I just failed promoting to USACO silver, and I mean it was expected. I didn't really prep, so what did I want XD. I stumbled upon this blog post: here, and I'm going to edit with what I do every day as a way to keep myself consistent. After April/May (oh and school lol), I'll have MUCH more time to devote to this, but for now I'll do what I can.

Keeping Track

• 5/17/26 I kinda did a bunch of other stuff... really not optimal. Although I did get better with c++ from a few random projects I did not practice CP :(. Summer is soon, so I have to lock in. I did 1 USACO_training problem after 2.5 hours... ig I have a lot of work to do.
• 3/12/26 Now I'm on chapter 7.4, (I did O1 as well).
• 3/10/26 Finished chapter 6. idk why people are wasting their time down voting this lmao XD. (And how are they finding this too?)
• 3/9/26 One particular season is over, so now ima get some time :). Gotta speedun learn.cpp. (idc if i loose rep)
• 3/4/26 I'm not yet locked in for programing yet but I am on chapter 5.4 of learncpp.com now.
• 3/1/26: New plan: I did a leetcode problem with c++ and noticed how long it took, so I'm going to spend some time getting familiar and good with c++. I also had a track meet yesterday and have 2 comps next Saturday that I have to lock-in for (so I have to prioritize that).
• 2/27/26: It's 10:30 pm rn and I have a track meet tmrw. However, I'm so glad I saw this post! I'm going to start after the meet. First step: Finish USACO first chapter with c++ (includes learning c++).