Why do so many Asians take the Medicine/Dentistry route?

Imagine if asians were persuaded into an even more competitive career in sports or music. The competition amongst themselves would be INTENSE.

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MAybe because with medicine you have to do things like on-call and night shifts and electives etc. And their parents don't want them going out and staying over at their bf's place or to a gig. So they just say 'Yo ma, I gotta do nights this weekend...'

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And by Asians I'm mostly referring to Indians/Pakistanis, then maybe throw in a couple of Chinese/Korean.

Lets not beat around the bush here, a lot of Asians take the Medicine/Dentistry route. I'm not saying that most people who apply for these courses are Asian but you have to admit, most Asians will apply for those courses or go down the Biochem/Biomed route with the hope of getting into Medicine - but why?

It is prestige? Do people in the community look up to you because you're studying Medicine and Dentistry? Or is it just money? This is a genuine question because every single Indian/Pakistani person from my college is either studying Medicine/Dentisry/Biomed, aspiring to study either of those or doing something in Business/Accounting (which is still typical). I think it's disgraceful to be honest.

Here you have Kid A, who takes genuine pride in serving their community. Ever since they could walk, Kid A was deeply intrigued by the inner workings of the body. They see the human anatomy as a grand vessel for knowledge and the idea of working with people firsthand, giving them advice, curing them and even performing surgery on them appeals to them very much so they do everything to achieve their goal.

However, now you have Kid B. Kid B is doing their GCSEs/A levels and doesn't know what to study in university so their parents tell them to do Medicine/Dentistry because it's the bee's knees. Now the thing is, Kid B doesn't actually care about the implications of taking on such a challenge. Kid B is of above average intelligence and despite having absolutely zero passion for Medicine or Dentisry, Kid B decides to do it anyway just for prestige, even if it means spending countless hours pretending to enjoy work experience in some smelly retirement home or skimming through science journals, only to memorise and recite a few key phrases in a Medicine interview in order to brownose the interviewers. The disturbing thing here is that Kid B doesn't care about serving his or her community. They just want the title of 'Doctor'.

In case anyone didn't understand my euphemisms, Kid A is someone who has a genuine passion for Medicine and Kid B is a typical Asian.

(In b4 politically correct and brainwashed morons fishing for rep say something along the lines of: "Yeah but you're generalising, blah blah blah."
Or an Asian who isn't doing Medicine/Dentistry tries to discredit my argument with:
"I am an Asian and I'm doing Sociology, therefore, despite being a rare exception to an obvious trend, your argument is stupid"

Finish the degree, and apply for grad schemes. No point staying in something you hate.


Yes, you can.

You don't need any particular A-levels to do law. Any respected, traditional A-levels will do and that includes Geography.

I want the best doctors, and whilst Asians may only do it because well they've been brought up thinking it's the 'greatest' job ever... they make amazing doctors.

And so.. ultimately when I go to a hospital.. I'd rather be cured by someone who gets an ego boost each time I call him a doctor rather than not cured by someone not as smart as him.

My chosen A-levels:

Biology, Chemistry, Psychology and Philosophy and Ethics

That's actually a really interesting outlook, I can't say I've heard it before but I must say I do agree.

and I can say from second hand experience (both my brothers do med), no matter how passionate you are about medicine, if you are not a complete braniac, you will crumble at medical school.

To OP
I'm not asian, but since we're generalising here, how about this, the majority are incredibly intelligent and most will excel at anything they apply themselves to, maybe you're just sad you can't get into med/dental school because there are people with better grades than you.

Finish the degree, and apply for grad schemes. No point staying in something you hate.

Gutted, i'm in the opposite situation. I was absolutely wicked at History but I had a an argument with my history teacher which persuaded me to pick Geography instead. Now I cant do History A-level, and I cant do law.

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Well, you're in a better position to form a well informed opinion than me, maybe braniac wasn't the correct term, but in general I'm not particularly fond of people just saying 'you just have to work really hard' or have the ability to work hard, as if that is an easy feat! Having a good work ethic doesn't just happen, it takes a lot of determination and self discipline. I'm not studying medicine, nor I'm I applying to, but saying intelligence is not required to be a doctor seems a bit of a stretch.

I don't get it. Surely being an offshore oil engineer is better in this case.

My chosen A-levels:

Biology, Chemistry, Psychology and Philosophy and Ethics

I don't know what I want to do. I hate law, and I don't want to do it. If I don't come up with sommat quick, might as well stick with it..

Don't stick with it... you'll have to carry on with a job you truly hate for 40 years.

Not so good.

Research into finance/accountancy/any grad schemes and try to get a feel for what's on offer.