Massachusetts Computer Science Olympiad

MACSO Fall '24: October 19th, 2024

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The Massachusetts Computer Science Olympiad is a high-school programming competition hosted by the leaders of Brookline Computer Science Initiative. Our goal is to provide Massachusetts CS students with hands-on experience and opportunities to build a network of fellow coders through an in-person coding competition

MACSO '24

Check out some highlights from our last competition!

In-Person HS Finals Results

Award Full Name School
1 Mark Zhou George School, PA
2 Artur Gilfanov Fairview High School, CO
3 Yancheng Zhao Buckingham Browne & Nichols School, MA
HM Zachary Rogers Brookline High School, MA
HM Leran Tao Newton North High School, MA
HM Milo Chourmet Roxbury Latin School, MA
HM Austin Liu Belmont High School, MA

Online Open Finals Results

Award Full Name School
1 Jaehyun Koo Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA
2 Julian Wu Westview High School, CA
3 Yu Zheyuan NUS High School of Math and Science, Singapore

FAQ

Contact [email protected] for any questions.

Who can participate in the competition?
The competition is open to high school students of all programming backgrounds. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced coder, you are welcome to participate! After you get your code forces username verified you can start the competition
How does the competition work?
The competition has two parts: an online qualification stage (Spring 2025) and in-person finals (separate online finals for those who can't make it). The qualification stage consists of three coding problems with no time limit (tie breakers decided from amount of time used), and the top 50 qualify for the finals.
What is the scoring system like?
Qualification: IOI system. Each problem is either graded either by groups or by each test individually. Finals: ICPC system. each problem is either solved or not. The time penalty serves as tie breaker
When and where is the competition?
The competition will be held at the Brookline Teen Center Spring 2025. The in-person competition lasts three hours and includes free pizza, prizes (Amazon giftcards), and activities.
How can I register for the competition?
You can register for the competition by clicking on the Register Here button at the top of the page. It will take you to the registration form where you can fill in your details.
Can I participate if I’m not in Massachusetts?
Yes, online participants who can’t make it in person can qualify for the online finals!

Meet the Team

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We are a group of students at Brookline High School passionate about computer science. Our goal is to give aspiring programmers in Massachusetts an experience beyond the school curriculum.

Lucas Chen - Developer, Website Designer, Fund Manager

Lucas Chen

Cofounder, Website Designer, Fund Manager

Mikhail Zhernevskii - Co-founder, Director, Problem-author

Mikhail Zhernevskii

Cofounder, Competition Director, Problem-writer

Tyler Sacharow

Tyler Sacharow

Cofounder, Advertiser, Problem-writer

Sergey

Sergey Zatsepin

Problem-writer

Shruti - Judge

Shruti Dhumak

Judge, Senior Engineer at Google

Shruti is a Sr. Customer Engineer at Google working with their Cloud practice at the Cambridge office. She has extensive experience in technology and was a Sr. Systems Engineer at Juniper Networks before joining Google. Shruti graduated from University of Massachusetts, Amherst with a Masters in Computer Engineering in 2016. She has been actively contributing to students in STEM over more than 6 years.
Ethan

Ethan Chen

Fundraiser

Our Sponsors

A huge thanks to our sponsors. Without their support, MACSO wouldn't be possible.

Brookline Teen Center

Brookline Teen Center

RSM

Russian School of Mathematics

Ktbyte

KTBYTE

Wolfram

Wolfram

JetBrains

JetBrains

Data Intensity

Data Intensity

Brookline High School

Brookline High School

Hack Club

Hack Club

AoPS

Art of Problem Solving

ACSL

Algoverse

Partner Competitions

Here are our partner competitions. We strongly recommend to try their competitions as well!

LIT

Lexington Informatics Tournament

ACSL

American Computer Science League

Lunar

Lunar

Resources

To learn the algorithms and data structures for MACSO, you can use websites like
USACO Guide or Algorithms for Competitive Programming.