Flaw in the education system

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Hello! I went to a private institution through a corporate scholarship therefore I did not feel what my fellow peers from high school felt. Most of them went to a public institution for tertiary education; doing their foundation or diploma. And after finishing their course, they wanted to pursue their degree. I am sad to say, that most of them did not get the courses that they wanted even if they did not apply for the course in the first place. Like my best friend, who got a CGPA of 3.8, which doesn't allow her to pursue medicine but instead they gave her agricultural science, a course that didn't even apply for. Another case, a friend who did his foundation in science, he had applied for chemical engineering but instead the ministry gave him the choice to do only marine biology. For these students, he did not get what they want, not even their second or third choice- they would instead shift to a private institution which is incredibly expensive. But what if these people did not come from a background with money. I found that this was like a brain drain because there is a flaw in the system. How do you expect a developing nation to develop , if the youths education are not allocated efficiently. Furthermore, the only cases that I have heard to get what they want are usually people who have an inside connection to the ministry. And you are given no further choice, if you do not accept this particular course- then you are not in a public institution. How does the education system in your country allocate students ? Do they usually get what they want?