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The most active thread yesterday was titled, "Magnet application result High School" and posted in the "Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS)" forum. There are a few annual traditions that we have come to observe on DCUM. These include the college and university admissions season (which seems never-ending this year), private school admissions, and admissions to various public school programs. Those involved in these events follow them with all the intensity of a football fan whose favorite team is in the SuperBowl. The only thing missing is recipes for taco salad being posted as folks prepare for their parties (though to be fair, the parties are also missing). This thread was started back on January 31 with the original poster simply asking when the results for magnet high school admission would be available. Posters responded both with answers that had been communicated by MCPS and by relating past experiences. As expected release dates and times came and went, nerves got a little frazzled and some harsh words were exchanged, but that was just a warm up for the main event. The thread added 20 pages once the results started arriving yesterday. Parents who received notification let others know where the results could be found and posted, either in joy or disappointment, about how their children had fared. As I've mentioned when discussing similar threads, almost nobody is happy with selection policies these days. One poster was convinced that there was social engineering going on to limit certain groups and create diversity. Many posters objected to this allegation and argued that the current system is an improvement on what had been used in the past. Moreover, the poster's vague allegations left many of those who responded confused about exactly what the poster was complaining. The same poster later suggested that Asian boys were being denied opportunties in favor of non-Asian males with worse qualifications. This was met with responses saying that the admissions process is race blind. Regardless, this poster would not give up and repeatedly posted fact-free posts claiming that Asian boys were being discriminated against.