"I'll Quit Medical School" After Dropping Out... Where Are They Heading Again?

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I'll quit medical school.

There was a common characteristic among the majority of students who dropped out of medical school last year.

A survey result showed that 8 out of 10 of these medical students were from regional medical schools.

When an entrance exam cram school analyzed public disclosure data from University Alimi, the number of students who dropped out midway from 39 medical schools nationwide last year was tallied at 383.

Midway dropout refers to cases where students quit school halfway through due to voluntary withdrawal, non-registration, or failure to return.

Among them, 301 students were enrolled in medical schools outside the greater Seoul area.

Dropouts in Seoul stood at 48, while Gyeonggi and Incheon accounted for only 34.

The number of midway dropouts from non-capital region medical schools has been on an upward trend every year.

What is the reason?

Many analyses suggest that medical students in non-capital regions are heading back to medical schools in the greater Seoul area.

The admissions industry believes that as regional talent quotas expand, top-tier students in regional areas first enter local medical schools and then increasingly re-enter medical schools in the capital area later.
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