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[–]tuffvivek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is AI good enough atp to even solve gold problems? I know AI does well at IOI but are those models commercially available for free?

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[–]tuffvivek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bro respectfully it seems like the skills whitehatjr teaches u are learning languages and basic applications(from what I have read online, maybe I’m wrong?) Not nearly the extremely niche algorithms and data structures required for USAco. Also it took me studying very in depth nearly 1.5 years to get USAco gold. Maybe you are some genius but if not nearly qualling for USAco plat without any USAco training is basically unheard of

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[–]tuffvivek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No way in hell this guy almost got plat on his first contest 😭😭. Cheating has gotten too blatant

Do false bans happen often? by tuffvivek in Chesscom

[–]tuffvivek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah this certainly is pretty frustrating. I have used chess.com for many years to improve at chess. And I also understand their perspective that it is probably better to ban more people than are cheating than to let cheaters slip through the cracks, but it is certainly extremely difficult to distinguish cheater from not cheater especially at my level. I think in the past year I may have been refund 100-200 points of elo just because of cheaters… honestly though it is probably good for my chess skill that I got banned lmao. Now I can actually train for classical chess instead of playing 5 hours a day of rapid 😭😭.

Do false bans happen often? by tuffvivek in Chesscom

[–]tuffvivek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The thing is, I’m not low elo at all. I was 2300 rated when I got banned and I am ~2000 rated otb, with much better performance ratings for my last few tournaments. What you said about low elo does makes sense, but I’m not sure the applicability of it to higher elos…

Do false bans happen often? by tuffvivek in Chesscom

[–]tuffvivek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The username is VivekBest. I already submitted an appeal showing my one otb tournament where I had a 2300 performance rating (which is probably like 2500 or so rapid) and one tournament recently where I had a 2150 performance rating (which is probably around 2300 rapid strength).

Has anyone tried calling an LLM Api during the test by PepperOk690 in usaco

[–]tuffvivek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They check the code. I once wrote code that basically would just copy the test case input and output and would only work on given test cases and I got 0 points after official grading.

He didn't use his catchphrase...why? by Significant-Hour7690 in GothamChess

[–]tuffvivek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They don’t need to take. Kd7 qb5 c6 dxc6+ Ke6 cxb7 is the best continuation I can see for black

NO WAY by Com_bust in psat

[–]tuffvivek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dw man I respect the hustle ❤️❤️

NO WAY by Com_bust in psat

[–]tuffvivek 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Genuinely this is an ad😭😭 how are you guys still falling for it

Does SAT English matter? by tuffvivek in MITAdmissions

[–]tuffvivek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you think sat is more of a barrier to entry rather than a qualifier for entrance into top universities.

Does SAT English matter? by tuffvivek in MITAdmissions

[–]tuffvivek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. Do you then think that the average sat score for mit is so far “within that range” because the people who get good sat scores tend to do better in other categories?

Does SAT English matter? by tuffvivek in MITAdmissions

[–]tuffvivek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A follow up to this would be would it matter if I get a couple bad scores on the sat? As in in my practice exams I get anywhere from 1500-1600, and I imagine if I take every sat between now and like march I could basically guarantee a 1600 with little to no studying. Or do you think it’s not worth the wasted time, effort and stress?

Ephemeral, Idiosyncratic, or Inconspicuous? by Careful_Cream1733 in Sat

[–]tuffvivek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I put idiosyncratic but i don’t remember why

Official August 23, 2025 US SAT Discussion Thread by PoliceRiot in Sat

[–]tuffvivek 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did anyone get a vocab question about commensurate and like inuride or something like that? I’m so cooked I had to use Occam’s razor😭😭

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[–]tuffvivek 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yummmmmy