<p>That’s a bit silly and extreme. We do have majors in the humanities which prepare people for high levels of performance in other fields; from time to time, people graduating from Caltech actually go on to get PhDs in the humanities. The fact that other universities may be more suited to a liberal arts education does not mean that the risk and downside of losing interest in science is large enough to justify avoiding Caltech. Suppose a student were to decide that she didn’t like science. If she’s a sophomore or younger, great; she just transfers somewhere more suited to her interests. If she’s a junior or senior, transferring is more difficult, and she would have been in better shape had she made her decision earlier. Among the people I’ve talked to who seem to be in this situation, it’s often not so much that they lose interest in science but more that they develop strong interests in other areas that Caltech does not have, like archaeology and architecture, and they don’t know how they can get involved with their field of choice after graduating. </p>
<p>Harold, can you please elaborate on why people should not come here?</p>