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Math Day at University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Math Day at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (also known as UNL Math Day) is an annual math contest in Lincoln, Nebraska, typically held on a Thursday in November with approximately 1500 Nebraska high school (and middle school) students participating. There are three competitions: Math bowl, Probe I exam, and Probe II exam. Scholarships and trophies are awarded to the best performers.

Math bowl

Participating schools are divided into six classes depending on size. Each class has a 5 round competition, where the top 4 teams go to semi-finals and fianls. Students must answer math questions as quickly as possible. The top four schools in each class are awarded trophies.

--PROBE exams--

The PROBE top 25 Nebraska high school students (sum of PROBE I and II placements, where PROBE II you must qualify for.) are awarded one- or four-year scholarships to UNL. First place is $8,000 over four years, second to fifth place is$4,000 over four years, and sixth to 10th place is $2000 over four years. Students who place from 11th to 25th in the PROBE competition will each earn a$500 scholarship to UNL. This $500 award is a one-year scholarship, with$250 given each semester of their first year at UNL.

Probe II exam

The Probe II exam is hosted at UNL, and it is a 60-minute, 6-question proof writing scholarship competition. Here are the places;

1st Place: $8,000 USD

2nd-5th Place:$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)4,000 USD

6th-10th Place: $2,000 USD

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