<p>I signed up for notifications of this thread yesterday and just got the daily update (may be not a great idea)</p>
<h2>Thanks Molly for the old but new again thread pointer. I have to copy your quote in one of the posts. I like how you put it - pointless, flame-filled 
(that really stopped me from going on a rant)</h2>
<h2>The last time we all gathered together to have a pointless, flame-filled argument like this one (well, maybe not the last time – it’s hard to keep track), I made the point that it would be nice to be able to stick a thermometer in everybody’s head and measure exactly how much merit is in there, but unfortunately, it’s not possible.</h2>
<p>frtian: I didn’t realize that it was hosted by National Society of Professional Engineers. Thanks for posting that information. I heard about mathcounts only recently, wish I had known about it before. </p>
<p>shravas: How many math majors are accepted each year? I couldn’t find the information. Curious about the percentage of math majors to engineering majors.</p>