Is USACO 2025-2026 season schedule released?
No, not yet. Should be soon though.
estimated to be around december 13~16
can i participate independent from my schhol, is it too late to sign up for USACO bronze, is it okay to learn python for bronze (ik c++ is better but i do not think ill have enough time to learn it)
- Not sure what you mean, but you can take the contest wherever you want
- No, just go here and make an account
- Yes, but you should learn c++ for Silver and above. In Bronze, python is almost always fast enough
Not yet, anyone can ask the host?
yeah, it was released this morning 
surprisingly, there is no december contest this year; january and february have somehow been crammed together:
Jan 9 - 12: First Contest
Jan 30 - Feb 2: Second Contest
Feb 20 - 23: Third Contest
Mar 28: US Open (Proctored)
US open has gone back to proctoring, but i believe y’all will pass ur current level this year 
I don’t really understand it. If I am trying to pass Silver, then do i need to worry about all this new stuff with the proctored US Open? And do in-contest promotions work the same?
ok
so for example, if you pass silver during the january contests (either one), well then u get to take the gold US Open.
Only if you pass the Gold US Open as well, do you need to worry about proctoring.
as shown here:
For each contest, USA students
wishing to receive a certified
score in the platinum or gold
contest must start Saturday at
12:00 ET, when problems in those
divisions will be first released
so only if u managed to survive silver, then in order to get to platinum by passing gold, u need to start at Saturday 12:00 ET.
thanks, i was actually getting frustrated when i first saw this, because i was fully ready and then suddenly my plan just got ruined. But still, thanks for letting me know.
yeah, same here
except i was planning to travel the day before usaco, so at least we all get extra time to prep now : )