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<p>The final round of the American Mathematics Competition , the USAMO round, is all proofs. However, only 250 students are given the opportunity to take that round each year, and that number includes many Canadian students. The Harvard/MIT Math competition has some topics that require proofs.</p>
<p>I agree with Martie that the middle school curriculum is very weak. My S was able to skip it completely, but my daughter was bored out of her mind and she hates math.</p>