User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 659 - There Will Be Frost/@comment-1338810-20160121170138

…Kids don't go to a special school just because they want to become doctors. Medical school isn't even a thing until you've already gotten your bachelor's degree.

I guess there's always STEM-focused grade schools, but I figure they would be pointless in Japan, where every other person aspires to a STEM career.