Maybe 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.
3RyanCarey1yThe 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.
Maybe 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.