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<resources>
<resource source="Quora" title="What is it like to attend USACO Camp?" url="https://www.quora.com/What-is-it-like-to-attend-the-USACO-training-camp"> </resource>
<resource source="Quora" title="How do I get into USACO Camp?" url="https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-get-into-the-USACO-training-camp"></resource>
<resource source="Quora" title="Is USACO Training Progress used in the selection of USACO Finalists?" url="https://www.quora.com/Is-progress-in-the-USACO-Training-Gateway-used-in-the-selection-of-USACO-finalists">nice we have conflicting answers</resource>
<resource source="Jelani Nelson" title="2011-20 USACO Camp Unique Participants by State" url="https://tinyurl.com/usacomap">what an amazing distribution</resource>
</resources>
Each of the \~26 finalists is either a **Holstein** or a **Guernsey**.
- Guernseys
- no seniors or past finalists
- mostly lectures by Brian
- two contests
- Holsteins (1/3 to 1/2 of all finalists)
- can include first-time finalists
- six contests ~~(fun!!)~~
Contests 3-5 hrs with 3-4 problems each ~~and are frequently extended for lunch breaks~~
Contests are 3-5 hrs with 3-4 problems each ~~and are frequently extended for lunch breaks~~
## Selection
(Mostly) based on:
<resources>
<resource source="Quora" title="How do I get into USACO Camp?" url="https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-get-into-the-USACO-training-camp"></resource>
<resource source="Quora" title="Is USACO Training Progress used in the selection of USACO Finalists?" url="https://www.quora.com/Is-progress-in-the-USACO-Training-Gateway-used-in-the-selection-of-USACO-finalists">nice we have conflicting answers</resource>
<resource source="Jelani Nelson" title="2011-20 USACO Camp Unique Participants by State" url="https://tinyurl.com/usacomap">what an amazing distribution</resource>
</resources>
Factors include (but are not limited to):
- results of monthly platinum contests
- US Open is given more weight
- may take into account if you weren't able to participate in one (or more?) platinum contests assuming that you were participating in a lower division at that time
- grade level (lower is better)
- grade level (lower is generally better)
- past camp qualification
- sample cases
- if you submit all of them ~~then your total score might increase by half a problem across the whole season!~~
- "improvement"
- increasing >> decreasing score sequence!
For Guernsey, averaging one problem per contest won't suffice but one problem plus some partial credit (probably?) will.
Campers generally average at least one problem and some partial credit per contest (where "some" varies a lot).
### First-time campers by grade level