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Talent sorting in Germany is flawed
Yes, and it's the same in Australia.
11yMaybe talent sorting is also flawed in Australia, but isn't it for a different
reason? This post identifies lack of top universities in Germany as a reason,
but as far as I know, Australia has clear top universities
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_of_Eight_(Australian_universities)].
The general contours of the situation are the same. The programs that require the highest high-school exit grades are medical programs, so top students mostly self-select into medical programs at many different universities, rather than into subjects of interest to them at the top schools.