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

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@cquin85

height, weight, appearance, gender, manner of dress, perceived socio-economic background, observable disability … and of course the ever elusive catch-all of “how well you present yourself.”

In the “META” world, this will be irrelevant

I never said it is a problem. IMO, the problem is developing the right mind. All those subjective attributes simply irrelevant if students or job candidates simply can do the work.