Hello I am starting university and want to get into the competitive programming scene. I can barely solve 1 or 2 div 2 A problems and can't even solve USACO bronze problems. I heard a lot of people say to keep practicing ,but I have seen many graphs of people with 300 — 700+ problems solved but still grey(very respectable work ethic).

Anyone know the right way to practice? (Mostafa saads training sheet / a2oj / etc )and how many problems should I solve? Only thing going for me is that I was decent at high school maths. Currently I can reviewing C / C++ and learning some maths related to computer science. What process do you think is best for an absolute numbskull that will guarantee atleast some progress [ a process I can trust]? Most of the competitive programmers in my university are way above me and I'm feeling very intimidated.

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