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<p>Liberal arts colleges are not representative either. Remember that a majority of bachelor’s degrees granted in the US are in pre-professional majors, not liberal arts majors.</p>
<p>Most people I knew in high school who went to college went to state schools, as did most of the college graduates I encounter now. The state schools are much more representative of “typical four year colleges and universities” than liberal arts colleges are. Due to budget constraints, it is very common for state schools to have some majors which are at full capacity and impose higher admission standards.</p>