
13/07/2025
A Nation of Doctors, A Nation of Engineers
While China directs its top students into science and technology, Korea’s highest scorers are choosing medicine. The gap is more than academic.
In South Korea, the path to prestige increasingly runs through medical school. Despite a national push to lead in artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and advanced robotics, the country’s brightest students are opting for stethoscopes over circuit boards.