Why are there proportionally much fewer humanities students/applicants on TSR?

Compared to real life, where they proportionally make up perhaps the biggest segment of higher education (or at least close to the biggest).

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username3046368

Most academically able students do STEM subjects. The make-up of TSR is mostly academically able students, hence these factors correlate. This is coming from an academically able humanities applicant (4A* A Level). I was always good at STEM subjects, I personally just found humanities/social science more interesting. I think the more important question, that I'd like to know, is why most academically able people choose STEM subjects?