Why are the bottom 25% SAT scores so low for the "elite" public colleges?

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<p>I’m not sure if 260 student general chemistry (4A) and 230 student organic chemistry (112A) classes are really seen as LAC-like (note that these are courses for chemistry and chemical engineering majors; most biology majors and pre-meds are in less rigorous courses which have larger class sizes).</p>

<p>OOS students interested in a highly regarded chemical engineering major probably should have University of Minnesota - Twin Cities on their application lists, as its OOS price is much lower than Berkeley’s OOS price.</p>