TITLE: Is high school contest math useful after high school?
QUESTION [22 upvotes]: I've been prepping for a lot of high school math competitions this year. Will  all the math I learn would actually mean something in college? There is a chance that all of it will be for naught, and I just wanted to know if any of you people found the math useful after high school. 
I do like what I'm learning, so it's not like I'm only prepping by forcing myself to.
EDIT: I'm not really sure what the appropriate procedure is to thank everyone for the answers. So... thanks! All of your answers were really helpful, and they motivated me a little more. However, I would like to make it clear that I wasn't looking for a reason to continue but rather just asking a question out of curiosity.

REPLY [7 votes]: Math competitions are great. You learn a lot.  It will make you a smart aggressive problem solver.    But be warned: that is not all there is.  As you continue your study of mathematics, you will see this is true in spades.