Why is it impossible to admit STEM majors purely by merits? [implied: elite or highly selective / rejective]

I see.

I have a fear that if our higher education drift away from the core and rigor, likely we will lose the innovation edge and brainpower. I don’t feel US education is lack of resources and participation in STEM but honestly, are we losing competitiveness comparing to other countries because of how the higher education admit or develop STEM minds? The engineers I worked with half of them aren’t educated here. I can’t understand why.

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