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? Most of the competitive programmers in my university are way above me and I'm feeling very intimidated.

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