FinalS - Saturday May 25, 2024
For students in the SR, INT, and JR divisions, the Finals begin with a livestream starting at 10am EDT (7am on the West Coast).
Participants in the Elementary and Classroom Divisions should join the livestream at 2pm EDT (11am on the West Coast).
The 2023 Finals livestream is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GliTRMOpRlE
The ACSL Finals will be online, using the HackerRank platform that students have used during the regular season. All students will start and finish at the same time.
The format will be the same as used during the regular season. There are no team awards. All prizes will be based on an individual's score.
This is an individual competition. Students must not consult external sources - humans, digital, etc. If collaboration of any form is detected, the student will be disqualified.
The schedule of day is as follows; all times are given in EDT (UTC-4).
10am - The contest will begin for the Senior, Intermediate, and Junior Divisions with a Live Stream.
Before 10:30am - Students must start the Programming Test before 10:30am. There will be 2 problems to solve, with a total of 20 points. There is a 3-hour time limit from the time the student begins.
2pm - The contest will continue for all students with a Live Stream.
Before 2:30pm - Students in all divisions must start the Short Problems before 2:30pm. The time limit for all divisions is 1 hour. Each test will have 20 questions. All categories tested during the year will be included. No new categories will be added.
3:45pm - Breakout discussion rooms, moderated by ACSL alumni, will be open to students via Zoom.
5pm - Results and medal winners will be announced with a Live Stream.
To be invited, students must score 24 points or more (the cutoff for the Elementary Division is 12 points). Email invitations will go out starting on May 1st, and will continue through the end of Contest #4. There is a nominal registration fee per student to participate in the Finals.
The email invitation will include a payment link. Upon payment, the student will be sent a HackerRank invitation and a form to fill out if they'd like to participate in a breakout room.