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British Informatics Olympiad
By akzytr, history, 13 days ago, In English

If anyone is preparing for the British informatics olympiad 2025, or has participated in the 2024 version, can I ask for some advice on how to prepare, and how realistic it is for me to start preparing now?

I am 15 years old, in year 10, have some programming experience, yet new to competitive programming.

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Starting in Year 10 means you have plenty of time! I attended this year and the last, and I started learning CP properly later than that (you can see my blog post if you want to know more). The best way to prepare (in my opinion) is first, to have a good foundation in general programming and CP, then once you're confident you should definitely do all of the past paper questions; the format of the BIO is very different from other national informatics olympiads.

Also, you can join our Informatics Olympiad server, where there's a lot more finalists you can talk to! Add me on discord -- myst06 -- and I can send you an invite :)

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    Thank you so much! I have added you on discord.

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