooler planning to participate in the in-person finals, you must resubmit your solutions for the existing problems in this new competition. Even if Codeforces shows them as already solved, resubmission is required to be included in the rankings.

Updated Registration Form: We have made some updates to our registration form. We ask that you complete it to confirm whether you plan to attend the finals in person, along with your country and state. Please take a moment to fill out the form here:

Updated MACSO Registration Form.

Score Curve Update: We know many of you are curious about the score curve. We can't provide an exact cut-off score yet due to the new problems. However, the approximate threshold for the In-Person High School Finals is currently about half of the Online Open Finals threshold.

Next Steps:

Prepare well, focus on scoring as many points as you can, and stay tuned for further announcements. We wish you all the best of luck and hope you enjoy the new challenges ahead!

Best regards,

The MACSO Team

Hello Codeforces!

Our team, Brookline Computer Science Initiative, is excited to announce the

Massachusetts Computer Science Olympiad

The individual online qualification round lasts from August 1, 2024, 11:59 PM (EST) to Oct 1, 2024, 11:59 PM (EST) for all online participants. The qualification round has no time limit and consists of 6 problems. MACSO is a free competition and has problem difficulty ranging from Div 3 to Div 2 in terms of Codeforces rounds.

The top qualifiers will advance to the final round on October 19th participating either online or in-person at the Brookline Teen Center (two separate rankings).

The online final round is open to everyone. The top 3 online finalists will receive Amazon gift cards and sponsored awards. In addition, Raffle prizes will be randomly distributed among 5% of the online finalists

In-person finals are designated only for high school students and will take place at the Brookline Teen Center, MA at the same time. On-site participants will be provided with free t-shirts, pizza, and fun activities. The top 5 finalists will receive Amazon gift cards and solid sponsors awards. We will randomly draw raffle prizes among 10% of the in-person finalists

Register now at macso.org/form

In-Person High School Qualification Round

https://codeforces.me/group/mlc657bZIV/contest/545413

Online Open Qualification Round

https://codeforces.me/group/mlc657bZIV/contest/539165

More info on our website: macso.org Join our discord: https://discord.gg/cX7tmKwJ8f

Good luck!