<p>Does anybody know how much getting into usaco gold matters for admissions at columbia? I think gold is around the top 50 kids in the US, and that includes all grade so there should be at most like 30 per year. I’m currently a junior but I plan on applying to SEAS early decision.</p>
<p>usaco is basically like the high school version of the acm contest, and columbia has one of the top acm teams so I thought maybe contacting the coach before applying or something could help</p>
<p>basically, is qualifying for gold going to be seen as a major award, or will no one know what it is?</p>