The Brutal Truth About Why We Tell Top Students to Quit Medicine
When a top student gets into Tsinghua Medical School, the internet’s advice is ‘run the other way.’ Not because medicine is worthless—but because the system exploits medical trainees while finance offers real power. Renmin University’s alumni network in banking is stronger than Tsinghua’s, proving that pragmatic networking beats raw prestige. This is the uncomfortable math of modern career choices: passion is a luxury, and survival depends on understanding hidden power structures.